Juderia

It was around this point that it became clear that the Real Alcazar was not open at 09:30 as it said on the door, but that in fact it was closed on Mondays.

We walked through an archway at the side of the old Palace into another enclosed plaza, lined with orange trees. Over in thr corner was a small exit that ran beneath the building.

At the end of the path we found ourselves in an alley that nestled beneath the Palace walls.

This alley was "Juderia" (the hint was on the wall!), but this is also the name for complete rabbit-warren of alleys and courtyards that occupy the eastern side of the Palace.

The Gorse Fox had stopped to take this photo and was just lining up the camera as the first door opened and a huge dog, straining on its leashed emerged, barking wildly (in Spanish - el barking). GF nearly jumped out of his skin. The owner gave a sheepish grin and told the dog to be quiet... and the walked off and left GF to it.