View from the Sierra Nevada

While there are many other interesting and beautiful sides to Granada besides the Alhambra, one still feels under its spell while roaming around the city. Maybe because the Moorish presence is strongly felt in the city as for example in Albaicin...which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1994.

The day we discovered Albaicin, we were walking back from La Cartuja, a Carthusian monastery ((Ordre de la Grande Chartreuse en France with the Saint Patron Saint Bruno) located on the hills surrounding Granada. While this poorly maintained historical site, (even with its majestic altar and baroque chapel pretty run down),   did not impress us very much, we enjoyed walking "down" to Albaicin and wandering its pretty casba like streets.

But of course, one of the most exciting things about being in Albaicin is the amazing view of the Alhambra...when we stumbled on the Plaza San Nicholas church, we heard the flamenco music and just admired the view ....it could have been a painting!