We remember the most famous visitors of Hotel Alhambra Palace

Granada has been and continues to be one of the most visited cities in Spain. And not only because of its monumental Alhambra, but also because our city has been on many occasions the epicenter of meetings and celebrations worldwide that have attracted personalities from all over the world.

Hotel Alhambra Palace has been the place chosen to stay in the Nazari city by politicians, Nobel Prize winners, astronauts, artists, scientists... and of course, kings.

Hotel Alhambra Palace is and has been culture, history, feeling and poetry in a vital space for the city.

And although after 114 years, summarizing who has left an indelible mark within our walls It is not an easy task, today we remember some of them.

If you want to know who slept in one of our Suite, keep reading!

Religious leader Dalai Lama

In 1982 the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of the followers of Buddhism and Lamaism, visited Granada in October of that year accompanied by two lamas and eleven monks. He came to Granada to inaugurate the Buddhist center in La Alpujarra. Truly an exceptional guest of the Alhambra Palace Hotel.

Scientists Stephen Hawking

In 2001 the british astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, known worldwide for his "theory of everything" among others, visited the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia, located in Granada. For two days, we were able to understand our universe from the hand of one of the most influential people of the twentieth century, which has honored with his visit to Hotel Alhambra Palace.

Hotel Alhambra Palace, the hotel where Hollywood actors stay

Our Golden Book collects dozens of great figures of the cinema. When we talk about Hollywood actors, we cannot forget him. Brad Pitt. His seductive smile and his professional career have marked a before and after in the history of contemporary Hollywood cinema.

Granada, in the eyes of the artists

In 1092 the Valencian artist Joaquín Sorolla, during a trip throughout Andalusia, arrived at the city of the Alhambra, undoubtedly the great muse of the Valencian artist, as it starred in most of his 'Granada' paintings. Granada would be reflected years later in several of his paintings.

Among the many artists that Hotel Alhambra Palace has been fortunate to have within its walls, is "the painter of the Mediterranean light".

A royal hotel

Since its inauguration in 1910 by King Alfonso XIII, royalty from all over the world have visited the Alhambra Palace Hotel.From Their Majesties the Prince and Princess, sons of King Hassan of Morocco, H.R.H. Charles Mountbatten-Windsor, Duke of Windsor and Prince of Wales to H.R.H. Charles Mountbatten-Windsor, Duke of Windsor and Prince of Wales.

Recently, H.M. Queen Sofia, stayed again at the Alhambra Palace Hotel on the occasion of the extraordinary charity concert organized by the foundation that bears her name and held at the Palace of Charles V, located in the grounds of the Alhambra.

Upon her arrival at our hotel, she was welcomed by our general manager Ms. Marianella Bertini Mendez.

The little theater of the Alhambra Palace Hotel, cradle of art.

In June 1922, the cante jondo contest was presented in this theater.

It was a milestone, since it was the first recognition of flamenco as a cultured music. In it, the poet Federico Garcia Lorca recited for the first time the verses of the "Cante Jondo".

If you want to know more about our most famous guests, you can read our golden book here.

Visit the city with the most beautiful sunset in the world.

Sources.

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https://www.granadahoy.com/ocio/veces-Sorolla-ilumino-Granada_0_1817818546.html

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