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Flowers at the Generalife Garden is my favourite section in spring and summer.  It is an authentic paradise. Every month the Alhambra’s Council seeks to highlight  representative botanical species of the ornamental flora of the monument.  I will introduce to you two of my favorite flowers at the Generalife.  Blue Throatwort Flowering plant Blue Throatwort (Trachelium caeruleum L.) is a […]

The Alhambra is preserved today that the question that I tried to answer to my  friendly group from U.S.A, Australia and Japan.   They remained surprised of as this palatine city has survived in spite of the years and of the generations who have happened hereabouts. The Alhambra and Generalife is perhaps the only city from the […]

Without any doubt the most representative plant of the Alhambra and Generalife is the Myrtle.   It is from the Arabic term al-rayhan, “the aromatic”, because if you rub the myrtle leave, you release its perfume. It is a natural repellent to avoid the mosquitoes.  I think that this plant can be a great ally during the summer months.  […]

The Generalife   The Generalife is the only Andalusian almunia that has survived.  The word almunia came from the Arabic word “al-munyad “and it means country house.  It has a double purpose: recreation and agriculture production village.   The almunia was built in the 14th century.   It was used as a place of rest for the Muslim royalty. It was designed as a rural [...]