The Puerta de las Granadas is a stone gate marked by three large, carved pomegranates resting on its main arch. Constructed in the sixteenth century during the Spanish Renaissance, the structure follows the design of a Roman triumphal…
Romantic Travelers Alhambra Woods
Follow the leafy, shaded paths of the Alhambra woods to see the gates, fountains, and romantic hotels that inspired Washington Irving and nineteenth-century bohemian writers.
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1. Puerta de las Granadas
2. Torres Bermejas
The Torres Bermejas, or Crimson Towers, rise from the Mauror hill as three rectangular towers built of reddish rammed earth. These structures represent one of the oldest defensive systems in Granada, with original foundations dating back…
3. Carmen de los Mártires
The Carmen de los Mártires sits on the slopes of the Mauror Hill, distinguished by an expansive estate that blends seven hectares of diverse gardens with a nineteenth-century mansion. Its name commemorates the Christian captives once held…
4. Áurea Washington Irving
The Áurea Washington Irving sits near the base of the Alhambra hill, identifiable by its proximity to the monumental complex that dominates the city skyline. This hotel takes its name from the American writer who lived within the Alhambra…
5. Ángel Ganivet Fountain
The monument to the writer Ángel Ganivet sits along the central path of the Alhambra forest. It is defined by a striking bronze sculpture of a nude male figure, poised in a tense struggle as he holds a goat by its horns. Water flows…
6. Puerta de la Justicia
The Puerta de la Justicia is the most monumental of the four surviving exterior gates of the Alhambra, defined by its massive horseshoe arch that spans the entrance to the fortress. Built in thirteen forty-eight under the sultan Yusuf the…
7. Pilar de Carlos V
The Pilar de Carlos V stands near the Gate of Justice as a monumental Renaissance fountain carved from stone. Its tripartite design features three sculptural masks that spout water into a central basin, representing the rivers of Granada:…
8. Estatua de Washington Irving
A bronze figure of the writer Washington Irving stands along the pedestrian path leading up toward the Alhambra. Inaugurated in two thousand nine, the sculpture marks the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the death of the American author…