Andalusia 2019 - Part 11 - Granada

The day after the Alhambra, on our last day in Andalusia we visited Granada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granada).

As you could see from the last photo in the last post, the Granada really does surround the Alhambra.

( View of the Alhambra from Granada )

It was the fourth city we visited and the fourth completely different vibe.

Granada had a much wider range of building styles,

( and some really cool lampposts )

( This is just an ordinary building, I liked the tree striving to survive )

( I think the decoration at the top is neat, but it loses something without the rest of the building so have the building and then the close up shot )

( Mudejar arch at the end of a row of shops )

( There was also a fascinating statue of Isabella the Catholic (unfortunately, I am foreign enough that I think of her as Isabella the Catholic. I am sure she actually has a regnal number and stuff. )

Their Catholic majesties (don't look at me in that tone of voice) were pretty much the theme of the day as we spent most of our time in the Royal Chapel of Granada (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Chapel_of_Granada) which contains the tombs of Isabella and Ferdinand, as well as Joanna of Castile and Philip the Handsome.

And some very cool artwork.

It is an understandably fancy building, in what I've been told is Isabelline style, a variant on late Gothic.

( Pictures of the building )

We didn't get to see the San Juan de Dios Hospital (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan_de_Dios_Hospital_(Granada)), which was our tour guide's favourite site in Granada (and may have been her favourite in all of Andalusia, Sharon being awesome that way), nor did we manage to have any tapas in the home of tapas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapas#Origin).

All in all, it was a very successful trip, and I would recommend a visit to Andalusia to everyone.