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The city of Granada is probably one of the most exotic nooks in the country of Spain. Located in the region of Andalusia, Granada belongs to the southern part of the country, which is renowned world over for its Exotic Arabian flavor. On your trip to the city, you will find plenty of old world monuments, palaces and other such structures strewn across the whole area of the city. In fact, the moment you put your first step into the precincts of the city, you will feel an aura of exuberant cultural heritage enveloping you. The feeling is rather transporting. The city still retains the exoticism that it bore in the past; and there are plenty of places that stand testimony to the fact. Among them are the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada. The Gardens of the Generalife in Granada, like most of the city’s exotic establishments, is a remnant of the Arabian era. The name of the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada can literally be translated to various words; some of the direct meanings of “Generalife” are ‘garden of paradise’, ‘garden of feasts’ and ‘orchard’. Such was the beauty of the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada that such allusions to ‘paradise’ originated, leading to its name. After the takeover of the city by the Catholic army, the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada were bestowed to the Venegas family of Granada by the Monarch. The spectacular Gardens of the Generalife in Granada have a lovely promenade. This promenade leads to the ‘Patio de la Acequia’. To the west of the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada is a wide gallery having 18 archways. The north side of the archways looks into the ‘Patio de los Cipreses’, which has a centrally positioned pool. There are several ponds dotting the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada. The unique feature of the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada is the fact that they are all bordered by a certain category of trees. There is also in the Gardens of the Generalife in Granada a stairwell shaped waterfall. The Gardens of the Generalife in Granada serves as the venue for the International Festival of Music and Dance, which is held annually.
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