One of the major themes running through our Reverence for Words: Islamic Art & Poetry NEH Summer Institute was tracing the diversity within the “Islamic World.” We…
My family of 6 spent a week in Andalusia this summer. The itinerary below is from this trip and includes a lot of religious sites, culture,…
This was our last AirBnb for the trip and we stayed here for 3 nights. This AirBnb was a little outside the historic center but we…
In 1238, Granada became the capital, or seat, of the Islamic caliphate on the Iberian Peninsula after the Christian conquest of Córdoba in 1031. Granada was…
This place was absolutely fantastic and huge for an European apartment. We had a long galley kitchen complete with a washing machine (yay for laundry!) and…
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Travel Tips: Visiting the Nasrid Palace
August 6, 2018The Alhambra is a huge complex that sits on top of a rocky outcropping overlooking the city of Granada. The Nasrid Palace is the most popular…