The travel blog for couples - Written by Melanie Waldman
The snow-capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada Mountains lie 45 minutes southeast of Granada, and half the time you’ll spend wandering around the densely-packed city, you can’t even see them.
Rectify this near-tragedy by heading up to get a closer look.
Granada from the Alhambra's Generalife
If you’re wondering if you should really bother with the Alhambra, do an experiment. In person, ask someone who’s ever been there to answer that question. Watch their their head ever so slightly tilt to one side, their expression grow soft, their lips part in a sigh…and there’s your answer.
The Alhambra is every bit as legendary as rumor would hold, and twice as beautiful. [Read more...]
Granada as seen from the Alhambra
Granada means “pomegranate” in Spanish. There, now you’re on your way to being bilingual.
But wait, there’s more.
North African Muslims brought the granada to Spain and made the fruit famous.
To Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, a granada symbolized the Moorish empire itself. When they finally conquered the city of Granada in 1492, it was the last Moorish stronghold in Spain; its capture meant that Christianity could now bear fruit in the entire country.
The Christian royals added the pomegranate to their coat of arms, and the city of Granada was instantly immortalized as a great jewel in the Spanish crown.
At Cordoba's Alcazar, Columbus gets the royal okay to go exploring
If your spouse/significant other ever suggests starting a business in your two-bedroom home, and because you work at home he asks you to be the part-time receptionist, and then the business grows to 14 employees, and after many months and proven success he offers to take you somewhere nice to thank you for being a good sport…choose Spain.
I sure as heck did.
