Abstract
This paper explores British travellers' initial encounters with the landscape and architecture of Granada and the Alhambra fortress-palace throughout the nineteenth century. Travel journal descriptions are examined alongside handbooks and guides to Spain, and considered in relation to the architectural tropes and viewing techniques that became common during the era of picturesque travel. Travellers' expectations and preconceived notions are revealed through their negotiation of style and integration of features within the view and through the association of the ruin with the Islamic monument and, in some cases, with the city of Granada. The resulting body of travel literature is shown to play a role in the historical positioning of modern Spain on the cultural outskirts of Europe.
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