Kurze Einführung in die Geschichte Granadas Granada begann sein Leben als iberische Siedlung im Bezirk Albayzín. Die muslimischen Streitkräfte übernahmen 711 die Westgoten und um den Fuß des Alhambra-Hügels im sogenannten jüdischen Viertel Garnata al Jahud. Der Name Granada stammt aus diesen Bezirken. Granada ist auch der spanische Name für einen Granatapfel, die Frucht auf […]
The book Iberian Adventures was published in English in May 2017. If you love Spain and want to know more about this fascinating country I can recommend you to read this book, written by an Irishman who fell in love with Spain in the 50ties and has lived in Spain since 1978. I specially enjoyed […]
Yesterday, 12 december 2016 was the long expected opening of the Museum of Malaga in the ancient Palace of Customs. After nearly 20 years waiting finally the exquisite collection of fine arts and archeology of Malaga is on exhibition again for the public. The palace contains over 17.000 pieces of which about 2.700 will be […]
Sinds 1 mei 2020 is er een nieuw entreekaartensysteem geïntroduceerd en daarbij is de informatie uit dit artikel gedeeltelijk verouderd. Klik hier om het nieuwe artikel te lezen Het Alhambra in Granada, is een van de meest bezochte monumenten in Spanje. Elk jaar ontvangt het Alhambra zo’n 3 miljoen bezoekers. Daarom adviseren wij u om […]
A replica on small scale of the train known as El Tren del Llano, which connected formerly Malaga with Ventas de Zafarraya is now operating a a tourist train on a scenic track. History In 1905 the ‘Ferrocarriles Suburbanos de Malaga’ train company was established with one main mission – to connect Malaga city to […]
Boabdil, the last Moorish sultan was born in the Alhambra palace in 1459, son to his father Muley Hacen and his mother Aixa. As Muley Hacen did prefer a Christian woman over Aixa, she tried to do everything so that her son occupies the throne. This finally occurs in 1482 with the help of the […]