Presentation of the proposal

This proposal tries to approach the students to the idea of the Alhambra as a city that represents another culture and another form to understand life. First, the ruins of the urban Alhambra will be visited: the Medina, where the children will formulate hypotheses on how the cities were at the Arab time as well as, on their urban-planning, social and economic dynamics. Later on, the military district will be visited: the Fortress where it will be deepened on the architectural defensive strategies and will analyse the construction materials, location and relation to its surroundings.

Later on, the Palaces will be visited, where the students will be able to develop their perception skills through the observation of shapes, colours, light, volumes… to analyse the structure and arrangement of the areas of a Muslim house of the time, and to make an approach to the form of life of the time.

Tour: Medina, Fortress, Palace of Comares (Palacio de Comares), Palace of the Lions (Palacio de los Leones). 

Targeted levels

This proposal is aimed at primary, secondary and high school students.

To request the visit: call 958 5751 26

Index of teaching material

Presentation of the proposal

• The Alhambra, a world to discover
• How to make the visit: attitudes and behaviours
• Tour and contents

Plan of the tour

• Entrance to the Alhambra: The Gate of Wine (Puerta del Vino)
• The Fortress (Alcazaba)
• Palace of Comares (Palacio de Comares)
• Palace of the Lions (Palacio de los Leones)
• Palace of the Partal (Palacio del Partal)
• The Medina

Activities for the class

• All we have learned on the Alhambra
• Nasrid Granada according to an Eastern traveller
• The Muslim cities of the time
• The population, the streets and the houses
• The commercial life
• Culture and science
• Clothes, food and other customs