Access from the city to the Alhambra Park is afforded by the "Puerta de las Granadas" (Gate of Pomegranates), a triumphal arch dating from the 15th century.
V času vladavine dinastije Nasrid se je Alhambra preoblikovala v mesto palatin, skupaj z namakalnim sistemom, ki so ga sestavljali "acequias" (potoki, kanali) za vrtove Generalife, ki so se nahajali zunaj trdnjave.