Travel Photo of the Week: The majestic Alhambra Palace
The huge Arabic fortress on the hill dominating the Spanish city of Granada – the Alhambra – is one of the world’s best-preserved Moorish palaces. Alhambra tours takes in the Alcazaba and Watch Tower dating back to the 9th Century. The Alhambra offers a great display of mosaics and examples of Muslim art. This photo sent through by a regular reader has now been set as my desktop wallpaper! I love Moorish architecture and Granada remains high on my bucket list!
Photo courtesy of Travel Tips Plus reader Lavinia.
A Dutch friend recently enjoyed 3 weeks to Spain for his summer holiday with his family. He took himself on a long walk to Montgri Castle starting from Mas Pinell. You can read about his walk on his blog post ‘Wondering‘. He has also kindly shared a couple of his favourite photos with us. The fortress-like-castle sits high upon a bluff and as you can see from the panorama photo below – the view out over the Mediterranean is breath taking!
This magnificent medieval castle stands high above the town of Werfen in the Salzach valley of Austria and was built initially as a fortress between 1075-1078. Roughly 40km south of Salzburg, it’s surrounded by the Berchtesgaden Alps and the Tennengebirge mountains.
The modern castle largely functions as an adventure castle for its visitors. Some of the attractions offered include guided tours showing its extensive weapons collection, the historical Salzburg Falconry with the falconry museum as well as a stylish fortress tavern. The historic Falconry Centre is a special attraction, offering daily flight demonstrations by various birds of prey.
The historic town of Bojnice is located in the eastern European country of Slovakia. It is most well-known for its castle. Its history dates back to the 12th Century and is one of the most beautiful castles in Slovakia, standing on a travertine hill above the town. In 1970 the castle was declared a National cultural monument and it now houses a museum. The first written mention of the castle dates back to 1113 and comes from the Zobor abbey. Originally the wooden fortress was re-build with stone over the 13th century. Originally renaissance and gothic style, has been rebuilt in Romantism style in 19th century.
Other popular tourist attractions include the Bojnice Zoo and its therapeutic springs which feed the Spa were mentioned in 1549 for the first time and the spa is now used to treat patients with disorders, rheumatic diseases and other conditions.
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This magnificent medieval castle stands high above the town of Werfen in the Salzach valley of 
The historic town of Bojnice is located in the eastern European country of Slovakia. It is most well-known for its castle. Its history dates back to the 12th Century and is one of the most beautiful castles in Slovakia, standing on a travertine hill above the town. In 1970 the castle was declared a National cultural monument and it now houses a museum. The first written mention of the castle dates back to 1113 and comes from the Zobor abbey. Originally the wooden fortress was re-build with stone over the 13th century. Originally renaissance and gothic style, has been rebuilt in Romantism style in 19th century.
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