Few places you can visit around when you set your foot on Granada are as follows:
Generalife Gardens are strikingly gorgeous. Beautiful gardens, lovely fountains and a huge amount of verdure is what are clearly evident here. These gardens surely mirror the Islamic architecture really well despite having gone through modifications. It contains the Generalife Theatre, Escalera Del Agua, and Jardin de la Sultana. The beautiful Palace of Generalife is hidden behind myriads of dense undergrowth. It resembles a sublime palace located in the middle of forests. Its entrance is marked through a tiny little door.
In a place like Granada, where Islamic, Jewish and Gypsy cultures are reflected through stunning architecture, Nasrid Palace demands to be visited. This palace full of stupefying beauty is a representation of Islamic art. It also marks the rule of Muslim rulers in Spain. Only a fixed number of people can visit the palace at a time. It is bound to leave a person enchanted. Major highlights of this place are Golden Room Courtyard, Palace of Comares and El Mexuar.
Mirador de San Nicolás is a famous viewpoint in Albaicín, Granada. Streets beautifully decorated with cobblestones, and pretty houses can be seen from here. Famous former president of the US, Bill Clinton visited this place once and was mesmerised by its beauty.
This famous watchtower in Granada is 27m high. It is also known as the Candle tower. When the Catholic Monarchs took over the town of Granada, they brought a bell along with themselves. This bell was called La Vela. This bell was hung here so as to remember their victory whenever the bell chimed.
The Alhambra is a palace of the Nasrid dynasty in Granada, Spain. This charming castle gets its name from its reddish walls. It got declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984. The palace appears to be golden when the rays of then sun strike its walls and towers.
