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The Alhambra may be Spain’s most visited monument, but it’s the quieter, less showy side of Granada that fascinates novelist Victoria Hislop. Grenada is a delightful blend of narrow, cobbled streets, broad boulevards and beautiful squares Moorish and European architecture and influence jostle against each other in a pleasingly chaotic fashion Granada is best known for the Alhambra, a moorish palace perched on a hillside overlooking the city The palace is light, beautiful and full of symmetry The city's vast Gothic cathedral is another spectacular sight Lorca was assassinated near Granada in 1936, sparking outrage Although I have spent much of the past three years reading in the British Library or writing at home in Kent, in my mind I have been in the sultry and exotic city of Granada. For the second time in my life a place... [read full story]
