Originally designed as a military area, the Alhambra became the residence of royalty and of the court of Granada in the middle of the thirteenth century, after the establishment of the Nasrid kingdom and the construction of the first palace, by the founder king Mohammed ibn Yusuf ben Nasr, better known as Alhamar.
The Generalife Palace and its gardens was the area of the Alhambra that was used by sultans and monarchs for leasure and relaxing. (5 years and 3122 days ago)
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