This morning we walked through the Royal Chapel, beside the Cathedral. This 16th Century Gothic chapel has the marble tombs of Queen Isobel (Isobel la Catolica) and King Ferdinand. The enormous and intrically carved tombs were made in Italy and shipped here. Narrow steep stairs take you down to the crypt where the actual caskets and remains are. This is also where their son and daughter-in-law rest: Philip the Fair and Juana the Mad! Who said history is dull?
Further along in the Sacristy/Museum is a glass case with Isobel's silver crown, decorated with silver pomegranates, the symbol of Granada. We saw various textiles, and a small collection of religious paintings on wooden panels, one done by Botticelli.
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| Brad buys fruit |
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| Town Hall in Granada |
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| Don Quixote dining al fresco |
After that we did a lot of walking: we found the Town Hall, and admired the courtyard and tiles inside, we walked to the Jewish Quarter and happened upon a
small guitar shop; through the window you could watch the luthier at work. We couldn't resist going inside; the owner himself came out to explain that he had a one year wait list for hand made guitars.
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| Tapas bar near the cathedral |
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Isobel & Columbus statue by day
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| Columbus and Queen Isobel statue by night; the fountain only appears after dark. |
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