Books of Granada and the Alhambra
Welcome. Here you will find a wide selection of guides and books about The Alhambra, Granada and Andalucia, including practical information, schedules, history, maps and much more. Take a look!
Alhambra and the Generalife: Official Guide
A complete guide to this unique UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Author: CA TF Editores
Publisher: T.F. Editores, S.L.C.
$19.92
The Alhambra (Wonders of the World)
Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series(Part I and Part II)The Alhambra has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty. In his absorbing new book, Robert Irwin, Arabist and novelist, examines its history and allure.The Alhambra is the only Muslim palace to have survived since the Middle Ages. Built by a threatened dynasty of Muslim Spain, it was ...
Author: Robert Irwin
Publisher: Harvard University Press
$11.68
Tales of the Alhambra
Islamic rule, though fragmented, extended over the bulk of Iberia for centuries, even as Christian warlords, pushing south, chipped away at Muslim territory. The work of the Reconquista, as it is called, came to an end with the fall of Granada and the Alhambra Palace. Tales of the Alhambra is must-reading for the traveler in Spain and the best souvenir of your visit. Irving is best remembered in ...
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
$7.00
Alhambra: The History and Legacy of the Moors’ Most Famous Palace in Spain
*Includes pictures *Includes various contemporary accounts of Alhambra *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “Give him alms, lady, for there is nothing in life as wretched as being blind in Granada.” – Francisco Alarcon de Icaza, Mexican poet Tucked away on the crest of the Al-Sabika Hill in Granada of Andalusia, Spain, just left of the babbling stream of the Darro ...
Author: Charles River Editors
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
$9.99
Tales of the Alhambra
Tales of the Alhambra by an American writer of the Romantic period, Washington Irving is a collection of novellas, essays and travel notes that are dedicated to Alhambra, a famous Moorish palace in Granada. Soon after finishing a biography of Columbus (1828), Irving moved from Madrid, where he had been living, to the south of the peninsula – Granada. He was preparing a book called A Chronicle of t...
Author: Washington Irving
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
$5.99
Alhambra
The Alhambra inspires and enchants like no other site. With its fascination history; its romantic locale overlooking Granada, against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains; its intricately decorated rooms; its numerous courtyards and fountains; the palace city of the Alhambra is endlessly alluring and has captivated the imagination of visitors since it was conceived in the thirteenth century...
Author: Michael Jacobs
Publisher: Rizzoli
$70.00
