Welcome to our first festival in the Alhambra Palace.
We are thrilled to be here and deeply honoured to have this opportunity to share the wonders of this world heritage site with our friends and guests.
The Hay Festival exists to share stories and ideas and to bring people together. It is a fusion of culture, politics and pleasure that seeks to challenge assumptions and explore new worlds. There can be no more beautiful setting than The Alhambra to adventure in the wealth of Arab-European exchange, and to hear the many many voices that tell us the immediate and intimate stories tales that get us an understanding of private lives beyond the reach of journalism and history.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who has made this festival possible, and particularly to the writers and musicians for their imagination, to Mapfre for their inspired and creative sponsorship, and to the town, the region and everyone at the Alhambra for their gracious hospitality and support.
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