More travels in Spain in lieu of Algeria and Morocco <sigh>. We take a late afternoon trip inland to the city of Granada (above) which looks like an interesting place to return to and explore further someday.
Granada is known primarily as the site of the Alhambra Palace, built by the Moors ca.13th century CE and then captured by the Christians a couple of centuries later. The early evening tour made it tough to get a nice photo of the palace, but this one of an interior courtyard came out rather nicely, don't you think?
It is not a cathedral but it is almost as ornate, with beautiful tiling and elaborate stucco reliefs on the walls and ceilings. Apologies to Debb for snapping this pic before she was really ready <grin>.
A closeup look at a section of the ceiling.
Tomorrow we have a leisurely day in Malaga, our last port of call since we're not going through the Strait of Gibraltar to Tangier, Morocco. Then Debb and I will stay in Malaga to explore on our own for a couple of days before flying home!
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