Hello
everyone
We
headed south along the coast through Benidorm (a blot of high rises on the
landscape), through Alicante before heading inland to Murcia. South of here, we
stayed on a free stopover at Huércal-Overa where the locals were preparing for
a festival. Epiphany is celebrated on 6th January as The Festival of
the 3 Kings with a nightime procession through town the night before with local
children and the kings on small floats – quite a spectacle!
On
our way to Granada, we passed Texas Hollywood and Fort Bravo which have been
used as film sets for shooting spaghetti westerns films.
The
Alhambra in Granada is spectacular. It’s a huge complex of buildings, with the
Nasrid Palaces being the star attraction.
Inside here are the most exquisite
plasterwork decorations covering whole walls and archways – they look like
ivory fretwork and are simply beautiful. The ceilings are very ornate too –
either sculptured plasterwork, or carved wood with inlays. There is 1 remaining
leaded lights lantern roof window which has been restored.
Due
to the mountainous sierras and typical to this area are these curious houses
built into the hillside with their chimneys peeking out.
Up
the road a short distance away, we went skiing in the Sierra Nevada Mountains –
it was fantastic! The ski centre sits at 8612 feet where there’s plenty snow on
the pistes, but surrounding areas are clearing and the village was completely
snow-free. The views of Granada below were amazing from such a height. The
weather continues to be clear skies and very sunny.
We’re
going to continue southwards along the Costa del Sol.
Will post again next week - love to all
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