Patio del Ciprés de la Sultana

In the Palacio del Generalife on the The Alhambra, this is one of the courtyards of the Sultan's summer palace. The trunk of a 700-year-old cypress tree suggests what delicate shade would once have graced the patio.

Admission is included in the Alhambra ticket.

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