THE ALHAMBRA

No visit to Granada would be complete without going to the Alhambra perched on a rocky promontory overlooking the city. Built by the Moors in the 12th century when Spain was under Muslim rule, it is both a palace and a citadel. Legend has it that when Boabdil (the last Moorish king) surrendered the fortification to Ferdinand and Isabel, his unsympathetic mother chided him: "You do well to weep like a woman for what you could not defend like a man." Ouch!

Location: Granada, Spain