Granada Photo: Marcin Jucha / Shutterstock.Com the Impressive, Enchanting Shadow of the Alhambra Casts a Magical Spell Upon All Who Pass Through Granada
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Granada Photo: marcin jucha / Shutterstock.com The impressive, enchanting shadow of the Alhambra casts a magical spell upon all who pass through Granada. This is a city of legends created by gypsies and pirates, played out in the warren of the Albayzin, and in the inescapable presence of the ancient Moorish castle, the famous Alhambra. The Sierra Nevada Mountains provide an impressive backdrop and add to the enchanting feel of this miraculous place. granadandyou / Pixabay.com Top 5 The Alhambra This is one of the most obvious must-sees because the outline of its impress... Cathedral of Santa María D... The Cathedral of Santa María De La Encarnación is Grenada’s most famous cave... Cartuja Monastery Takin' Shotz/Shutterstock.com Monestario De La Cartuja is an elaborate Baroque monastery and church which ... Hammam In an authentic ancient house you can try an Arabic style bath. The smells o... Huerta De San Vicente Huerta De San Vicente is the house where famous writer Federico García Lorca... Iakov Filimonov / Shutterstock.com Updated 14 October 2019 Destination: Granada Publishing date: 2019-10-14 THE CITY DO & SEE 12019 / Pixabay.com Nikolaiy / Pixabay.com Granada, the Spanish word for the mythical fruit It is possible to explore the city by foot, which is pomegranate, typies this city that is a blend of the best way to inhale the life in Granada, as the ancient and modern cultures, old and modern shadow of the Alhambra guards you. The pace of lifestyles. Granada lies in the centre of life here is dierent. Get used to long leisurely Andalucía, the heart of Moorish Spain, and fuses lunches, and decadent afternoon naps called its Islamic past and its Spanish present. This siestas. All of Granada sleeps during this time, so fusing of cultures is evident in the haunting it is diicult to avoid becoming part of the life sounds of Flamenco, a genre of music and dance, and routine here. whose lingering impressions and frantic footsteps echo through the corridors and narrow The Alhambra alleyways of this city. This is one of the most obvious must-sees The hypnotic sounds of Flamenco express the because the outline of its haunting passion and sorrow of being alive, the impressive structure rawness of life. This music is truly the muse of dominates the city. This Andalucía. Granada is a charming city, vibrant 9th-century castle is with the music of Flamenco, sumptuous tapas, utterly magical and consists of a seemingly and local people who really know how to enjoy endless stretch of buildings and gardens. It is life. It has the dance-till-dawn nightlife of a big possible to visit the Alhambra at night, which is city with the comfortable close-knit feel of a particularly impressive and denitely worth the small town with many cosy local bars and cafés. eort. Photo: WikiImages / Pixabay.com Address: Alhambra, Granada Opening hours: April 1 - October 14: daily 8:30am-8pm, Tue-Sat also 10pm-11:30pm. October 15 - March 31: daily 8:30am-6pm, Fri-Sat also 10pm-11:30pm Phone: +34 958 918 029 Internet: www.alhambra.org/en Email: [email protected] Destination: Granada Publishing date: 2019-10-14 Cathedral of Santa María De La Encarnación restaurant and teahouse onsite. The Cathedral of Santa María De La Encarnación Photo: Shchipkova Elena / Shutterstock.com is Grenada’s most famous Address: Calle Santa Ana 16, Granada Phone: +34 958 229 978 cavernous Renaissance Internet: www.hammamspain.com and Gothic cathedral. There is a small museum Huerta De San Vicente adjacent to the church. Huerta De San Vicente is the house where famous Photo: kristof lauwers / Shutterstock.com writer Federico García Address: Plaza de las Pasiegas, Granada Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6:30pm. Sun and holidays Lorca spent summers and 3pm-5:45pm wrote some of his best Phone: +34 958 222 959 known works. The house Internet: www.catedraldegranada.com is located 15 minutes by foot from the city Email: [email protected] centre. Cartuja Monastery Photo: Alimanja / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Monestario De La Cartuja Address: Calle Virgen Blanca, Granada is an elaborate Baroque Opening hours: September 16 - May 31: Tue-Sun monastery and church 9:30am-5pm. June 1 - September: Tue-Sun 15 daily 9am-3pm which was constructed Phone: +34 958 258 466 Internet: www.huertadesanvicente.com between the 16th and Email: [email protected] 18th centuries. The Sanctuary and Sacristy are particularly Albayzín impressive. Within the brick walls you can enjoy The Albayzín is composed breathtaking gardens and see how clerics and by snaking corridors and monks lived throughout the years. alleyways that make up the old Arabian quarter of Photo: Germán Póo-Caamaño / Wikimedia Commons Granada. It is a pleasure Address: Paseo de la Cartuja, Granada Opening hours: Summer: daily 10am-8pm. Winter: Sun-Fri just to wander the warren and holidays 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-1pm and 3pm-6pm of streets. Phone: +34 958 161 932 Internet: www.archidiocesisgranada.es Photo: granadandyou / Pixabay.com Address: Albayzín, Granada Hammam In an authentic ancient house you can try an Arabic style bath. The smells of scented oils waft through the air as you relax in the hot or cool pools, or enjoy a massage. There is a rooftop Destination: Granada Publishing date: 2019-10-14 Plaza Larga Market Sacromonte Plaza Larga is a place This mystic with lively bars and tapas neighbourhood's name restaurants. A market is literally means "sacred held every day until 2pm. mountain". The place was Drop by for fruit, traditionally occupied by vegetables and a variety the Gitanos (historically of clothing. The music stalls are also worth Roman people, also called Gypsies). A series of exploring. roads winding up the mountain are anked by caves that are literally carved out of the side of Photo: jill111 / Pixabay.com the mountain. They served as the original Address: Plaza Larga, Granada dwellings for this area's rst inhabitants. Many of the caves are still used as houses; others have Arco De Las Pesas been converted to restaurants and bars. Arco De Las Pesas is located just o Plaza Photo: Chris De Bug / Shutterstock.com Larga, a striking Islamic Address: Sacromonte, Granada gateway defensive wall. The archway is built with Nasrid Wall stone from the city of Nasrid Wall is the 16th Malahá and was built in the eleventh century. city perimeter wall which snakes through the Photo: Pepepitos / Wikimedia Commons (image cropped) Sacromonte district. A Address: Placeta de las Minas 4, Granada walk along this wall will provide a thorough Mirador de San Nicolás exploration of the Sacromonte, including Mirador De San Nicolás beautiful views of the Alhambra and the is a lookout point with Albayzin. stunning views of the Alhambra, the Sierra Photo: cge2010 / Shutterstock.com Nevada Mountains and all Address: Sacromonte Abbey, Granada of Granada. This is the Phone: +34 958 221 445 perfect place to go and see one of the most Internet: abadiasacromonte.org/home Email: [email protected] beautiful sunsets. Generalife Garden Photo: Javier Garcia / Shutterstock.com Address: Plaza de San Nicolás, Granada Overlooking the More Info: By San Nicolás Church impressive Alhambra palace lies the lovely Generalife Garden. With its bright owerbeds and picturesque fountains, its higher and lower gardens are the ideal spot for Destination: Granada Publishing date: 2019-10-14 an evening stroll. You don’t want to miss this Basílica de San Juan de Dios Andalusian scenery with great architecture in a This Basilica boasts with oral setting on your holiday pictures. gold on the inside and gold on the outside. Photo: Braunecker / Pixabay.com Within you can discover Address: Realejo-San Matias, Granada treasures of the past and Phone: +34 958 027 971 Internet: www.alhambra-patronato.es visit the nal resting place of important Spanish clerics. Take a tour Mosque of Granada with one of the friendly guides and learn about After centuries of the history and background of this place of banishing Islam from the worship. religious map, this Mosque was built in 2003 Photo: LIeLO / Shutterstock.com Address: Calle San Juan de Dios 15, Granada and is open to everyone. Public Transport: Bus stop: Avenida Constitucion You can visit the building Phone: +34 958 275 700 and also step into the main prayer halls by Internet: www.sjdgranada.es appointment. The mosque is also worth visiting Email: [email protected] for its outlook on the beautiful architecture of Aquaola the Alhambra. If you’re looking for some Photo: Migel refreshing fun during Address: Plaza de San Nicolás, Granada your holidays, this is the Phone: +34 958 202 526 place for you. The water Internet: www.mezquitadegranada.com park oers entertainment Alcaiceria and relaxation for the Not far from Granada’s whole family with wave pools, slides and quiet Cathedral visitors can spots to soak up the Spanish sun. nd a traditional market. Photo: Olesia Bilkei / Shutterstock.com The former silk market Address: Calle Garcia Lorca 53, Cenes de la Vega, Granada was rebuilt in 19th Public Transport: Free bus from Cenes de la Vega (Urban 33) century and has local Opening hours: Daily 11:30am-7pm jewellery and souvenirs on oer. Take home a Phone: +34 958 486 189 Internet: www.aquaola.com piece of Granada or drop by for the lovely sight Email: [email protected] of the Moorish architecture – it’s always worth a visit. Photo: Marques / Shutterstock.com Address: Calle Alcaicería, 1, Granada Opening hours: Mon-Sat 11am-8pm Phone: +34 958 229 045 Internet: www.alcaiceria.com Email: [email protected] Destination: Granada Publishing date: 2019-10-14 Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9am-3pm This museum gives you Phone: +34 958 278 279 insights into the history and the people of DINING Granada’s mountain neighbourhood Sacromonte.