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Cuesta de San José

 

Church San José, Albaicin, Granada, Andalucia, lodging and holiday rental     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The streets and alleyways which climb to the top of the Albaicin are called "cuestas", slopes. The Cuesta de San José is best known for the minaret of the old mosque which stood at its foot, the Mosque of the Hermits, and which was consecrated by the Catholic Monarchs themselves. A bellfry was added, but the minaret remains intact, with its arched window for the muezzin to call the faithful to prayer.

 

 

Church San José, Albaicin, Granada, Andalucia, lodging and holiday rental

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The minaret of Granada's Great Mosque is said to have been very similar to this one, now called el alminar de San José. At the foot of the tower we see the telltale water well, which now supplies a cast-iron drinking fountain.

 

 

 

Church San José, Albaicin, Granada, Andalucia, lodging and holiday rental

 

 

 

GRANADA, CITY OF MY DREAMS, a book for the curious traveller, written and illustrated by Lorenzo Bohme and published by Editorial Natívola (2003) is now in its 3rd edition.  To read about it and Nativola's other publications, click here. 

 

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