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28/08/2009 Granada - Wiki Travel Guide - Traveller… Granada Introduction Granada is a city in the south east of Spain. It is the capital of the prov ince on Granada, which is part of Andalusia. The town is most famous for the Alhambra, a complex of Castles and Palaces on the top of the hill ov erseeing Granada. The city is also a fav ourite destination for students. A lot of foreign ex change students (and also students from all ov er Spain), make Granada to the v ibrant place it is. There hav e been people liv ing in Granada since 8 centuries A .D. At first it was a settlement of a Iberian tribe, but later is was also a place rules by the A l h a m br a - Gr a n a da Greeks and the Romans. In 7 1 1 B.C. the city of Granada was taken by the © A ll Rig h t s Reser v ed Dieg oJesu s Moors, who ruled the city until 1 492. It was the last city the Moorish rulers could hold on to in Spain. The Moorish rules started the build of the Alhambra. After the reconquest in 1 492, Catholic buildings were added to the complex . Neighbourhoods Albayzin Albay zin is the old Moorish neighbourhood. It lies on a small hill opposite the Alhambra, and has a different feel from the rest of the city . On some of the really small road, known as the "alcaiceria" there are v endors selling all kind of mainly A rabic goods. It is also a great place to hav e a tea at the Arabic tea houses ("teterias") spread around the shops. Don't miss to go see the sunset in "Mirador de San Nicolas". Sacromonte Sacromonte is another of the ty pical neighbourhoods that y ou can v isit in Granada, located abov e Albay zin. Y ou can enjoy a wonderful v iew ov er Granada from "Mirador San Miguel A lto". A nd hav e lunch in the v ery ty pical restaurant "Casa Juanillo". Sights and Activities Alhambra The A lhambra is without doubt the most important tourist attraction in Granada, if not in Spain. It is a complex of buildings and gardens, consisting of an Alcazar and sev eral Moorish and Catholic palaces. Cathedral In the centre of Granada lies the Cathedral. It is one of the biggest churches in Spain. The main feature of this church is the burial chapel of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castilla. Gr a n a da , A l h a m br a Events and Festivals Corpus Christi © A ll Rig h t s Reser v ed Her r Ber t The big festiv al in Granada is the "Corpus Christi" week, which happens at the beginning of June ev ery y ear (the ex act dates will depend on the easter dates). The festiv al runs for a whole week but the main day s are Wednesday and Thursday , when the catholic parade with the corpus christi will be taken around town in the morning. From Thursday to Sunday the party will be non stop at the "recinto ferial", the area just outside Granada, to the north, where all the fun fair activ ity , the dancing, the drinking and ev ery thing else will be happening day and night. Special busses from the center will take y ou there 24 hours a day , it is an unmissable festiv al!!! Cross Day travellerspoint.com/guide/Granada/ 1/4 28/08/2009 Granada - Wiki Travel Guide - Traveller… Another important ev ent takes place in Granada on the 3rd of May ("T he cross day "). Different neighborhoods enter a competition of crosses made with flowers. All around these crosses is party and dancing, there are also open-air bars around. Zaidin Rock Festival The Music festiv al in Zaidin neighbourhood - "Festiv al Zaidín Rock", hold in September - brings good musicians and it is free!. For instance Mano Negra (prior group of Manu Chao) play ed in this. Weather Granada is 800 m abov e the see lev el and lies on the skirts of Sierra Nev ada (highest peak: Mulhacen: 3483 m). Granada is placed at around 40 km from Sierra Nev ada and around 50 km from Motril (coast). This placement makes Granada "county " to ex perience different climate conditions: from subtropical weather along the coastal areas to the mild continental one in the city and the high-mountain one in Sierra Nev ada. It is not weird to hav e a temperature change of 1 5 °C - 20 °C from morning to night. In winter minimum temperatures can go as low as under 0 °C. In summer it can go as high as 43 °C. The rain is scarce and sometimes it snows. Consequently , the situation with water in Granada situation is quite delicate and it is adv isable to use it in a responsible way . Getting There By Plane Granada A irport (GRX) is located a few miles outside of the city . A bus serv ice will take y ou to the town (3 euro), and takes about 20 minutes. Most of the connections are from/to the main Spanish cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Melilla), but Ry anair also flies to Granada from Bologna, Girona), [[Liv erpool, London-Stansted, Madrid and Milan-Orio el Serio/Bergamo A irport (one and the same). By Train Granada is connected by train with Madrid (2 trains a day ). It is connected with other cities in Andalusia as well. Howev er, the short distances makes it easier to take the bus (being more frequent and cheaper) By Car It is easy to access Granada by car, the mess is circulate in it! There are lot of construction ongoing in the city (July 2009), and the centre is restricted to pedestrian and public transport. By Bus The bus station is located to the north area of the city , and all the long distance buses stop there. Destinations included are v irtually ev ery where in Andalusia plus all the main cities in Spain. There are also connex ions for international buses. The station is connected to the city center by sev eral local buses (map of Granada bus lines: map). Y ou can also catch a tax i, there is a tax i stop just outside. By Boat Although there are tow little riv ers (the Darro and Genil), there is not transport to and from the city . Getting Around By Public Transport There are city buses, that y ou can take to get around. To get to the Alhambra, y ou can get on one of the small v ans, most of them leav e from the Plaza Nuev a. This is a good map of Granada's bus lines. By Foot Granada is best seen by foot, the sights are all pretty close together, and ev en climbing the hill towards the travellerspoint.com/guide/Granada/ 2/4 28/08/2009 Granada - Wiki Travel Guide - Traveller… Alhambra is not as hard as it might look, but it is a climb of around 30 minutes. By Car By Bike Eat Y ou can't miss the "tapas" ex perience in Granada, which is one of the best in the country . Unlike other cities in Spain, the tapas in Granada are for free, and included with y our drink. As an general rule y ou will normally pay around 2 euros for a beer with a tapa, which normally is big enough to keep y ou happy ! Tapas can be any thing and sometimes y ou get to choose them, or y ou just get a different ones with ev ery round of drinks. The area around Plaza Nuev a is good to try the tapas, and also the bars by the Darro Riv er, in the Paseo de los Tristes. Drink Sleep Budget The Oasis Hostel is a good hostel, in the old neighbourhood Albaisin, not that far a way from the Cathedral. The hostel has dorms but also a couple of double priv ate rooms. The staff also organises activ ities for the guests, like a tapas tour in the city . 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