ROOMS OF CHARLES V AND COURTS OF THE GRILLE AND DARAXA

The Rooms of Charles V, from the Hall of the Two Sisters, ordered to build by the Emperor, covered with Renaissance coffered ceilings. Four closed, known the first two as "Rooms of Washington Irving", where the writer of "Tales of the Alhambra" lived in 1829, and the later two as the "Rooms of the Fruits".

The gallery leads to the 16th century Tocador ("boudoir"), as watchpoint, decorated with frescoes by Julio Aquiles and Alejandro Mayner, both Raphael's disciples. In the outside, grottesque ones and the Conquest of Tunis by Charles V in 1535 in the inside.

The Court of the Grille which dates back from the 17tch century, has a convent atmosphere. It is named after the grille which protected the comunication with the Imperial rooms. Access to the passageways which set upt a hidden network for service comunications and guard patrols.

The Court of the Daraxa, central garden with Cipresses and 17th century fountain.