![]() ![]() ![]() Irving described the Alhambra as “picturesque and beautiful” and said that it was situated in “one of the loveliest landscapes I have ever seen”. Tales of the Alhambra tells of Irving’s journey from Madrid to Granada, Spain, where he stayed in a historic Moorish sultan’s palace called the Alhambra. ![]() In 1829 Washington Irving also wrote Tales of the Alhambra. Among the stories which Irving is celebrated for writing are Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with its spooky Headless Horseman. You can see it in not only in the name of the city, which lies seven miles east of Los Angeles, but also in Alhambra’s various streets and neighborhoods. Washington Irving and the Alhambra, CA ConnectionĪlhambra, California’s real estate has a connection to one of America’s best-known early writers, Washington Irving. Tales of Alhambra, by Washington Irving, vintage cover. ![]()
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