Alhambra, Granada


Te day we chose to see the legendary Alhambra in Granada, an hour-and-a- half through the mountains toward the interior, we were greeted by snow-cov- ered fields and shivering olive trees. We were told this was the first time it had snowed here in three years. In the cold, the gardens of the Alham-


The gardens are filled with pebble mosaics and water features.


bra faded to sepias and muted greens, the bare branches of the deciduous trees revealing their naked splendour in the misty air. With no colour distraction, we were awestruck by the planning and ar- chitectural perspectives, presented to re- veal the beauty of the landscape through incredible vistas set off by gardens that had been created so many centuries ago. I could have stayed for days, soaking up the peace and serenity. We circled back to Costa del Sol on the A-44 to rejoin the AP7, through an av- enue of marching windmills and beside the mighty dams; down, down to the coast and then through a vast network of tunnels, until at last we were returned to Malaga and then on to Marbessa. Te magnificent images are etched on my mind.


Top: Remains of a Moorish palace, the oldest part of the campus. Below: Orange and olive trees overlooking a church at Alhambra.


46 • Spring 2015


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