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Travel Blogs from Motril
Mi casa es su casa
... of school. We then proceeded to the terrace where we were served lunch and by lunch I mean five courses accompanied by wine and followed by cordials. Every time we thought we were done, more food would appear and like any mama, we were informed in Spanish if we were not eating enough! Highlights included and amazing lentil soup, pork and potatoes, and homemade spice cake. Maria also makes her own liquors and we were able to try her plum and ...
Besuch der Al-Hambra
... obwohl es bei den wahrlich schon frühsommerlichen Temperaturen und dem ständigen Anblick von Palmen etwas surreal erschien hier in diesem Gebiet noch eine Skitour zu unternehmen.
Endlich: Sierra Nevada!
Nach dem Besuch der Alhambra beschlossen wir keine zweite Nacht mehr in Granada zu verbringen sondern am Abend noch in Richtung Capeileira aufzubrechen, um am nächsten Tag dann schon näher beim Ausgangspunkt für den Aufstieg auf das Refugio Poqueira zu ...
Granada
... the best restaurants. It was on our way down the steep slope from the Alhambra back to the city. It was extremely off the tourist track, which we loved, and it was in the heart of the Arab neighborhood. We found a fantastic place. We ordered two tapas and an entree to share and everything was wonderful. We got fried meat croquettes again and a smoked salmon tapa that came with a circle of brûléed, caramelized goat cheese that I'm going to try to recreate. For our entree, we got ...
Tapas, sewer pipes and mountain views
... charm of Granada. It´s a picturesque little town, snuggling aginst the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains and full of history (is there a city in Spain that isn´t I wonder?). My wee little hostel is not the most exciting, looks a bit like a barn and in need of renovations, but serves its purpose. I crash Oasis Hostel up the street for their daily activity schedule. Alhambra tickets are impossily hard to get and I don´t count on being so lucky.
First a word ...
48hrs in Granada (or lessons in how to kill time!)
... minutes, I did indulge in imagining that I was the Queen of the place as the only other people around were gardeners! As soon as I got out of the palace, the magic was lost as there were just tour groups everywhere and, in some places, you could hardly move but the 45 minutes in the palace was definitely worth the 6.30am start.
After Alhambra (which only really takes about a couple of hours after you’ve done the palace – especially as I ...
Location
Other places to stay in Motril
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Gran Hotel Elba Motril
Avenida Playa De Poniente S/N, Motril | 4 star hotelfrom $57 -
Robinson Club Playa Granada
C/ Rector Pascual Rivas Carrera n01, Motril | 4 star hotelfrom $256
