Art of Islamic Pattern Granada/Córdoba Field Trip 2026
Introduction
Our base will be at the Cultural Centre next to the Granada Mosque.
Tuesday will be spent in Córdoba and Wednesday will be spent at the Alhambra.
There will be 2 sessions each day roughly 10.30am – 1.30pm and 3.30-6pm in accordance to Spanish routine. We recommend orientating yourself around Plaza Nueva in Granada, which is a long square at the base of the valley between the Alhambra and the Albaicin. Most buses arrive nearby and it’s at the foot of the path that leads up to the Alhambra.
Meeting point, Mirador de San Nicolás
Walk to classroom for introductions and orientation.
Albaicin walking tour with historical context with Zaruq Summers.
Classroom session with Richard Henry: Introductory Slide Lecture – Geometry and Symbol in the Alhambra. Practical Geometry: 4-fold Symmetry & Tessellation.
Practical Geometry: Symmetry & Tessellation (continued)
Classroom session with Adam Williamson. Slide Lecture - Biomorphs and stucco carving in the Alhambra Palace.
Practical session - Introduction to key motifs and repeat patterns using compositional techniques including rotation, tessellation and reflection.
Classroom session, continuation from Morning session.
Early start at 6am.
Meet together at Granada Train Station and travel to Córdoba.
Grand Mosque, Mudejar Church, Synagogue and medieval quarter. Drawing session at Grand Mosque/Cathedral elevation with Adam Williamson. Sunset walk along the Quadalquivir river. Return to Granada at 8pm.
6am Meet together at Granada Train Station
6:27am Granada
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8:08am Cordoba
Walk together from the train station to historic centre, establish meeting point before disbanding
Tour Guide - Hamdi
Mezquita
Mudejar Church
Synagogue
Medieval quarter
Sunset walk across Puente de San Rafael and along the Quadalquivir river
19.40 Meet back at Cordoba Train station
20:09 Cordoba
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21:52 Granada
Meet at the Plaza Nueva Fountain.
1pm - Group 1 visit Nasrid Palaces.
5pm - Group 2 visit Nasrid Palaces.
Workshop session with Munira Mendonça on Traditional Leather Craft
Classroom session with Richard Henry on Constructing a Complex Rosette at Conference Room - Centro Cultural de la Mezquita de Granada.
Optional sunset nature walk in Sacromonte with 300º views of Granada and Sierra Nevada.
