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The ''Algarve'', from Arabic الغرب‎‎ al-Gharb, "the West", that is, the west of Al-Andalus, is a mythical part of Europe, where the old continent turns into California, with flamboyant red coast crumbling under the weight of the Ocean to form a cathedral of sandy rocks, and where Portugal turns into water. It is a territory so remote from its land that Alfonso III called himself ''King of Portugal and the Algarve'' and that the Portuguese empire was called ''the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves''. Even as of today, it is a place that looks out of its place and out of its time.
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<center><wz tip="View of Granada at the feet of the Alhambra, December 2018.">[[File:Granada-Dec17-7.jpg|650px]]</wz></center>
  
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The ''Algarve'' is to [[Portugal]] what [[Andalusia]] is to [[Spain]]. It kept for itself a taste of its previous rulers, that today manifests as a wilderness, and independence, a difference from the rest of the country, that makes it exotic and foreign, while at the same time familiar from its culture, gastronomy, language and everything that defines a country. It is like having Portugal in Africa, or Spain in the Maghreb. The main difference between the two is that the Algarve sits by the Ocean while Andalusia sits by the sea. This makes the former more savage, more tumultuous and more beautiful than its neighbour.
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'''''Granada''''' in [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]], is one of the mythic cities of the world, funded by the Moors and conquered by the Catholic kings as the apogee of their ''reconquista'', for which reason they made it the nervous point of their new kingdom (they are buried there).
  
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Its most famous highlight is the ''Alhambra'', a military and palace complex from the Muslim leaders, in particular from the Nasrid dynasty. It became the Royal Court of Ferdinand and Isabella (this is where Columbus received his royal mandate for his expeditions that were to change the face of the world). Charles V built a palace at the heart of the Alhambra but eventually decided to move back to the North (in [[Toledo]]), and is himself buried in [[El Escorial]], so that Granada had served its political purpose and would forever remain as the symbol of the defeated Muslim rule in Spain.
  
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Granada was the highlight of our [[trip to Granada and the Sierra Nevada (December 2017)]].
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File:Granada-Dec17-1.jpg|Inside the Alhambra: the ''Alcazaba'', the military residential area where lived the soldiers defending the Sultan and the palace. This is the oldest part.
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File:Granada-Dec17-2.jpg|The impressive patio of the Palace of Charles V, bringing new shapes to the Alhambra.
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File:Granada-Dec17-3.jpg|Windows of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_the_Myrtles Court of Myrtles], displaying the exquisite Muslim attention to details.
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File:Granada-Dec17-4.jpg|The famous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Court_of_the_Lions Patio of the Lions].
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File:Granada-Dec17-5.jpg|The ''Puerta de la Justicia'': a hand, at the very top, and a key, below, are sculpted a distance apart. When the hand will grab the key, the world will end.
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File:Granada-Dec17-6.jpg|A view of the Alhambra from the streets of the old Moorish medieval quarters: the Albaicín.
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Granada

Granada-Dec17-7.jpg

Granada in Andalusia, Spain, is one of the mythic cities of the world, funded by the Moors and conquered by the Catholic kings as the apogee of their reconquista, for which reason they made it the nervous point of their new kingdom (they are buried there).

Its most famous highlight is the Alhambra, a military and palace complex from the Muslim leaders, in particular from the Nasrid dynasty. It became the Royal Court of Ferdinand and Isabella (this is where Columbus received his royal mandate for his expeditions that were to change the face of the world). Charles V built a palace at the heart of the Alhambra but eventually decided to move back to the North (in Toledo), and is himself buried in El Escorial, so that Granada had served its political purpose and would forever remain as the symbol of the defeated Muslim rule in Spain.

Gallery

Granada was the highlight of our trip to Granada and the Sierra Nevada (December 2017).

  • Inside the Alhambra: the Alcazaba, the military residential area where lived the soldiers defending the Sultan and the palace. This is the oldest part.

  • The impressive patio of the Palace of Charles V, bringing new shapes to the Alhambra.

  • Windows of the Court of Myrtles, displaying the exquisite Muslim attention to details.

  • The famous Patio of the Lions.

  • The Puerta de la Justicia: a hand, at the very top, and a key, below, are sculpted a distance apart. When the hand will grab the key, the world will end.

  • A view of the Alhambra from the streets of the old Moorish medieval quarters: the Albaicín.

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