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The Alhambra Granada

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  • Jul 17, 2004: ... is still beautiful. By far the highlight of the city is the Alhambra, Granada's own Moorish Castle. In fact this was the ...
  • May 24, 2007: ... mph until we reached the main road for Granada and the Alhambra.   The American writer, Washington Irving (same author ...
  • Oct 13, 2007: ... what most people come to Granada for, the famous Alhambra Palace.  The Alhambra was originally constructed for defensive ...
  • Apr 21, 2007: ... hits the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in Granada. But even the rain and getting to the Alhambra at 7:30 am to ...

Corral del Carbon (Coal House) Granada

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  • Mar 23, 2008: ... , we had a field trip to the Arab baths and Corral del Carbón, both here in Granada. I don't know if any of you know this or ...

Mirador de San Nicolas Granada

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  • Jan 21, 2008: ... arrive on a courtyard called the Mirador de San Nicolas overlooking the white-washed city of Granada, and in front of you on ...
  • Oct 1, 2007: ... all our stuff for staying over in Granada. Finally we reached the Mirador de San Nicolas which has the best view of the ...
  • Aug 28, 2008: ... the hill which we were staying on we found the Mirador de San Nicolas - a church and large square which looked out over the ...
  • May 9, 2006: ... to even attempt to get in so we walked to the 'Mirador de San Nicolas', a viewpoint with stunning views of the Alhambra from ...

Basilica de Nuestra Senora de las Angustias Granada

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Granada Cathedral

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  • Nov 17, 2002: ... touristy with lots of cobbled streets and tourist shops, but the Mezquita (cathedral / mosque) was really spectacular. We ...
  • Jan 21, 2008: ... baguette one with fancy cheese and quince paste) Paella: 5, fantastic stuff La Sagrada Familia cathedral: 5, one of the ...
  • Sep 21, 2009: ... into the big Cathedral here- the biggest Renaissance cathedral in all of Spain and the second largest cathedral (in general) ...
  • Feb 11, 2007: ... , we did get to see the city and the old quarter and the cathedral where Isabel and Ferdinand (think Cristopher Columbus) are ...

Generalife Granada

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  • Jul 17, 2004: ... architecture we saw in Morocco and displayed in it a more grandiose form. The "Generalife" portion of the Alhambra is a ...
  • Nov 24, 2007: There are many reasons to like Granada , Spain , but free tapas tops the list. When you order a drink at the bar, you can ...
  • Oct 13, 2007: ... rulers with Palaces, beautiful gardens and even a retreat for the Sultans (called Generalife) where they kept their harems.& ...
  • Jan 21, 2008: ... palace, in fountains, down staircases, along canals...  The Generalife which means the "architect's garden" is a work of ...

Calle Navas Granada

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Albaicin Granada

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  • May 30, 2007: ... few days there. The one we found in Granada turned out to be in the middle of the Albaicin, the old Arab quarter, with views ...
  • Sep 4, 2005: ... exciting. A few friends and i went to walk around the Albaicin and take pictures like tourists. We´d already seen a lot of ...
  • May 26, 2006: ... best experience we´ve had so far on this trip has been Granada, Spain. Sticking to it´s reputation as a youth driven town, we ...
  • Sep 18, 2005: ... From the castle you can see the entire city of Granada and the Albaicin. It´s crazy beautiful. Even though we were there, ...

Convento de San Jeronimo Granada

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  • Feb 25, 2007: ... station,n with time to spare, we stumbled across the Convento de San Jeronimo. What a surprise!! The chapel was huge with a ...

Casa de Castril Granada

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Science Park (Parque de las Ciencias) Granada

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  • Sep 4, 2006: ... , so might go see a Monastery and the all famous "Science Park" (imagine the "Questacon" of Spain) before we jet (train) off ...

Palace of Carlos V Granada

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  • Dec 9, 2006: ... years later, a newer Palace, the Palace of Carlos V was built. Inside it was circular and a couple of museums installed. ...
  • May 5, 2004: ... One of the first buildings I stumbled upon was the palace of Carlos V. It is a huge square building with a perfectly round ...
  • Jul 20, 2008: ... renovation.. yargh. But aaah it was so great, and the Palace of Carlos V has an interesting design - the buildling is square ...

Sacromonte Granada

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  • Jun 28, 2009: ... mysterious Alhambra. The Alhambra is the most visited sight in Spain, and after spending three hours walking through it, we ...
  • Jun 12, 2009: ... our private chauffeur takes us to Medieval Spain's most exciting and beautiful mountain town. Granada is one of my favorite ...
  • Oct 12, 2009: ... exist, we did get a VERY first-hand view of what Sacromonte actually is.  The place resembles a Mid evil town with the ...
  • Jul 8, 2005: July 8, 2005--Granada, Spain We have just finished touring two days in Granada and have really enjoyed it. I don´t think ...

Monasterio Cartuja Granada

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  • Jan 22, 2007: ... food there "no vale la pena." Later, we found the Monasterio Cartuja. The place was sweet, but unfortunately we didn't know ...

El Banuelo Granada

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  • Apr 1, 2008: ... 9:45 p.m. that night. We wandered around the town and checked out El Banuelo (an old Arabic bath house) and walked back up ...
  • Sep 29, 2009: ... already excited to see the pictures. We then walked to the El Banuelo after a bit of a hard time finding the place...seems to ...

Iglesia de San Gil y Santa Ana Granada

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Casa-Museo de Manuel de Falla Granada

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Museo Casa de Los Tiros Granada

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Cathedral and Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) Granada

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  • Mar 6, 2009: ... on the roof.  Next day visited the cathedral and royal chapel where Queen Isabella and husband Ferdinand are entombed - ...
  • Nov 7, 2006: ... funny! Other highlights have been seeing the amazing cathedral and royal chapel (they do build amazing churches in Europe ...

Banos Arabes Granada

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