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Granada Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Granada, Spain and Canary Islands
free tapas?!?!
... turned out to be my roommate in granada! so awesome to run into her again... Of course the must see thing in Granada is the alhambra which is "one of the greatest accomplishments of Islamic art and architecture" according to my lonely planet ...
Granada
July 7, 2005--Granada, Spain Just wanted to let everyone know that we arrived in Granada yesterday afternoon. There was not much to do last night as it was pretty late when we got started; however, we did go through the Cathedral of Granada. When ...
Granada
... we went into the remaining buildings, but none were nearly as impressive as the palace. There is a fortified tower which overlooks Granada and the surrounding hills. As we had satisfied our thirst for Moorish architecture and it was getting hot we headed ...
Granada, Spain
I took the morning train to Granada and found these four hours much more pleasant and easy than plane: my window seat was much roomier and I was able to stow my large suitcase without too much trouble - the same could not be said for those who boarded at ...
Going Granada
... 1.50 euro beer and get little appetizers. Get 4 drinks and you get four appetizers (4 is the cut off - for Tapas that is). Spain, Granada at least, I found to be cheaper than Italy in general but especially when you can go out and only pay for drinks, ...
Flamenco & Fair
... the women who work at the residence, to go to watch the flamenco dancing at the Corpus Christi fair here in Granada. She was going to leave at midnight and I was hesitant as I wasn´t sure how long they were going to stay out. She assured me ...
Mysteries of the Alhambra
... and puppies. In terms of the hippie youth scene, it is a lot like the 'Nelson, British Columbia' of Spain (a cultural reference for my friends and family in Canada). So on Monday morning we got up bright and early to hike up the hill to ...
Graaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanada!
... se porque, tal vez es solo la imagen que se ha creado dentro de mi cabeza debido a todo lo qeu escucho y veo en mexico. Granada otra ciudad de reencuentro con amigos, o mas bien con Alma una amiga de Guadalajra, la cual solo vimos como una hora, ...
He Llegado!
... in mexico didnthelp me with that an neither did my college profs soooo I need to learn it now.... I love the townof granada it is fairly small and very pretty. We did a walking tour through part of it and looked at some of the great views and the ...
Spain 3- Granada
... who had just arrived from the Granada airport. The three of us went down to the bar together and I ordered a sangria, because I was in Spain and had to have it at least once. It wasn't bad. The three of us talked for a bit, then they ...
Granada Update
So I thought I would fill everyone in on what I've been up to and what Granada is like! I really like the city. It is full of old buildings and really cool stores. There are little cafes everywhere and you can walk to pretty much ...
Granada and La Alambra
... days. Kelly’s favorite part was taking pictures of the fountains in the impressive gardens. Although we found Granada to be very artsy and funky, we also found it a little sketchy in some areas – especially around the bus station where ...
Granada!
... (see pictures) and lots of Arab restaurants. The Muslims took over the city in 711 and set up an independent emirate, and Granada became one of the richest cities in medieval Europe. Christian armies invaded and took over in 1491. ...
Alhambra
This is a top pick! No visit to the South of Spain is complete without a visit to the Alhambra so we headed to Granada so Val could visit this Arabic Palace. After much searching we found the campsite we planned to stay in… Yay! On closer inspection we found it ...
Back to the land of Tapas
As soon as we touched the blessed soil of Spain we hopped on a bus from Algeciras to Granada. The background to Granada (thanks to the Lonely Planet) is that from the 13th to the 15th century it was capital of the last Muslim kingdom in Spain. The city is ...
Pompöses Granada - unbeschreibliche Alhambra
Fahrt von San José, Nationalpark Cabo de Gata nach Granada, Andalusien Martin: Fahrt durch EU geförderte Zitrushaine Nach 3 Stunden aussichtsreicher Autobahnfahrt am Rande der Sierra Nevada (schneebedeckte Gipfel!) entlang erreichen wir Granada bei 30 ...
stuck in Granada
... wrong. we went down the hill, ate some gelato, drank some beers, hung out. the next night we made the same trip, and what happens? grAnada decides to screw us again and say we dont have tickets. i had checked my bank statement earlier and they had already ...
Finally I Have Time!
... ) and off i went to the Malaga bus station. Once i was there it was really easy to get a ticket for the bus going to Granada and the bus was really comfortable. Of course i was really tired by now because i had been traveling for a day and a half without ...
Flamenco, Moorish architecture and a good hangover
I´m still in Granada. I keep trying to leave but it just doesn´t seem to happen. I went to the Alhambra yesterday and it was just gorgeous. The place was the throne of the Moorish kings for about 8 centuries, until the Christians got ...
Granada
... we went to Granada, home to the famous La Alhambra, Arabic Palace, and the crypts of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel, they united Spain and paid for Columbus to sail around the world. I took a LOT of photos this weekend. So take time to look at ...
Granada and The Alhambra
... hostel, amazing islamic architecture at the Alhambra-see photos. A nice few days wandering through this Bohemian city. Very charming and of course the Alhambra an absolute arhitectural treat. I love cities with lots of hills with ...
ale-ale-hambra
... and playing African music, I headed back to Huelva to get the rest of my things and relax for a couple days before heading to Granada and Madrid. I was feeling a little under the weather Monday night and sure enough wound up with a 104 fever and a ...
Walkin' on Sunshine!
... we went for a Moroccan dinner (I love vegetarian cultures!), and then met up with some of David and Shelley's friends for a few drinks (they are studying in Italy and were in Granada for the weekend). What a great day! I love Granada! Tomorrow- ...
Granada
Albaicin
... do Alhambra, a colina de São Cristóbal, o Sacromonte e Elvira. O Albaicin é como um mundo diferente dentro de Granada, devido à forte influência muçulmana nesta área. Este é um local a explorar, percorrendo todas as suas ruas estreitas e ...
Alhambra, robberies and lots of fun!
... its great just chilling out in hammocks with travellers from all over the world and then heading into town at night for tapas and flamenco. Granada is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever visited. Its an old Moor town, so is, even today, ...
