Granada, Spain 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)

... hotel.  There was no way that any sane foreigner would be able to find this place!  We also later learned that Granada streets undergo frequent name changes - hence a reason for no street names being posted!  Urgh.   We made it to ...

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

... 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 stations here usually play good, ...

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)

... designs of the buildings, the gorgeous fountains, pools, and gardens all topped off by the stunning panoramic views of Greater Granada was awesome.  A truly exotic palace.  The pictures never seem to do it justice, but we tried to capture what ...

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)

Back in 2003 I took a cheap flight to Malaga, hired a car for a few days and nailed the south coast, from Malaga right the way up to Mojacar in the Almerían province. Geographically this is no big achievement, but when I say nailed, I mean I got my head ...

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)

... quickly and settled down into a routine. He had finally received his dream. Drinking Estrella, with an Ostrayan !!! Amazingly, in Granada, everytime you order a beer, you are given tapas. It is very different to other parts of Spain that we have been to. ...

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)

... former glory visible everywhere. For about 250 years from the middle of the 13th century to 1492, Granada was the center of a Moorish kingdom, the last in Spain. We visited the old Arab town of Albaycin, which is now a neighborhood of cramped white-washed ...

Exploring Spain
Nov 17, 2002 (6 photos)

... for a nice meal in a tiny Arab restaurant which we found by accident tucked up a small, dark alley. Caught the bus to Granada on the 15th, followed the rain but managed to find a nice hostel to stay in. Wandered around and discovered an Arabic quarter ( ...

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

... ; It looks like you could eat it, like it's made of gingerbread. After four easy-going days in Barcelona, it was off to Granada on the overnight train.  Now, when I was 13 years old, I read a historical fiction novel from the school library called " ...

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

You just simply had to love Granada. Civilisation 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, ...

Mas y mas
Sep 14, 2005

Well, i spent time with my intercambio today. I speak way better spanish than she does english. At least that´s what she tells me. And i guess it makes sense when it´s easier to communicate in spanish than it is in english. It was fun...a little forced... ...

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

Hey everybody! We made it to Granada yesterday! This town is awesome also. It feels bigger than Seville but not too big. There's an endless amount of cathedrals, plazas, and cool random buildings. Yesterday we went on a walk from our hostel to the main ...

Alahumbra
Oct 16, 2005

Ah Seville's more beautiful younger sister; doesn't ooze's Seville's class but is beautiful. Due to our over night train being over booked we spent 2 nights in this lovely city. Umbrellas up for most of the stay plus a fantastic walk through one of the ...

Granada
Feb 11, 2007 (10 photos)

... The Big A as one of the 7 wonders of the world: "Mohammed I, the first king of the Nasriden - a Moorish dynasty in Granada - converted a 9th-century castle into his private royal residence, and it is this which we now know as the Alhambra. The structure, ...

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

... those reports of how cold 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 ...

Andalucia
Jun 2, 2007 (18 photos)

... struggling with Spanish just like me, and we hung out for the afternoon - a breath of fresh air! Next I went to Granada, probably my favorite city in Spain.  I was here 9 years ago and was so happy to come back! On the bus I met Mark, a dutch guy ...

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

just photos 4 now

Getting Oriented
Oct 2, 2007

... out that my friends had left without me, I made my way to the Palacio. On the way I saw two girls I had studied with in Granada. I was surprised to find that they had come back, and a bit worried for the schools they had been placed in. They are not the ...

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 ...