Granada webcam in real time shows a view of La Mamola beach.
The broadcast allows you to see the endless sea, the beach spit and a piece of the embankment. People often come here not only to sunbathe, but also to go in for kayaking and other water sports.
Granada, whose webcams are available on the site, is a city with a long and complex history.
Moreover, the area is shrouded in various exciting legends that want to attach its foundation to the name of Noah's daughter, named Grana, or another maiden, named Granata, who may have been the daughter of Hercules himself.
The city was founded by Enriques de Honquera - an outstanding historical figure who wrote prose, poetry, music, was strong in astronomy and other sciences. At the same time, historians argue that the settlement itself appeared earlier. Here lived the Iberian tribe, which was one of the most developed in the south. This is also evidenced by the fact that in the V century. BC. there was a mint in which coins were minted.
Archaeologists suggest that the first settlements appeared in the now known area of El Realejo. The Romans lived here, judging by the numerous remains found. Many of the Roman monuments are preserved in the Provincial Archaeological Museum. In it you can see the sidewalks of Roman roads, pottery, capitals, columns and statues, building foundations and even burials. Moreover, the latter are part of the urban geography of Granada, where the Illiberis Forum and a primitive Christian basilica were located.
Live webcams allow you to enjoy the local landscapes.
In the Middle Ages, Grenada underwent some transformation and became a fortress city, which did not prevent the Muslims from conquering it. Under the new rulers, the area began to develop. Governor Abd al-Rahman al-Haybani ordered the reconstruction of the old citadel, the Bermejas towers and the Alcazaba of the Alhambra. Little by little, Granada became an important urban core, which, together with Cordoba and Seville, formed the three most important cities in the south and even in the entire Iberian Peninsula.
In 1013, a Muslim nobleman also founded the kingdom of Granada, becoming the first king of the Ziri dynasty.
After 150 years of wars with the Almoravids and then with the Almohads, the Nasrid dynasty was created. From that moment, the construction of magnificent buildings began, which turned Granada into an extraordinary city, whose webcams allow you to walk along the streets online. Among such buildings, one can distinguish stunning oriental palaces and gardens, which were surrounded by powerful fortifications. East and West intertwined wonderfully here.