Epigraphs of the Alhambra first in a series of expert-guided visits

Next Friday, 8 April, the Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife (PAG) launches a new series of expert-guided visits. The programme, which runs until June, takes place on Fridays, from 4.00 pm onwards, and on Saturdays and Sundays at 10.00 am.
Epigraphs of the Alhambra is the title chosen for the first weekend. On Friday, 8 April, expert calligraphist Ihab Al Oumaoui will explain the characteristics of the decorative Arab inscriptions repeated throughout the Alhambra. On Saturday, 9 April, Arab philologist Naima Anahnah Boutzaght will analyse the Koranic epigraphs at the site, and on Sunday, 10 April, José Miguel Puerta Vílchez, Professor of History of Art at the University of Granada, will reveal the keys that help to decipher the Alhambra’s epigraphs.
Tickets are available at the Alhambra Gift & Book Shop in Granada town centre (calle Reyes Católicos, 40) or can be booked by phone at 958221118. Visits cost €6. Minimum age: 12 years.

Alhambra Gift & Book Shop