Granada Sights

Generalife

#22 of 137 things to do in Granada

#3414 of 49020 things to do in Europe

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Good for: Photography, history, walking

  • Address
    • Alhambra
  • Website
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 902 44 12 21
  • Price
    • adult/EU senior €10/€5, disabled & child under 8 free, Generalife only €5
  • Hours
    • 08:30-20:00 Mar-Oct, to 18:00 Nov-Feb, closed 25 Dec & 1 Jan

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Lonely Planet review for Generalife

The name Generalife means 'Architect's Garden', and this soothing composition of pathways, patios, pools, fountains, trimmed hedges, tall trees and, in season, flowers of every imaginable hue, is the perfect place to end an Alhambra visit.

The Muslim rulers' summer palace is in the corner furthest from the entrance. Within the palace, the Patio de la Acequia (Court of the Water Channel) has a long pool framed by flowerbeds and 19th-century fountains, whose shapes sensuously echo the arched porticos at each end. Off this patio is the Jardín de la Sultana (Sultana's Garden), with the trunk of a 700-year-old cypress tree, where Abu al-Hasan supposedly caught his lover, Zoraya, with the head of the Abencerraj clan, leading to the murders in the Sala de los Abencerrajes.

 

Traveller reviews for Generalife (2)

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    Not much to see

    lmwalsh10 does not recommend this,

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    Stunning garden architecture

    steveomac recommends this,

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    Impressive water systems with fountains, ponds and irrigation was all powered by gravity.

    Good for: Photography, history, walking

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