GUIDED TOUR OF THE ALHAMBRA AND NASRID PALACES

At the Generalife, you visit the sultans' summer estate - a pleasure palace connected to nature and relaxation. The guide explains the creation of the space, the former orchards, the changes in vegetation through the seasons, the period following the conversion to Christianity and the restorations of the 19th and 20th centuries. The group then crosses El Secano or medina, the area within the site where the resident population lived, with a mention of archaeological remains and the Parador de Turismo de San Francisco, identified as a former Muslim palace converted into a convent by Isabella I of Castile in the 15th century.

The route continues to the Palace of Charles V, a 16th-century Renaissance building whose context is explained without entering any rooms, as it is currently used for museums and exhibitions. The Alcazaba, the oldest and most military section, is then visited, with the garrison quarter and watchtowers used to discuss construction, defence and the views over the city. The most extensive section is the Nasrid Palaces, with three palaces from the 14th and 15th centuries, where the guide explains the plasterwork, tilework, architecture, wall poems, materials and colours, adapting the content to the interests of the group.