Historic Gardens

Generalife: Granada, Spain - An Islamic Garden

Generalife Roses Vignette Photo © ALICE JOYCE

The Islamic Garden … A Paradise on Earth: the Moorish-designed royal gardens of the Alhambra and the Generalife manifest the ideals of an earthly paradise in sheltered courtyards cooled by shallow marble fountains or mirror-like pools of water.

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