Granada City Pass
by Aitana
There is another way to get tickets for Alhambra: the Granada City Pass (Bono turístico de Granada). There are 3 and 5 days passes. The pass includes the visit of the main sights: Alhambra (Generalife, Alcazaba and Nasrid Palaces), Cathedral, Royal chapel (Catholic Monarchs' mausoleum), La Cartuja Monastery, San Jerónimo Monastery and Science Park. It includes also 5 or 9 bus rides, according to the pass you chose (3 or 5 days). The price is 27.00 euro (3 days pass) or 32.00 euro (5 days pass).
You can buy it at Caja Granada. At the moment you buy it, you can chose the day you will visit the Alhambra and the hour you will enter the Nasrid Palaces.
http://caja.caja-granada.es/Apli/bononuevo/mainEN.htm
It can be bought in advance through the website or by phone, calling the Caja Granada Information and Reservations Centre: (+34) 902 100 095 / 958 244 500.
You can also buy it directly:
Caja Granada branch at Plaza Isabel la Católica No 6.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 2pm (working days).
Form of payment: cash.
Caja Granada branch in the Neptuno shopping centre, Calle Arabial s/n.
Monday to Saturday, 10am to 2pm and 4pm to 8pm (working days).
Form of payment: cash.
This.is:granada audio guide kiosk on Plaza Nueva, s/n (beside the bus stop for the Alhambra)
Tel.: 958 210 239 www.thisis.ws
Kiosk opening hours:
April to October, Monday to Saturday, 9:30am to 2:30pm and 4pm to 8pm
Sunday, 9:30am to 2:30pm and 4pm to 7pm
November to March, Monday to Sunday, 10am to 2pm
Plaza de Nueva - reflecting Granada's history
by Ekaterinburg
Plaza de Nueva, like the cathedral, was built as a reminder that Catholicism had taken over from Islam and Ferdinand and Isabela were now calling the shots. As well as destroying the large mosque to make way for their cathedral, once Bobadil had been driven out of the city they lost no time in attempting to wipe out as much evidence of his rule as they possibly could. In Plaza Nueva there was a ritual burning of more than 80,000 books from the Muslim university library. This imediately brings to mind the burning of Jewish books by the nazis and of course, persecution of the Jewish community was another prominent feature of the reign of the Catholic monarchs. From Plaza Nueva you can head up to the Alhambra via the Cuesta de Gomerez or start your exploration of the Albaicin, along Carrera De Darro. The church of Santa Ana is the most interesting building in the Plaza and in its construction, echoes the constant theme of Isalm v Catholicism that dominates Granada. Though built in the 16th century, long after the Moors had gone, the bell tower was actually originally a minaret from a mosque which once stood in this place.
Now Plaza de Nueva is awash with outdoor cafes and bars and there's usually plenty of impromptu entertainment going on there as well.
El Corpus Cristi
by Christina1881
The biggest celebration in Granada durring the year is a week long "party" near the busstation.
There were this year (2005) an amusement park and lots of tents (big ones) that was working as restaurants, bars and discos.
This is yet another avent where you will be able to see women and children dress up in the tradicional gypsy-flamenco-dresses.
Normally El Corpus Cristi is around the end of may or the beggining of june (it depends on when is easter!)
Parque Federico Garcia Lorca
by barryg23
The beautiful Federico Garcia Lorca park was the first place we visited in Granada. It was lunchtime by the time we had arrived in Granada and after checking into our hotel we asked the lady running the hotel for suggestions for a good place for a picnic. She recommended this park which was about 100 metres south of the hotel (just below Camino de Ronda in the south of the city).
We bought picnic supplies in the supermarket beside the hotel and had a lovely lunch in the park. The weather was fine, the food was good and Federico Garcia Lorca park was a nice place to begin our visit to Granada. The park wasn't too busy. There were locals walking their dogs and students studying on benches. It was much quieter than other parts of the city we would see later that day.
The park takes its name from the early 20th century poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who died in Granada, at the age of 31, after being shot by Nationalist soldiers in the Spanish Civil War.
You have a lot of places to go...
by PabloD
You have a lot of places to go in Granada, but it wasn't fun for us. My recommendation is to stay in Sierra Nevada, even for the nightlife.... There are several discos/pubs with the 'mountain' style in the Sierra and the people are nicer....a lot ;) ,and is not expensive (20 USD avg/night) This is the key...how to dress....in Granada, if you want to enter to a big disco like 'Granada 10' you have to be dressed up with all the quality clothing you have....if you have a business suit and tie, use them.
If you are in Sierra Nevada, go as you want, you'll be always welcome everywhere....there aren't any guards at the pubs front doors and inside everyone is a friend.
Flamenco in Sacramento
The Court of the Myrtle and the South Gallery.
View of Granada old town (Albaicin) from Alhambra
The route follows Beautiful Camino Tierra
