Tales of the Alhambra

In the spring of 1829 Washington Irving America's first great writer, with an unnamed low - ranking Russian diplomat, a new friend begins a leisurely expedition on horseback from Seville to Granada, a young guide takes them through the Andalusian mountains. He boasts the Spaniard nicknamed Sancho, a......more

To the traveler imbued with a feeling for the historical and poetical, so inseparably intertwined in the annals of romantic Spain, the Alhambra is as much an object of devotion as is the Caaba to all true Moslems. The name “Washington Irving” has haunted me since I was a boy. I went to a school n......more

A wonderful glimpse into a time and place that most of us were never aware of. I would have loved to have read this book while traveling in Spain. You are transported into places of almost surreal beauty that take you by the hand and lead you deeper and deeper into a world that no longer exists. If......more

Dos amigas me recomendaron este libro, y la verdad es que jamás pensé que lo leería. Lo compré en mi visita a Granada y la Alhambra el año pasado (2017), una edición que incluía unas bonitas fotos del palacio y sus jardines, ¡y miren qué sorpresa me he llevado! Es un libro absolutamente mágico, románt......more

Se trata de una serie de cuentos, ambientados generalmente en Granada, que contienen una enseñanza moral. Washington Irving (1783-1859) vivió en la Alhambra -algo realmente excepcional- mientras escribía sus cuentos. Recopiló las leyendas que andaban de boca en boca entre los habitantes del lugar, y......more