Granada, Spain and Canary Islands Travel Blogs

Last Stop in Mainland Europe
Jul 17, 2004 (4 photos)

... this unmarked path, turn right at the cactus, turn right at the next cactus, we're on the right of the cactus" directions. Granada is huge but despite that the sunset over the Sierra Nevadas is still beautiful. By far the highlight of the city is the ...

Tales of the Alhambra
May 24, 2007 (9 photos)

... of 'Sleepy Hallow'), while ambassador to Spain, wrote a book entitled 'Tales of the Alhambra' that described his journey to Granada and visit to a great Moorish palace called The Alhambra.  We would also on our journey to Granada have a few tales of ...

on the road again...
May 17, 2005 (3 photos)

... runs along the Mediterranean Coast... some things you gotta learn the hard way!), spent a night in Alicante, and then continued on to Granada, through the Andalusian region and the Sierra Nevada mountains. The drives have been gorgeous, and the radio ...

free tapas
Nov 24, 2007 (11 photos)

There are many reasons to like Granada , Spain , but free tapas tops the list. When you order a drink at the bar, you can expect to get mini-sandwiches, french fries, olives, chips, etc. Wouldn't that be nice to have back home? Another aspect i'd like to ...

Granada
Oct 13, 2007 (14 photos)

... a couple of samples and a little window shopping, we moved on as we wanted to try and make arrangements to visit what most people come to Granada for, the famous Alhambra Palace.  The Alhambra was originally constructed for defensive purposes, but was ...

Granada - is that in Canada?
Dec 30, 2006 (114 photos)

A weekend of madness and history.

Granada - last holdout of the reconquista
Apr 21, 2007 (19 photos)

(S) The rain in Spain does not fall mainly in the plain. It also hits the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in Granada. But even the rain and getting to the Alhambra at 7:30 am to wait in line for the doors to open at 8:30 couldn't dampen this ...

Moorish
Nov 30, 2008 (164 photos)

A couple of days taking in the gorgeous town of Granada and sampling far too many plates of free tapas!

Re-visited
Dec 22, 2006 (16 photos)

... later seems all very rewarding. My original visit was with a view to assisting them find some suitable retirement options and getting a proper feel for the place. And yet now, having left the Sierra Nevada this morning for the south coast, ...

Granada
Sep 22, 2005 (8 photos)

... each drink and it is often quite enough to go without a proper meal. We thoroughly enjoyed Tapas throughout Spain but especially in Granada. From Granada we caught a local bus to Algeciras ready for our ferry ride to Morocco and our next big adventure.

'Travelpodians' - Parts IV and V
Dec 11, 2006 (75 photos)

... off the bus in a side street. After getting them checked in and devoid of luggage we hit the town. Granada is very different to other parts of Spain in that it has different tapas 'ethics'. Here you don't necessarily order it (or outrightly pay for it for ...

Meeting the Moors
Dec 9, 2006 (82 photos)

... !!! But then again, I am an attractive man !!! Eventually, I convinced him to get Skype. He told me of his plans to fly to Spain, and as he is a Mummy's boy (aren't we all), he was off to visit his oldies. A plan was formulated, cheap flights to Grananda ...

granada, the alhambra and alicante
Mar 13, 2006 (9 photos)

granada - felt similar to seville and almost as touristy; also lots of americans studying spanish - running out of time...only two nights. - camped near the bus station, little bit out of the action, but good to crack out the tent. - the ...

Hot town summer in the city
Jun 27, 2008 (18 photos)

... as if their other kings weren´t quite catholic!). Among their achievements, aside from the conquest of Granada (and hence the finishing of the reconquest of Spain from the Moorish domination), one can also include the sponsorship of the voyages of Columbus ...

Exploring Spain
Nov 17, 2002 (6 photos)

... as the Mezquita in Cordoba. More stray cats threatening to find their way into our luggage... It is Sunday today, and so everything is closed in Spain, lucky to find this internet cafe, we will have a lazy day wandering around, waiting for our lift to ...

Granada and the Alhambra
Jan 21, 2008 (52 photos)

... drinkers and flamenco guitar players, you arrive on a courtyard called the Mirador de San Nicolas overlooking the white-washed city of Granada, and in front of you on the opposite hill is the Alhambra.  It is difficult to describe this sight, except ...

Back on my feet
Sep 10, 2000 (6 photos)

... at last! After having been trapped in Malaga for 10 days extremely sick it was nice to be back on my feet and able to travel further. Granada was an exciting mix of green hills, imposing Rocky Mountains, stylish cafes, large plazas and the lush green ...

Mas y mas
Sep 14, 2005

... of the city and drank some tea while talking. Nothing too special. Although i did have to concentrate really hard to speak s-l-o-w-l-y and c-l-e-a-r-l-y so that she could understand. But i guess that´s what all the spaniards have to do with us. I´m glad she ...

Land of the Alhambra
Sep 21, 2009 (29 photos)

... I guess it was a Saturday, after all. We went into the big Cathedral here- the biggest Renaissance cathedral in all of Spain and the second largest cathedral (in general) in all of Spain. It was so different than most cathedrals because instead of being ...

Alahumbra
Oct 16, 2005

... quick but our "I think I can" engine left us stranded in Lizares Baeza foe nearly 2 hours. More carrages joined in the fun and eventually the Spanish rail system found an engine to get us all to Barthelona. Arrived at Petite Hotel, very excited to be off ...

Granada
Feb 11, 2007 (10 photos)

This weekend was our trip to Granada, and it sounds like the general consensus is "Man, why didn't I study in Granada?"  It's amazing and beautiful and exciting, whereas Alicante is just kind of dirty and not that great (that's what people who've ...

Lanjaron - Granada
Jun 24, 2007 (5 photos)

Granada
Jul 6, 2007

Hello Everyone!     So I have officially met up with Katie Heisel and we are in Granada, Spain. We took the over night train from Barcelona and paid the extra money to have a bed. Even though we were not in the same cabin, it was worth it. ...

Granada - Hot enough to, Your majesty
Jul 27, 2007

... and rainy it is everywhere else? They only make it better!!!!....what?....oh you all know I´m shallow) So Granada. The big one has been covered, the Alhambra. And boy was it worth the 20 minute uphill slog. Words cannot do it justice. Not only is the ...

Andalucia
Jun 2, 2007 (18 photos)

... down on Sundays.  But nevermind, I hopped a bus the following morning, with a general plan of heading to the southern tip of Spain and spending about 9 days in Morocco.  I took the bus to Tarifa, Spain, which is on the southern tip, down near ...

Granada and the Alhambra
Apr 13, 2007 (1 photos)

just photos 4 now

Getting Oriented
Oct 2, 2007

... ;        The first bit of the seminar was pretty boring. They covered how the school system works in Spain, and some of what we would be in charge of doing as auxiliares de conversación. After a couple hours we had a break for ...

Finally in Granada...
Oct 24, 2005 (7 photos)

... plazas so you can just sit and drinnk and listen to the guitarristas play guitar or just chat with friends. The nice part about Granada, and Spain in general, is that when you get a beer, usually about a euro, maybe 1,5 euro, that is how much you pay. ...

But I thought......
Oct 10, 2005 (16 photos)

... the Alcazaba which wasn´t as good as the palace, and then to the Generalife. That was really cool. Absolutely amazing views over Granada and gorgeous gorgeous gardens. So beautiful. I took tons of close up pictures of flowers because they were so nice. My ...

Less than a month...
Nov 26, 2007

... at the same time but I have gotten behind :) So I will be filling your inboxes :) So the last few weeks in Granada have not had many earth-shattering experiences but a couple worth noticing. The 20th of November is the aniversary of Franco´s death and ...