OF ALHAMBRA


pool, with numerous fountains pouring in at each end. The name actually means “the ditch” in Spanish, but


that doesn’t really do justice to this wonderful garden, so beautifully proportioned and planted with box hedg- ing and generous flower borders. It was wonderful to be there and take it all in. From one end of La Acequia, you can take the water


staircase up to the highest point of the gardens. Water pours down the handrails on the staircase and you climb under the shade of laurel trees, which have formed a tunnel overhead. The highest point affords more views out over the gardens and the main palaces; the lay- out is again formal with clipped box, magnolia and orange trees, and the water theme is here again, in the form of small jet fountains. This is a more mod-


Entry gate


ern area of the garden and mainly dates back to the 19th century, but the design is re- continues overleaf


The Village February 2017 49 Orange trees


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68