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Elena García Crespo
Cordoba, Granada, Malaga, Seville

Architect from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (1999). Since 2000, she has been working in Andalusia and has participated in numerous heritage intervention projects, both on her own and in collaboration with other local architecture studios. Between 2003 and 2004, she worked at the Botanical-Historical Garden in Malaga, designing and building part of its new facilities. Since 2010, she has been involved in activities to promote architecture, urban planning and heritage, collaborating with various local public and private initiatives and institutions, giving talks and curating exhibitions and activities related to local urban planning. Since 2016, she has been conducting architecture tours in Andalusia in Spanish, English and German.

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Tour in Granada:
Alhambra: City and Territory

The Alhambra is not just a palace or a group of palaces — it is a large independent city begun in 1238 by the last Arab dynasty of the Iberian Peninsula as their palatine city. With ten hectares of walled area divided into three quarters and a productive landscape of 500 hectares, it consists of beautiful gardens, original 13th-century orchards, breathtaking views over Granada, and extraordinary palaces whose beauty, construction techniques and spatial layout are truly captivating.

This is not only a tour to admire the Alhambra, but to understand it within its historical and technical context.

This tour can be combined with an introduction to the city’s historical evolution from the Albaicín, for a total duration of 8 hours, offering a complete understanding of the relationship between the Alhambra and Granada.

– Duration: 5 hours with a 30-minute break
– Transport: Walking
– Services: Experienced local architect as guide
– Languages: Spanish, English, German
– Group size: max. 25pax per guide

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