Did you know that the Alhambra is the most visited historic monument in the whole of Spain? Well, it is!
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Luxury Clipper Docks at Motril Port
by Louise Powell •
An elegant 5-masted clipper docked at Motril port on the 30th with 186 passengers on board.
Two Years for Alhambra Graffiti Artist
by Martin Myall •
The Public Prosecutor for Granada has recommended a 2-year prison sentences for a man who stole into the Alhambra to paint graffiti there.
Missing American Tourist
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional are trying to find an 81-year-old American tourist who was last seen on Wednesday whilst visiting the Alhambra.
Jammed Minibus Blocks Road
by Vivienne Hughes •
The streets across from the Alhambra monument are narrow and winding so that only a minibus can be used on its bus route but miscalculations occur.
Google Trekker Meets La Alhambra
by Louise Powell •
Most Internet users have tinkered with the Google Streetview on their maps, where you can drag a figure of a person onto a map and get a 360º view of a particular street. Well, now Google has gone a step further and have applied the same camera technology to access places where their cars cannot reach, using a person with the camera mounted on his back, calling it Street View Trekker.
Club El Sendero
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Sports Department and sports and cultural club, El Sendero, have organised two family hiking routes for this month and December.
Nerja Lorca Outing
by Martin Myall •
Residents of Nerja and its surrounding area will be able to enjoy the eleventh edition of “Lorca y Granada en los Jardines del Generalife”, a unique Granada cultural event.
Swiss Tourist Defaces Alhambra
by Martin Myall •
When it isn’t Jordanian Air Force personnel, it’s Swiss tourists that think that their scratched-on initials are more decorative than the original walls with exquisite Islamic calligraphy adornment. Is nothing sacred?
Jordanian Graffiti
by Martin Myall •
An NCO (below officer rank) serving in the Jordanian Air Force opted to visit the Alhambra whilst on holiday in Spain, and was so impressed by the architecture of the Alhambra that he decided to engrave his initials on one of the walls… and he was caught red handed.