{"id":75151,"date":"2023-04-10T11:40:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T09:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitanddo_1790.test\/?p=75151"},"modified":"2026-09-30T23:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:06:40","slug":"fountains-of-the-alhambra-of-granada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/fountains-of-the-alhambra-of-granada\/","title":{"rendered":"The 5 fountains of the Alhambra in Granada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"product\"><div class=\"product\">\n<p>At the Alhambra <strong>Water isn\u2019t just decoration: it\u2019s the thread that holds everything together<\/strong>. It flows from the River Darro via the <strong>Acequia Real<\/strong>, winds its way around Cerro del Sol and spreads out across the whole site <strong>by the force of gravity alone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the five fountains that are well worth a stop, and what to look out for at each one.<\/p>\n\n<h2>1. The Lions&#8217; Fountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-Leones-alhambra-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"The Fountain of the Lions in the Courtyard of the Lions at the Alhambra\" class=\"wp-image-75146\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-Leones-alhambra-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-Leones-alhambra-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-Leones-alhambra-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-Leones-alhambra-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-Leones-alhambra-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-Leones-alhambra-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-Leones-alhambra.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Fountain of the Lions, in the centre of the Palacio de los Leones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The most famous part of the monument<\/strong>, in the centre of the Palacio de los Leones, which Muhammad V commissioned to be built <strong>around 1380<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details that are often reported incorrectly:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The cup is dodecagonal<\/strong>, with twelve sides. You often read that it is octagonal, but it isn\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Twelve white marble lions from Macael<\/strong>, in Almer\u00eda.<\/li>\n<li><strong>They are not the same.<\/strong> They differ in their noses, eyes, folds, tails, size and weight: they were probably carved <strong>a number of different artists<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>The poem he has written<\/h3>\n<p><strong>On the rim of the cup are twelve verses by Ibn Zamrak<\/strong>, a poet and vizier at the court of Muhammad V, in honour of the sultan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And there\u2019s a catch:<\/strong> those twelve lines <strong>were part of a casida of 146<\/strong> which begins in the Sala de Dos Hermanas. The poem winds its way through the palace and ends at the fountain.<\/p>\n<p>One of the verses plays on the themes of water and marble: it describes water spilling out and disappearing down the drains as <strong>\u00aba lover whose eyelids are brimming with tears\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>What many people don\u2019t realise<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The fountain you can see isn\u2019t exactly the medieval one.<\/strong> During <strong>For three and a half centuries, it had a different cup<\/strong>, with balusters and a Romantic-style fountain added around 1837.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first documented restoration took place in 1624<\/strong>, coinciding with a visit by Philip IV. The last one, which was far more ambitious, lasted <strong>from 2002 to 2012<\/strong> and restored the building to its present appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the courtyard at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/curiosities-of-the-lions-patio-la-alhambra-granada\/\">Interesting facts about the Patio de los Leones<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>2. The Arrayanes Fountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-arrayanes-alhambra-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"The Patio de los Arrayanes in the Alhambra reflected in the pond\" class=\"wp-image-75147\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-arrayanes-alhambra-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-arrayanes-alhambra-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-arrayanes-alhambra-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-arrayanes-alhambra-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-arrayanes-alhambra-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-arrayanes-alhambra-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-arrayanes-alhambra.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The pool in the Patio de los Arrayanes, at the Palacio de Comares.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here, the water behaves in the opposite way to that at Los Leones: it stays still.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the <strong>Myrtle Courtyard<\/strong>, also known as \u2018de la Alberca\u2019, there is a large rectangular pond flanked by myrtle hedges. At either end, <strong>two very low jets<\/strong> which barely make a ripple on the surface.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And that\u2019s no coincidence.<\/strong> Water acts as <strong>mirror<\/strong>: it mirrors the fa\u00e7ade of the Comares Tower and replicates its architecture, extending the courtyard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The detail that explains it all:<\/strong> This courtyard was the <strong>antechamber to the Ambassadors\u2019 Hall<\/strong>, the throne room. Anyone who came to see the sultan <strong>I crossed this stretch of water first<\/strong>. The staging was carefully planned.<\/p>\n\n<h2>3. The Lindaraja Spring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-lindaraja-alhambra-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"The Lindaraja Fountain in the enclosed garden of the Alhambra\" class=\"wp-image-75148\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-lindaraja-alhambra-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-lindaraja-alhambra-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-lindaraja-alhambra-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-lindaraja-alhambra-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-lindaraja-alhambra-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-lindaraja-alhambra-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Fuente-lindaraja-alhambra.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This one has an interesting story behind it: the cup is from the Nasrid period, but it wasn\u2019t always here.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It was carved in the 14th century<\/strong>, in white marble, and <strong>He took up residence in the Lindaraja garden in 1626<\/strong>, when that corner was transformed into a Renaissance garden. It is next to the <strong>The Queen\u2019s Hairdresser<\/strong>, surrounded by the rooms commissioned by Charles V.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It also includes a poem by Ibn Zamrak<\/strong>, in relief along the edge: <strong>twenty lines<\/strong> in this case, self-descriptive, which refer to the fountain itself and praise the Nasrid dynasty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A little something for the curious:<\/strong> to the text <strong>three lines are missing<\/strong> in the central section. They were lost, and with them part of the eulogy to the sultan.<\/p>\n\n<h2>4. The springs at Ba\u00f1os de Comares<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Before you start looking for it: you can\u2019t always see it.<\/strong> The <strong>Visits to Ba\u00f1os de Comares are restricted<\/strong> and they are not usually open to the public. It is worth checking whether they are open on the day of your visit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And it\u2019s worth asking<\/strong>, because it is <strong>the only medieval Islamic hammam to have survived almost intact to the present day<\/strong>. Hence the restriction.<\/p>\n<p>They were <strong>the Sultan\u2019s and his family\u2019s private bathrooms<\/strong>, with fountains both in the halls and in the courtyards. Here, the water was not merely decorative: <strong>regulated the temperature and humidity<\/strong>, and observed a social ritual inherited from the Roman tradition.<\/p>\n\n<h2>5. The Patio de la Acequia, in the Generalife<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fuente-generalife-alhambra-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Crossed fountains in the Patio de la Acequia in the Generalife\" class=\"wp-image-75149\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fuente-generalife-alhambra-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fuente-generalife-alhambra-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fuente-generalife-alhambra-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fuente-generalife-alhambra-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fuente-generalife-alhambra-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fuente-generalife-alhambra-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fuente-generalife-alhambra.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The intersecting fountains in the Patio de la Acequia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The most photographed view of the Generalife<\/strong>, and with good reason: a canal runs through the courtyard from one end to the other and <strong>two rows of jets cross paths above<\/strong> forming an arc of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But it\u2019s worth bearing in mind that:<\/strong> those criss-crossing jets <strong>they are not Nasrids<\/strong>, but a later addition. The original design was much more understated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is original, however, is the irrigation channel<\/strong>, and that\u2019s the important thing: it\u2019s <strong>the Acequia Real<\/strong>, the same one that brings water from the River Darro and supplies the entire complex. The Generalife was the kings\u2019 orchard and summer retreat, and is situated in <strong>the system header<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The two sides of water<\/h2>\n<p><strong>If you look closely, the Alhambra uses water in two contrasting ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Still, like a mirror:<\/strong> Los Arrayanes and Lindaraja. Silence and reflection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In motion, like sound:<\/strong> The Lions and the Generalife. A constant murmur.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And it all works without a single pump.<\/strong> It\u2019s simply the elevation gain from the mountain range that\u2019s what really impresses about the range.<\/p>\n\n<h2>See them in person<\/h2>\n<p>We are a local tour operator based in M\u00e1laga with over 50 years\u2019 experience organising trips around Andalusia. <strong>Tickets include admission to the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife<\/strong>, which is where four of the five are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Before you go, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/como-visitar-la-alhambra-de-granada\/\">How to visit the Alhambra<\/a>. More about the monument at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/8-curiosities-about-the-alhambra-of-granada\/\">Eight interesting facts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/legends-of-the-alhambra\/\">its legends<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/mejores-frases-de-la-alhambra\/\">the phrases it inspired<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/the-history-of-the-alhambra-for-children\/\">his children\u2019s story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And for the rest of the journey, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/what-to-see-in-granada\/\">What to see in Granada<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n<h3>Which is the most famous fountain in the Alhambra?<\/h3>\n<p>The Fountain of the Lions, in the centre of the Palace of the Lions. Its dodecagonal basin rests on twelve white marble lions from Macael, each carved with distinctive features, probably by different artists. It dates from around 1380, during the reign of Muhammad V.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Which poem is featured on the Fountain of the Lions?<\/h3>\n<p>Twelve verses by Ibn Zamrak, poet and vizier at the court of Muhammad V, carved around the rim of the cup in honour of the sultan. They formed part of a much longer qasida, comprising 146 verses, which begins in the Hall of the Two Sisters, so that the poem winds its way through the palace and culminates at the fountain. The Lindaraja Fountain bears another poem by the same author, this one consisting of twenty verses.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Can you visit the Ba\u00f1os de Comares?<\/h3>\n<p>Access is restricted and they are not usually open to the public, so it is advisable to check before visiting. The reason for this restriction is their exceptional value: they are the only medieval Islamic hammam to have survived virtually intact to the present day.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Where does the water at the Alhambra come from?<\/h3>\n<p>From the River Darro, via the Acequia Real, a watercourse that runs along the Cerro del Sol until it reaches the site. The system operates solely by gravity, making use of the gradient from the mountains, without the need for pumps or other driving mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Are the fountains at the Generalife the originals?<\/h3>\n<p>No. The two rows of fountains whose jets cross over the Patio de la Acequia channel are a later addition to the Nasrid design, which was considerably more austere. What is original, however, is the irrigation channel itself, which forms part of the Acequia Real that supplies the entire monumental complex.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Why is the water in the Patio de los Arrayanes so still?<\/h3>\n<p>Because it is designed to act as a mirror. 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