The gypsy Barrio Sacromonte in Granada

Sacromonte........I love this word
because it sounds so exotic to my ears

it is the name of the former gypsy district in Granada

in medieval times, gypsies settled in this part of Granada
facing the Alhambra. Their traditional white cave-dwellings
are now mostly inhabited by foreigners.

still some houses seem to be abandoned

Monchéri and I kept sighing
Ah... if we had the money...surely we would come and live here

you are inside the city and yet it feels
like being in the countryside

and what's more you face the Alhambra...

we soon discovered a nice little café


called los Faroles

the owner invited us to visit inside

oh.....how charming and pittoresque


please Monchéri....sit there
your red jacket is perfect in the decor

the owner's grandmother portrait is hanged on the wall

I fell in love with the green tiles in the kitchen

I thought the owner was equally cute

and delightfully laid back


we sipped our vino tinto watching ominous clouds
progressing towards the Alhambra


mmm......this was last sunday
today is wednesday and the clouds are still here

but never mind....mañana is another day!!

I forgot to tell you....there are lots of tablaos, places where
you can listen to flamenco (more or less authentic)
in the Barrio Sacromonte but it will have to be another post......





photos by your devoted blogging hostess


Comments

P said…
I love this part of the world. Your post brought back many wonderful memories of a trip I took when I was 22 and on the road with a very sweet boy from Malta.
Sue Krekorian said…
Thank you for this magic armchair trip to Granada. I soooooo want to visit in reality, but this assuages some of the impatience. I am having to rest to try to get rid of a virus (had it for 3 weeks, no voice for more than 2)so your sharing this is wonderful, breaking the boredom and isolation and cabin fever! A bientot!
Dori said…
I have so many fond memories of the years I lived in Andalusia. Your posts bring them back so vividly--thank you for that!

Granada in the springtime was always one of my favorite places to visit.
l'air du temps said…
bon jour Lala.

i have always wanted to learn more about the gypies in spain and their history. these photos are gorgeous...
Susan Tuttle said…
Oh wow! - I can't believe you got to go inside - what a dream!

I so enjoyed your comment about your old neighborhood in Paris - thank you so much for sharing!

Susan
xo
Anonymous said…
Very, very lovely. Thanks for taking us there on the virtual tour.

Paz
Relyn Lawson said…
Another beautiful peek at an unexplored (for me) part of the world. The longer I read your blog, the more I ache to buy a plane ticket and make sure my passport is updated.
rochambeau said…
Your Cheri and the Gypsy world of Sacromonte looks like a beautiful combination to me. Perhaps you will live there.....& if not you can always go within your heart!
xo
Constance
Lavinia said…
Ah, Lala! The next time you go to Los Faroles, please invite me along. I want to relax, drink the vino tinto and enjoy the Alhambra views too...:)

This place is so charming, and you are right, so is the proprietor.....he looks like he enjoys life!

As for your moncheri, he is looking handsome as ever...are all the Spaniards so good looking?
first i would like to thanks you for your nice words when you visiting my blog, thanks you SO much because then i found yours, thanks for the history lesson about sacramonte (i agree it sound great)..it was really magic to read..just like i was there.. have a nice week..marie
Karen Cole said…
Yes Lala,
For sure you are the perfect hostess. Always showing such beauty....in the places AND the people. I'd like to travel from here to Morocco on a regular basis.

Enjoy your beauty.
I could easily spend time there....
Gill said…
Glorious! Granada looks divine...I'd like to visit that restaurant and sit and watch those clouds go by!
xoxo
Unknown said…
antoher wonderful and dreamy post, I wish I was there too :)
kyh said…
ah i love those homes! so quaint! and the star of david shows that the home has been inhabited by a jewish family right?
Hello Lala...I loved the green and blue theme you had going in your photos; and again in the cafe where it became a warm red and white.
Elizabeth said…
These are really inviting pictures.
So, you will come to Morocco and I will come to Spain.
A perfect swap.
You make Spain look fascinating.
Vanessa said…
The photo of the town with the clouds looming overhead was starkly dramatic, Lala. And I've been wanting to learn flamenco forever!
Unknown said…
Magical place, makes me dream of living there and live a bohemian life, I suppose that I would have to be a rich bohemian.

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