"The country estate of the Nasrid kings. The name Generalife, or Yannat al Arif, has various interpretations...[including] "the garden of lofty paradise." The gardens, begun in the 13th century, have been modified over the years. They originally contained orchards and pastures."*

 

Map of Generalife, just to the north of the Alhambra.
Sala Regia
The Patio de la Acequia

View of tje Torre del Cadí, Torre del os Picos, and the from Generalife. The bell tower in the upper left is the Iglesia de Santa Maria.

View of the Caballerizas and Puera de Hierro from Generalife

Gato Loco

 

 

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*Eyewitness Travel Guide to Spain, KD Publishing, Inc.