This “Talk About” tour will guide to and through the ornately decorated Moorish palaces and fortress where water represents life and life is remembered through legends. There is simply no better place then the Alhambra to step back in time and appreciate the art and architecture of the Islamic people who ruled Spain for hundreds of years. So, stroll at a Sultan’s pace, let the Spanish breeze skim over the aqueducts cooling the air around you and listen as we provide history and insight that you’ll find no where else.

Your download will also include a printable PDF map created exclusively for this “Talk About” guide.

On this tour we’ll see and hear about:
* Purchasing tickets to the Alhambra and how to get there
* A history of the Islamic rule of Spain
* Who was a “Moor”
* The ruins of the Upper Alhambra
* The Palace of Charles V
* The Wine Gate and Square of Cisterns
* The Alcazaba
* Dungeon Silos
* Every courtyard, patio, hall and room of the Nasrid Palace
* The Court of Lions
* The blood stained fountain in the Hall of Abencerrajes
* Washington Irvin’s stay at the Alhambra
* Arab Baths
* The Tower Walk
* The Generalife or summer retreat of the Sultan
* And much much more including; what the Arabic inscriptions mean throughout the palace and who exactly was this Charles V who built a palace right in the middle of the Alhambra.

• Price: $ 8.00
• Duration: 90 minutes
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• Distance: 2.5 miles
• Voice(s): Chris Cook & Ryan Sexton
• Subject Type: City walk
• Language: English
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