Granada is best known for it's splendid Alhambra Palace which dominates the old part of the city. It was constructed to represent paradise on Earth and this feeling is reflected in it's buildings, courtyards and fountains. The gardens of the Generalife were the country estate of the Nasrid Kings. Here they could enjoy tranquility high above the city, a little closer to heaven. Granada's cathedral and other buildings of interest can be found in the streets of the ancient town below the palace. The Albaicin quarter reflects the city's Moorish ancestry. There were once over thirty mosques here, some of which can still be traced.