Hotel Granada Center

...             We made a rest stop prior to entering Granada and checked our directions to our hotel.   As we were driving up toward Alhambra, a man flagged us over and claimed that there ...

... that went through my head was that it was quite different than Malaga.  The bus drive parked the bus in front of our hotel which was in the center of the city and we had about ten minutes to go to the bathroom.  I did that but then I thought ...

... it's only an hour journey and we did it more because we were being screwed as tourists rather than because of the expense. Granada Everybody went their separate ways once we got to Granada (although over the coming days we kept bumping into each other). ...

... des semaines, j'ai croisé en même temps un couple de canadiens de Vancouver et deux québécoises de Chambly. Une fois arrivée à Granada, j’ai sauté dans le bus local no 3 pour me rendre à mon hôtel pour m’y installer – un peu ...

... and was only $40 US a night, including breakfast.  The Terrasol is a small, charming colonial-style hotel located in the centre of Granada.  It is owned and operated by Victor and Katya Chamorro.  High school sweethearts, they were born in ...

... tourist stuff we wanted to do was closed. We had really wanted to see the Capilla Real, where Ferdinand and Isabel are buried. Granada is a really pretty city though. It's situated in the mountains and has a lot of Arabic influence. We didn't go out that ...

... is the one we would take the cloud forest walk in, but Lou does not recommend that trip. We arrived in Granada, checked into the Hotel Alhambra that is built on the old Spanish design with a huge inner courtyard, fountains trickling behind me, a large ...

... seen from every corner of the city. The mountains still had white caps! We caught bus #33 as advised by the info center at the bus terminal and even though the hotel was not that far out of the downtown core, we had to cross through and it took us over 30 ...

... a vegetarian, that might come as a shock for me but it isn't.  Hotal La Pergola is an old colonial house in the center of Granada. We appreciate the airconditiooning and the luxury of the place, and that is really not overwhelming. The city is very small ...

... buried there, but historians don't buy the Spanish origin theory.  But I digress..... GRANDA'S GREATEST ATTRACTION:  Granada has its usual quotient of churches, museums etc. typical for a southern European city. However, Granada has ...

... , we did not find him. So, we just grabbed a taxi at the taxi stand and negotiated a price for the 45 minute drive to Granada.  Driving through the country was fun.  I always enjoy the rides as  I can get a good sense of how the people live ...

... transportation for the final time. Within seconds of exiting the taxi, we were helpfully bundled into a mini-bus bound for Granada, Nicaragua's 'prettiest' city. This journey was a much more comfortable one, as the heat from the day had dissipated, and ...

Granada, named after the last Moorish stronghold in Spain and nicknamed 'La Gran Sultana' owing to its Moorish style, sits on the banks of Lake Nicaragua and is the oldest city in the country, and in fact the New World. Founded in 1524, it was ...

... mountains. On one side of the road very dry and almost dessert like an on the coastal side quite lush partly through irrigation. At Granada we went to the Alhambra, which is the last home of the Nasrid Caliphate dynasty. The moors came to span in aobut ...

... the Generalife almost more than the Moorish Palace) Letter to home: Monday Well, Ann and I are safely ensconced in our hotel in Granada – but not without some difficulty. We met up in SFO as planned – and had little difficulty checking into ...

... , situated on the shores of Lake Nicaragua, and has managed to retain much of its traditional Spanish colonial character. The tourist centre of Granada is not actually set along the lake front but sits just off the side of the town’s central plaza, ...

... border I met a guy who helped me even further by both arranging a fairly cheap taxi ride all the way to Granada but also booking a Hotel! I had looked online for hotels or hostels but everything seemed to be booked for Monday. I practiced my Spanish with ...

... a little more built-up than Leon.   Unfortunately we only had one night and no rest days to spend in Granada but we were able to find a great cheap hotel close to the city center.  It did not have parking so the owner let Jess ride the bike ...

... area from the top. Cindy and I took the elevator up to the top of the tower and looked through binoculars at the city of Granada. After a few minutes, a young man showed up with a giant eagle. We talked to him about his eagle for a little while, and ...

... lead to a swift exit once my paparazzi assistant had stopped snapping. From here it was a long walk back to the centre of Granada, where we briefly stopped at the Irish bar for a couple of juices before continuing our journey towards Lake Nicaragua, it ...