10 Enchanting Castles Around the World You Have To Visit!

3. The Alhambra, Spain

Being of great importance to the history of Spain, Alhambra was a key element in conflicts between Muladis (Muslims) and Arabs and often appears in history books. Another place it holds however is one of honor in architecture books. Alhambra is considered an architectonic wonder and has originally been built as a palace of heaven, or one to resemble it closely. In fact, the walls are covered in geometric patterns of mosaic from the sacred books. Most interesting fact: The name of the place means ‘the red one’. This seems to refer to the color of the stone, but it comes in fact from the red clay in the vicinity. The walls were originally brilliantly white!