Sacromonte (Caves in Granada)

These are photos of Sacromonte (the Sacred Mountain) in Granada. Many people, throughout the centuries, including up to today, live in caves here. The first were possibly the Moors that were kicked out after Ferdinand and Isabel christianized Granada. Many Gypsies over the years. These are some of the homes (people still living in caves throughout Sacramonte). Legend has it that when the Moors returned to Morocco they left their slaves here. The slaves knew the Moors had buried their treasures somewhere and were digging for the gold when they decided the holes looked good enough to live in, so they did. Anyway, the top three pictures are inside some of the homes and the last one is a more modern, upscale cave with a nice entrance. But still leads to a cave home. Sacramonte is also the home of Flamenco, created by the Gypsies living here in the caves. We are on our way to see some Flamenco right now. It is only a 10 minute walk. (We´ll be taking a cab though, since the walk is straight up).

Teresa and Aviathar