Granada Travel Guide

  Down-town Granada.
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  • Down-town Granada.
      Down-town Granada.
    by Regina1965
  • Alhambra - Court of the lions
      Alhambra - Court of the lions
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  • The Alhambra from the Albaicin
      The Alhambra from the Albaicin
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  •   Granada
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  •   THE ALHAMBRA: GENERALIFE GARDENS
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Pro

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  So Much to see and do within walking distance, A Great city! 


Con

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  overcrowding of the alhambra 


In a nutshell

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  You won't regret spending a couple of days here! 

 

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THE ALHAMBRA

THE ALHAMBRA, Granada

 270 Reviews  Tickets for the Alhambra were sold out for the entire month when we started queuing on 10 Apr 2011. A limited number of same day tickets was still available for the Generalife gardens. However, there is a night session for the Alhambra and same day tickets are available. These sessions are not... 

THE ALHAMBRA: NASRID PALACES

THE ALHAMBRA: NASRID PALACES, Granada

 173 Reviews  The Patio of the Lions (Patio de los Leones) is probably the most famous place of the Alhambra. It is so called because of the twelve lions that throw jets of water and which are part of the fountain in the middle of the patio. Visitors have no access to the central part of the patio; they are kept... 

Albaicin

Albaicin, Granada

 80 Reviews  Facing each other, two "twin sisters", the hills of Alhambra and Albaicin are the heart of Granada. You may either climb to the "poor" Albaicin and enjoy the large sights over the town, with the splendors of Alhambra in face, or approach a window of Alhambra and admire the old houses climbing... 

THE ALHAMBRA: GENERALIFE GARDENS

THE ALHAMBRA: GENERALIFE GARDENS, Granada

 88 Reviews  As everywhere else, the palaces are a preserved but dead testimony of an ancient culture and artists' skills. The gardens are a living element, that adds harmony to the whole, and helps to fade that sensation of absence and emptiness in the palace. And Muslim gardens are always the best in their... 

Cathedral

Cathedral, Granada

 59 Reviews  An imposing building, but fairly light and airy inside. Multiple organs (seems to be the thing in Spanish churches,) and the normal multiple ornate chapels. As per normal there is some spectacular art work here. There was supposed to be no photography in here, but everyone else was taking photo's... 

THE ALHAMBRA: ALCAZAR

THE ALHAMBRA: ALCAZAR, Granada

 44 Reviews  Today to visit the Alhambra make sure that you reserve a ticket as I beleive this is now neccesary due to the vast amount of Visitors that turn up daily wanting to see this marvellous piece of Moorish architecture. This is a "Unesco World Heitage site " and to see it is a joy to behold.. THE... 

Hotels  

Room Mate Migueletes

 1 Review and 156 Opinions  This is an interesting hotel located just off of Plaza Nueva. It is located in a 17th century... 

Abadia Hotel

 8 Reviews and 250 Opinions  It´s a great hotel. We spent four days in it and it was fantastic. The staff is great and very... 

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Restaurants  

TAPAS

TAPAS, Granada

 32 Reviews  This street, near Plaza Einsteins and Pedro Antonio de Alarcon street is plenty of tapas bars. You will not see many foreign people over there (not like in Elvira street). There are mainly students. Some bars will let you choose your tapa with your drink, and others don't. But almost all the bars... 

BODEGAS CASTAÑEDA

BODEGAS CASTAÑEDA, Granada

 10 Reviews  We stayed in Granada for 2 nights and ate/drank at Antigua Bodega Castaneda both nights. The tapas was cheap and delicious, the beer cold and the local wine most drinkable! Tapas - Can't remember exactly what we ate, but it was good enough to go back for more of the same the next night! 

Nightlife  

GRANADA 10

GRANADA 10, Granada

 8 Reviews  Granada 10 is one of the most well-known clubs in Granada. However, its location in the albaicin, a somewhat seedy (though very fun) neighborhood presents problems. A very unfortunate incident happened to one of the girls on my trip, I don't want to get into details, but you can probably figure it... 

Cambodio

Cambodio, Granada

 6 Reviews  El Cambodio is a unique and entirely different nightclub. A buddy and I went up there, arrived around 2:30am. It was disappointingly slow. There's an 8E cover charge, but it comes with a free drink so not too bad. However, the whole location and setup makes the trip pretty much worth it. There are... 

Transportation  

BUSES

BUSES, Granada

 35 Reviews  Granada airport is nice and small. and situated about 12 kms west of the city. Leave the terminal from the exit to the right and there is an area where you wait for you transport whether it be Bus, Hire car or personal pick up. There is a bus shelter right there and the airport bus that takes you... 

TRAINS

TRAINS, Granada

 10 Reviews   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, comfortable and run on time. I took a train first from Granada to Seville, Santa Justa for Euro 22.70... 

Local Customs  

FREE TAPAS

FREE TAPAS, Granada

 10 Reviews  We'd read about this, but didn't expect it to be as good as it sounds ... but it is ! We went into 5 bars, and in each one we had different tapas with each beer. Now granted they were not all to our taste, but it would be extremely churlish to object to free nosh. Highlights were tortilla, dressed... 

FESTIVALS

FESTIVALS, Granada

 14 Reviews  This is a free techno/dance festival that takes place every spring just outside Orgiva (although in 2010 it was held in Santa Fe and was much smaller). The site is a quarry and dried-up river bed that is home to a year round group of traveller types (many Brits). It gets bigger every year, in 2008... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

BEWARE AROUND CATHEDRAL

BEWARE AROUND CATHEDRAL, Granada

 23 Reviews  I had a bit of a scare as I was entering the gate to go along the side of the Cathedal. A gypsy woman immediately came up to me and grabbed my left hand, then asked if i spoke spanish. I said (now realising this was a trap) that no, only English (hoping to discourage her), and I don't understand a... 

THE ALHAMBRA TICKETS

THE ALHAMBRA TICKETS, Granada

 10 Reviews  The Alhambra is the most visited sight in Spain and ticket sales are strictly controlled so as soon as you know your schedule, you might look into purchasing your tickets in advance to ensure a slot. You can prepurchase the tickets on the internet through the BBVA website OR In any BBVA bank... 

Off The Beaten Path  

ALPUJARRAS

ALPUJARRAS, Granada

 13 Reviews  This is a great little area to visit for the day or even if you are driving through. But you really should do yourself a favor and stop at least in one of these mountainside villages. You will not regret it! 

BEACHES & COSTA TROPICAL

BEACHES & COSTA TROPICAL, Granada

 6 Reviews  You can easily take a bus that takes around one hour to the coast of the state of Granada. We went to Salobrena (on top the "n" there's that sign...but I can't do it on this keyboard:-)). well, wen u get out of the bus..u just ask where the beach is, 'cause u have to walk for around 15min. to get... 

Favorites  

THE ALHAMBRA

THE ALHAMBRA, Granada

 105 Reviews  If you order and pre-pay for Alhambra tickets, you'll be able to avoid the (usually) long lines of people trying to buy same-day tickets. Instead, you'll go to a nearby bank of ATM-like machines. You'll need the credit (or debit) card with which you paid for the tickets. The sales office (including... 

ALBAICIN

ALBAICIN, Granada

 8 Reviews  The Alhambra sitting on its high ground with only the area of Albaycin being higher is an ideal platform for photos. The first photo shows the church and courtyard where we were able the day before to take photos of the Alhambra during the day and later after nightfall with the lights illuminating... 

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Q:  I will be in Granada the end of April 2012 and will be looking for genealogical information so that I can find record of my... 

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A: As a first step I should recommend you to contact with the Town Hall Pinos Puente has several villages so it should be very convenient if you know where were born or... 

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My Granada

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 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... 

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Much More Than The Alhambra

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 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... 

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And How to fall in love with a city....

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 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... 

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Granada

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 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... 

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Feel of Old Islam in Spain

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 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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