Tuesday 3 March 2015

Real Alcazar Gardens

Hello again, hope your week is going well so far.

In my last post I mentioned the hugely impressive gardens of the Real Alcazar - what a treat they were, I really wish that I could share the scent of the myrtle and the orange trees along with these photos - it was intoxicating.

Palm and orange trees against the blue sky of Al Andalus...



Sweeping vistas...



The building on the left is a wedding pavilion, built by the King for his bride...


It was a very warm day, 21 degrees Celsius, so a shady part of the garden was a very welcome place for a little sit down and a rest...


These beautiful fellows are really quite tame...



Some amazing flowers and plants...




Running water everywhere, the engineering of supplying water to the population of a large city was something the Moorish designers put in place a thousand years ago, amazing...






Truly an amazing place to visit, absolutely magical - probably the best gardens I have ever visited (and that is saying something as I have been blessed to visit some very special gardens).

Hopefully back soon with our visit to the Catedral and our climb of the Giralda Tower!

Helenxx

5 comments:

  1. Beautiful. I can only imagine the smells of this place. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  2. Incredible garden--loved this!!!! I can almost imagine walking through it from your great pictures:) TY!
    Blessings, Aimee

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  3. Your trip looks amazing Helen.
    Meredith

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  4. You are very lucky to be able to visit such an amazing place. I would love to see such a tropical place with all the gardens and beautiful tile work. Thanks for sharing! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  5. Beautiful, especially the wonderful fountain in the last picture! xx

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