Lost Paradise Drayson Elizabeth
Lost Paradise Drayson Elizabeth 'The true paradises are the paradises we have lost, ' wrote Marcel Proust. In the ninth centruy, the Muslim sage Abd al-Malik described it as a place of enchantment,…
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'The true paradises are the paradises we have lost, ' wrote Marcel Proust. In the ninth centruy, the Muslim sage Abd al-Malik described it as a place of enchantment, while a later poet, Ibn Zamrak, sang of it as a city that wears a crown upon its forehead, bejewelled with diamond stars. This beautifully illustrated account of the historical city of Granada strikes at the heart of this message.The Andalusian city of Granada has long cast its spell on visitors.
Romans, then Visigoths, settled here, as did a community of Jews; in the eleventh century a Berber chief made Granada his capital, and from 1230 until 1492 the Nasrids - Spain's last Islamic dynasty - ruled the emirate of From the early Middle Ages to the present, foreign travellers have been bewitched by Granada's peerless beauty.Granada is also the stuff of story and legend, with an unforgettable history to match.
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