There are buses that can whisk you inexpensively up and down from the Alhambra. The little minibuses (as shown in the photo) are ideally suited for getting up and down the steep climb and descent of... more
From Granada to Jerez de la Frontera
I wanted to go from Granada to Jerez d.l. Frontera. This is a long and awkward trip but can be done easily enough by train.
The trains in Spain are clean,... more
Alhambra is a 10 minutes drive from the city center, i.e. from Isabella Catolica, through cute red mini-bus # 32. One can also walk through but the way to Alhambra is quite steep up the hill and it is... more
The complexity and narrowness of the streets of the Albayzin will drive you madly around in circles if you do not have a GPS. I do believe that we would still be driving around if not for the... more
*Aug2010 - even Ryan air have stopped this route now, so it's busy old Malaga and a drive/bus now - Apparently, there are 'talks' - I will update if I hear any news*
*JULY-'08 - Sadly, this route has... more
The best way to move to other places in Andalucia is the bus. Most of the cities and villages are linked by this transport. The Bus Station is a bit away from... more
Granada airport is about 17km west of the city. There is a bus service between the airport and the city centre which leaves approximately every 30 minutes. It... more
Granada is in Andalucia, south of Spain.Driving distances to Granada from:- Málaga: 127 kms.- Sevilla: 252 kms.- Madrid: 421 kms.- Paris (France): 1688 kms.-... more
there is no subway in granada, so if you need to get across town, the best way to do so is the bus. if i recall correctly, i think a bus ticket is about 1 euro.... more
The city bus does not stop directly at the Granada train station. To get to the train station, catch a No. 4, 6, 9, or 11 bus on the Gran Via de Colon going... more
Granada has a very small airport 12 kilometres far from the centre. It's a national airport so you'll only can go there from the most importants cities in Spain... more
From Madrid I drove my rental car to Granada via the Autopista de Andalucia (N-IV). It's about a 5 hour trip one way. Past the cut-off to Cordoba and Sevilla... more
Granada does provide an airport though it it for national flights only. Best is to fly to Malaga and the take a car of some sort to Granada, which is between a... more
Granada has no international airport. The nearest international airport to Granada is the Airport of Malaga.To get from Malaga to Granada you have to get a bus... more
Aunque desplazarse por la ciudad es un constante subir y bajar, lo mejor es caminar. El coche resulta muy poco práctico porque hay muchas calles angostas, es... more
The most comfortable and cheapest way to get Granada form Madrid is taking a bus. The name of a bus terminal located in Madrid is Estacion Sur(south station).... more
While I was looking through VT's photos of Granada I noticed that most of them were shots of the Alhambra. There is much more to see in Granada too.
For example: The Albaicin ( The old arabic...
A few days Annual leave owed to me, a cheap flight courtesy of Ryanair, and within 30 minutes, I had a flight and accomodation booked to Granada for 3-5 May 2005.
Now, I knew very little about...
Granada is a famous city and not only because the Alhambra and all the Moslem style monuments.
A gypsy woman said to a visitor:
"Give something to the poor blind man,
because there’s nothing...
My 1st visit to Granada was in 1998 on one of those organized bus tours from the Costa del Sol, even back then tickets to the Nasrid Palace section of the Alhambra were hard to come by if you didn't...
How many traditions and legends, true and fabulous,
how many songs and romances, Spanish and Arabian,
of love and war and chivalry are associated with this romantic pile!
- Washington Irving on the...
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