Granada

Granada is a beautiful city in Andalusia, southern Spain. Famed for its Moorish palace the Alambra, it is home to one of Spain's oldest universities and is the birthplace of Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also tragically murdered near his home town by Nationalist forces at the outset of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Granada offers visitors a genuinely welcoming experience. For each drink ordered in a bar, you are provided with a small tapas dish, usually a speciality created by the owners. This can range from fresh grilled prawns, to little toasts with some chorizo. Best of all, you still only pay for the drinks, unless hunger gets the better of you, and you "supersize" your order and make it a "racion". My advice-avoid long protracted sit down meals, and instead so what the Granadinos do and eat on the move!

  1. AlhambraAlhambra

    Granada's Alhambra is one of the great icons of European architecture, a sprawling complex of Moorish delights. There's been a castle here in one form ...
    (Castles & Palaces)
  2. Tapas in GranadaTapas in Granada

    Granada is a beautiful city in Andalusia, southern Spain. Famed for its Moorish palace the Alambra, it is home to one of Spain's oldest universities ...
    (Cities)
  3. Cortijo RomeroCortijo Romero

    A refreshing place designed to help its visitors take the first steps to self-fulfillment, Cortijo Romero is set amongst the colourful, vibrant ...
    (Spiritual Retreats)
  4. Palacio de Santa Ines & Carmen de Santa InesPalacio de Santa Ines & Carmen de Santa Ines

    A pair of elegantly decorated 16th-century mansions a short walk apart in the picturesque Albaicin quarter Recently declared a Unesco World Heritage ...
    (Small Hotels)
  5. La Almunia del ValleLa Almunia del Valle

    Style and comfort in the Sierra Nevada at this boutique hotel in the mountains, only 10 minutes' drive from Granada and 20 from the ski resort You’re ...
    (Small Hotels)
  1. Alhambra, Generalife and AlbayzínAlhambra, Generalife and Albayzín

    'Rising above the modern lower town, the Alhambra and the Albaycín, situated on two adjacent hills, form the medieval part of Granada. To the east of ...
    (Architecture)
  2. Granada FestivalGranada Festival

    As if the Alhambra were not glorious and kaleidoscopic enough by itself, the city of Granada fills the two glowing summer weeks at the end of June and ...
    (Festivals)
  3. Casa del Capitel NazariCasa del Capitel Nazari

    A restored Moorish-style residence in Granada’s Albaicin quarter, which is charming, comfortable - and cheap Spilling down the hillside opposite the ...
    (Small Hotels)
  4. Casa MoriscaCasa Morisca

    A small, stylish, historic residence with a Moorish-style inner court, in the quieter reaches of the medieval Albaicin quarter Morisca means ‘Moorish’ ...
    (Small Hotels)

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