Granada Casts Her Spell

This is a pictorial overview of the colorful threads that weave the tapestry of our life in Granada. Most images do not require commentary.

This is a town of al fresco!
Bread kiosks!
The older Spanish couple who lovingly stroll arm and arm, while dressed to the nines, loved our grandchildren. I was often behind our little family and captured images of the admiration. What fun.


This creative urban garden, affixed to the fencing in front of a demolished building, made me happy.

Without a doubt, Granada's old Jewish quarter holds some of the city's greatest gems in terms of street art. The barrio is home to the city's most prolific artist: Raúl Ruiz, better known as El Niño de las Pinturas ("the kid with the paintings"). Now an internationally known, award-winning artist, Ruiz still remains true to his roots. His work can be found all over Realejo and has become a reference for stunning street art in Granada.




I don't know if I've ever seen so many fountains. The presence of water and fountains in parks and on streets has a delightful positive impact on making places more inviting. People love running water. You can put a water feature in the most barren and under-programmed plaza, and it can make that place draw people – despite all the space’s other limitations. Kids like to play in them. Even adults like to throw off their shoes and socks and put their feet in them. In hot places like southern Spain, fountains provide cool. It was like a scavenger hunt discovering them all.
A tradition we established, coffee and a sweet treat mid-morning, is one that we need to stop but Oh My... what YUM.
This is the best mail carrier vehicle ever!
We even discovered a fun thrift store but with my limited luggage, I had to trade out an old top for this cute polka dot tank top.




Almost every building has a historical plaque in front of it. Written in Spanish and English, getting anywhere was a slow go because we were reading so often.


And the weddings! Fancy cars. Fancy guests. A festive air filled the plazas continuously.

Each day we passed the Patio de Los Perfumes. On our last day, we ventured in. Housed in a 16th century Renaissance Palace of great architectural beauty, and located at the foot of the majestic Alhambra of Granada, the Patio offered us a true olfactory, and timeless, immersion. Very unique.



The most special sight of our Granada sojourn was this view from our rooftop terrace. As we move on to Seville, Miguel de Unamuno's words seem almost perfect, “My eyes filled with tears; not tears of sorrow nor of happiness, but of fulfilment of a quiet, hidden life in Granada."

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