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