Tales of the Alhambra Tales of the Alhambra Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. Shortly after completing a biography of Christopher Columbus in 1828, Washington Irving travelled from Madrid, where he had been staying, to Granada, Spain. At first sight, he described it as "a most picturesque and beautiful city, situated in one of the loveliest landscapes that I have ever seen." Irving was preparing a book called "A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada", a history of the years 1478–1492, and was continuing his research on the topic. He immediately asked the then-governor
Moorish Castle reverse of the 1995 design (still in circulation) of the Gibraltar five-pound banknote. The name "Moorish Castle" (or ""El Castillo"" in Spanish) is also used locally when referring to the residential area surrounding the Castle, location of the "Moorish Castle Estate". Part of the castle itself housed the prison of Gibraltar until the prison was relocated in 2010. Moorish Castle The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House. Part of the castle itself also housed