Jardín de los Adarves, Military fortress garden at Alhambra entrance, Granada, Spain.
The Jardín de los Adarves stretches along elevated ramparts, featuring orange trees, magnolias, rose bushes, and jasmine plants that reach above the Alcazaba walls.
In 1628, Íñigo López de Mendoza transformed this former artillery platform into a garden, adding stone fountains and decorative water troughs at both ends.
The garden wall displays verses from poet Francisco A. de Icaza, who wrote about a blind guitarist performing in Granada's streets.
The garden entrance is located next to Torre de la Pólvora, with access included in standard Alhambra complex admission tickets.
Two distinct water troughs mark the garden ends: an eastern one with marine figures from 1628 and a western one with white marble decorative elements.
Location: Granada
GPS coordinates: 37.17687,-3.59167
Latest update: March 4, 2025 15:13
From Granada to Seville, historical walls conceal gardens with fountains, ancient trees, and Mediterranean plants. These green spaces in palaces and monasteries display Moorish, Christian, and contemporary Spanish garden design.
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