The Albaicin Quarter

The Albaicin Quarter is the old Moorish quarter across the River Darro from the Alhambra. When the Moors controlled Granada, this area of the city was the most densely populated. The streets are narrow and many of them do not have sidewalks. The houses are not very high and they are very close to each other. The area is a labyrinth, where one can get easily lost. The quarter holds the Archaeological Museum, many churches, and some palaces. There is a little park and lookout point at the end called the Paseo de los Tristes. One gets the sensation that one is in a different world, a world from the past.