From the Mediterranean coast, we headed north to Granada. It is easy to accept that Spain has 200,000,000 registered olive trees as they cover enormous areas of what appears to be dry and infertile countryside.
Granada is the centre for those wishing to visit the amazing Alhambra Palace. It was constructed in various stages from the 14th century by the sultans that ruled the area and is an amazing piece of architecture. It contains a number of palaces, a summer palace to catch the breeze and stay cool, and a couple of defensive palaces.
The stonework is astounding in its intricacy and beauty. Huge rooms are decorated with ceramic tiles and the most intricately carved limestone. In it's day, this was coloured with various stones, dyes and gold leaf which would have shown the immense wealth of the Sultans.
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