When we stayed in Granada we were on the very edge of the old town near to the The Albaicin quarter.
It is very steep and full of winding streets – even Google maps struggled to get us home one night!
We took a walking tour which provided a lot of useful history and prevented us from being lost a lot.
The hard work put into climbing up high was the spectacular views it afforded.
© Claire Leggett View From The Hillside, Granada
It is thought that Flamenco singing and guitar came from the mix of settlers in the The Albaicin – the Arabs and Spanish mixing their musical influences and styles.
A lot of their homes were built into the hillside as they were very poor but it was also cool.
These are now adapted and modernised but still show the original structure.
I loved painting this highly patterned painting – challenging though it was with all those stripes and railings – I knew as soon as I took the photo that I’d love to tackle the overlapping shapes and lines.
© Claire Leggett The Albaicin, Granada
