Famous in love with Granada.

The last man to walk on the surface of the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, Harrison Schmitt, came to Granada to see the most beautiful sunset. Some famous people, like Dalai Lama, Brad Pitt, Rita Hayworth, S. Spielberg o Jim Morrison have visited the Alhambra, the Albaicín or the Sacromonte for many years.Everyone remembers the famous phrase of Brad Pitt “The most beautiful thing of Spain is the Alhambra”, after his visit in 1999 with Jennifer Aniston.   Musicians who love poetry   The most passionate musician is Joe Strummer. He sang in a famous  square before met it.Jim Morrison wanted to visit the Alhambra for several days in 1971. The vocalist of The Doors, came to look for a concert, exhibitions and poetics meeting place, called Zíngara ( in the heart of the ””sacromonte).Lenny Kravitz, Rage Against The Machine, Mariah Carey, REM or Bruce Sprigsteen also love Granada.  The last one of the list, recognized not to knew who was Lorca before his concert in Granada. After that he started to read some of his fantastic pieces.

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The fantastic scenery for the filmmakers.

The director of E.T, S. Spielberg, couldn’t introduce a Rolls Royce in the “Patio de los Leones” and desisted to film Indiana Jones in Granada. He filmed it in Almería.http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/1582422/0/spielberg/alhambra/indiana-jones/ Rita Haywoorth was photographed in the “Palacio de Carlos V” in 1952, also Ingrid Bergman and Anhony Quinn visited the city.The famous actor Tyrone Power said that Granada was most beautiful than he has thought. Grace Kelly and her husband visit it in 1956.But not only classics have visited the monument. Viggo Mortensen and Ariadna Gil, wanted to visit the Matisse’s exposition that was installed in the palace. http://www.ideal.es/granada/20101216/local/granada/ariadna-viggo-mortensen-visita-201012161848.htmlAaron Poul ( one of the main characters in Breaking Bad) also visited Granada during his filming in Exodus. http://www.granadadigital.es/jesse-pinkman-de-paseo-por-la-alhambra-2/The last one of the list was Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron in Star Wars) http://granadaimedia.com/poe-dameron-oscar-isaac-en-el-candela/.   The history that inspires politicians Perhaps, it was Clinton who gifted Granada the best advertisement that it has had. It was the viewpoint of San Cristobal which received this distinction. http://elpais.com/diario/1999/04/13/andalucia/923955755_850215.html The king Felipe and the Queen Leticia visited, Granada with their daughters, but also the Prince of Wales, the Prince of Norwegian, the politicians Gorbachov, José Mujica, Dilma Roussef (president of Brasil), the Cameron family or the First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, for which the visit was wonderful and unforgettable. http://www.granadahoy.com/article/granada/796146/las/fotos/top/secret/obama/la/alhambra.html Also some famous athletics like Gasolhttp://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140810/baloncesto/otros/los-hermanos-gasol-y-calderon-visitantes-de-altura-de-la-alhambra_54413632801.html, chefs like Chicote https://twitter.com/albertochicote/status/530446873128337408or the actors of the famous Spanish serie “El Príncipe” http://www.telecinco.es/telemania/series/series-nacionales/segunda-ultima-temporada-serie-principe-estrena-telecinco_0_1970850199.html. Granada, is one of the best gifts that the world can offer to you. Book a room in Granada and meet the fantastic city.