Easter week processions wind slowly around the streets, with lifelike statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary in mourning. The Gispsies, on Easter Wednesday, display an impressive mixture of religion and popular traditions, setting the slopes of the Sacromonte on fire. Literally!
Easter in Granada
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Unesco World Heritage Site since 1984, the Albayzin retains the architecture, old winding streets and flavour of its Medieval Moorish past. Less than a five-minute walk from San Nicolas is the gypsy quarter of Sacromonte where Spanish "Gitanos" have their homes in caves.
Albaicín and Sacromonte
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Modern 21st century buildings alongside old churches built upon even older mosques, the old souk next to Granada’s imposing Renaissance cathedral, the Gothic Royal Chapel a few meters away from the first Muslim Madraza. Quiet squares everywhere and the relaxing sound of the ubiquitous water from the countless fountains.
Centre and Realejo
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Pictures taken in January 2003 and January 2010 when Granada got white for just a few hours. Snow falls in Granada are scarce and the snow very seldom settles. Therefore these are some quite unique pictures of Granada's snowed streets and gardens.
Granada in White: Snowed Granada
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Flamenco performances in some of Granada's most well-known venues: La Chumbera, the zambras (caves) in Sacromonte, tablao Albaizin in San Cristobal, Corral del Carbón and other summer festivals as well as many one-night-only shows in the Alhambra and Generalife.
Flamenco in Granada
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Sierra Nevada massif is the highest in Western Europe, after the Alps. The villages in the Alpujarras have retained their Berber architecture. Granada's Costa Tropical boast a subtropical climate. Montefrío, Loja or Alhama are dramatically sited, showing their defensive past in their fortifications.
Countryside: The Mountains and the Coast
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Las Cruces de Mayo, la Feria del Corpus, la Toma, San Ceciclio, el Día de la Virgen. There are many an occasion during the year for "granadinos" to celebrate and enjoy what we like the most: eating, drinking, singing, dancing and, above all, meeting our loved ones and have fun together.
Festivals: Granada de Fiesta
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El Parque de las Ciencias is the most visited and fun museum in Granada. Rodriguez-Acosta is a private cultural organization founded in 1941. Granada has many art galleries and temporary exhibitions are held all over the year in different venues.
Art and Culture
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What makes a place unique isn't its monuments but its people. Granada's squares and avenues are always packed, its shopping streets crowded, and its more than two thousand tapas bars filled to the brim. This pictures are most special to me. All my love, gratitude and respect go to the people here portrayed.
People: Urban Landscape
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The Alhambra, Spain's most visited monument and Europe's Moorish stunning jewel, portrayed as you had not probably seen it before. A very personal look at its fantastic and magical geometric maze and the endless game of light and shadows.
The Alhambra - قصر الحمراء
The Alhambra Photo Gallery
Filled with history, Granada entices you to discover the secrets it keeps. It's a temptation for any traveller. This is my homage to this stunning city in a carefully selected handful of pictures, hopefully as beautiful as the city itself is. I hope you enjoy the watching as much as I enjoyed taking them.