A different day in The Alhambra

Although I sometimes go for a walk in the Alhambra´s gardens, I enjoy very little this wonderful place, still being so near.

Last Thursday I had a very nice time with my classmates in this beautiful ancient city. I went to Granada by car and parked in the city centre in order to walk through the gardens until the meeting point. In spite of the high temperature, the walk was really comfortable: the trees’ shades, the water running in the canal, the birds cheeping…

When I arrived to the main entrance, I noticed the enormous amount of people that visit this monument every day, which is normal, due to its beauty.

It is hard to choose the most beautiful corner in the Alhambra but what I liked the most was, without any doubt, “El patio de los Leones”.  In addition, I liked “El patio de los arrayanes” too, since I imagined the place at night with the stars reflected on the water, as Emilio said.

But what struck me the most was the big presence of Maths in the Alhambra. I found really interesting the fact that the 17 possible plane crystallographic groups were present in the Alhambra´s walls. What is more, it is incredible because it is known by the specialists that people who created the mosaics could not know how many plane crystallographic groups existed due to the fact that Fedorov demonstrated it in 1891.

All in all, I loved this activity in which we could learn not only English, but also history, art and religion in an unbeatable surroundings. I would say that the more I visit this monument the more I like it.