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Article: The city that inspired Narrow, cobbled streets that led me to inspiration a summer bestseller The Alhambra may be Spain's most visited monument, but it's the quieter, less showy side of Granada that fascinates novelist Victoria Hislop
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- The Sunday Telegraph London
- Article date:
- July 6, 2008
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Although I have spent much of the past three years reading in the
British Library or writing at home in Kent, in my mind I have been
in the sultry and exotic city of Granada.
For the second time in my life a place gave me the idea for a
novel (the first time it was Crete) and though it's not exactly
ideal to have the source of inspiration several thousand miles from
home, it gave me a good excuse to visit repeatedly what must be one
of the most enchanting cities in the world.
I have now been to Granada in every season and all weather
conditions, on days when the pavements were melting and days when
the iciness of the air took my breath away.
Most people know Granada for the Alhambra, a ...
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