Presentation of the proposal

The Alhambra is generally conceived as an architectural complex formed by a structure of streets, buildings and districts.  But Nature is also a subtle part of the Monument: the flower and vegetable gardens, the forest, the water, the land, the plants, the animals, the light… reveal different areas and corners of the monument.

The inner gardens located in palaces and Nasrid houses, approach nature to the houses through ponds, drains or fountains in which water flows and refreshes the atmosphere providing pleasant sounds and beautiful images. In the gardens there are also aromatic plants that perfume the air, as well as coloured flowers and trees of flavourful fruits. Around the buildings, we can find leafy woods that provide shade and coolness.

Nature in the Alhambra is a teaching proposal that attempts to approach students to this alive and subtle Alhambra, sometimes intangible, that enriches the monument and generates pleasant emotions and sensations throughout the tour. There are different proposals of activities that try to develop the capacity of perception and observation of the students as well as the understanding of the importance of nature in the Nasrid monument.

Tour: the forest, the vegetable gardens, hydraulic system and water ponds, palace of the Generalife and romantic gardens.

Targeted levels

This proposal is aimed to all the educational levels, from kindergarten to High school with different pedagogical and content adaptations.

To request the visit: call 958 5751 26

Index of teaching material

Presentation of the proposal

• Nature in the Alhambra and the Generalife
• We prepare the visit

Tour around the Generalife

• Plan of the tour

• The vegetable gardens of the Generalife

• Irrigation system
• Agriculture in the kingdom of Granada
• Some recipes

• Nasrid palace and gardens

• Medieval access
• Service area

• The Court of the Canal

• The Sultan’s private rooms
• The Court of the Sultana’s Cypress Tree (Patio del Ciprés de la Sultana)
• The Water Stairway (Escalera de Agua)
• Water in the Generalife

• New gardens

• Activities to discover the garden
• Guide for some plants of the gardens of the Generalife

Activities for the class

• Know the forest of the Alhambra
• Historical and cultural importance of water in Granada