10 Things to do in Granada, Spain Travel Guide
Join us as we visit Granada, Spain in this travel guide covering the best things to do in Granada including local foods worth sampling and top attractions such as the Alhambra. Granada ended up being one of our favorite cities we visited in Europe on this trip so come find out why! Let's explore Granada, Andalucia together!
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Intro - 00:01
1) Granada Cathedral (Catedral de Granada) - 01:02
2) Moroccan Street Souk / Alcaicería Grand Bazaar (Calle Calderería Nueva) for shopping in Granada - 01:55
3) Albayzín Neighbourhood - 03:34
4) Mirador de San Nicolas (Alhambra Lookout Point) - 04:12
5) Moroccan Teahouse / Teterias Arab Tea Room - 05:02
6) Moroccan Restaurants - 06:12
7) Alhambra (الْحَمْرَاء) p- 06:45
8) Spanish Breakfast at Café Via Colón for churros + tortilla - 07:53
9) Carrera del Darro (Riverside Lane) - 09:46
10) Flamenco Show - 10:16
City at Night + Outro - 11:23
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Our visit Granada travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide to local Moroccan cuisine and Spanish food, top sightseeing tourist attractions and the city by day including visiting cathedrals, tea houses, the old town, quirky neighborhoods, Alhambra and museums in Granada, Andalucia. We also cover off-the-beaten-path outdoor activities you won't find in a typical Granada tourism brochure, Granada itinerary or Granada, Spain city tour also known as Granada España.
10 Things to do in Granada, Spain Travel Guide Video Transcript:
Wrapping up our travels in Spain, our last city to visit was Granada. Set in Andalusia at the foot of the snow capped Sierra Nevada, this is a place where Moorish influence is palpable. From hilltop fortresses to Moroccan markets, and tranquil gardens to quaint teahouses, in this travel guide we’re going to show you some of the things you can do in Granada:
This Cathedral was as grand as you’d expect. The stark white interiors were a bit of a contrast to the ornate churches we had seen in other cities, but that just made your eyes travel towards a glowing, golden altar.
The Moroccan souk turned out to be one of our favourite spots in the city. The street was packed with tiny shops standing shoulder to shoulder, all filled with leather handbags, glass lamps, wool slippers, colourful scarves and pashminas and souvenirs.
We continued our way up the hill into Albayzín. This is one of the oldest centres of Muslim culture in Granada. The neighbourhood is a maze of narrow cobbled streets, white-houses with tiled roofs, and small courtyards sprinkled in between.
We made time to stop at one of the teterías, or teahouses. This was the perfect place to rest on a cold winter day and enjoy some afternoon treats.
You can find numerous Moroccan restaurants in this part of the city for food. One place we ate at on more than once occasion was Al-Faguara. They offered set menus for lunch featuring hummus, falafel, couscous, tajine, and of course, lots of baklava.
Let’s take a moment to talk about Granada’s main tourist attraction: the Alhambra!
The Alhambra is a massive complex of palaces, gardens and fortresses that once formed the citadel of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, which was the last Muslim dynasty to rule along the Iberian Peninsula from the years 1230 to 1492.
This is the one attraction you can’t miss when you visit Granada, and you’ll want to book your tickets well in advance as they can sell out during high season.
We spent half a day touring the grounds during which time we visited the Nasrid Palaces, the Palace of Charles the Fifth, the Alcazaba, and the Generalife.
We decided to find a cafe where we could indulge in a delicious Spanish breakfast.
Another spot we explored in Granada is Carrerra del Darro, a small lane that runs along the Darro River at the base of the Alhambra. This street is lined with arched-stone bridges and historic buildings.
We’ll leave you with a few scenes of Granada at night and one last glimpse of the Alhambra lit up against the evening sky.
We hope you enjoyed this video and that you got ideas of things do in Granada on your own visit.
This is part of our Travel in Spain video series showcasing Spanish food, Spanish culture and Spanish cuisine.
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Not far from Granada is the Sierra Nevada range of mountains, and after weeks of museums, galleries, palaces, castles, etc I need to do some strenuous activity, so decide to climb Mt Mulhacén, which is the highest mountain in at 3482m. It's a beautiful sunny day and for once everything goes right (only a little sunburn, I don't get lost or freeze to death) and in a few hours I'm sunbaking shirtless on the peak, along with lots of other people, including cyclists with their bikes - it's the highest mountain in Europe you can ride up as there's a bike trail to the top (most were pushing their bikes the last bit). On my way south a couple of months ago near here I had seen fantastic rock formations and road signs saying something about troglodytic towns so as I am not too far away I drive to Guadix, about 60kms from Granada. The landscape is dry and barren and there are large outcrops of rock on the valley floor, many with houses built in to them. I stay at a troglodyte hotel - the bedrooms, dining area, etc are all built into the rock. The owners tell me they are holding an outdoor barbecue that night, so after freshening up I go to the dining area, and seeing a group of people sitting at a long table speaking in different languages (a couple of whom have Australian accents), who I take to be the other guests from the various rooms. I sit down at the head of the table and start chatting with them and they all seem to be involved with motorbikes. What I have come across in fact is a dinner being held by a racing team of Yamaha, who are out here for a week testing new motorbikes that are being released shortly - there are an Australian and a Spanish works rider, mechanics, PR people, etc, and I have inadvertently gatecrashed their party. They are very welcoming though and I end up eating with them, drinking their champagne and wine, etc so a jolly night is had by all. Near Guadix there are other places of interest so I spend a couple of days in the area: there's an place called Gorafe which is full of megalithic tombs sitated along the edge of a deep valley, and a fabulously sited castle called La Calahorra, which was one of the first Italian Renaissance style castles built outside Italy and the first in Andalucia. Further along, towards Almeria on the coast there is the Desierto de Tabernas, the only desert in Europe. I arrive there at sunset and it's very dramatic and surreal in the low light. The landscape is similar to some of the deserts in the southern US and has been used to make spaghetti westerns for many years. I continue on my way north to Valencia, where my friend Rafa and his girlfriend Laura live (I met him on a camel trip in the Moroccan Sahara). They are incredibly friendly and generous and I have a great time there with them. Valencia is a very interesting city - apart from the older quarters it has a new area with all these stunning modern buildings, including the Palacio de las Artes (a theatre/performance centre), which rather looks like a fish. Talking about food, Valencia is the home of the paella - I ask around for a recommendation and go to the Restaurant Riua, which specialises in rice dishes. The most traditional form of paella is made with chorizo and rabbit, but there's some other interesting alternatives, so I end up having pimientos y bacalao (peppers & reconstituted dried codfish) for first course, then a paella of langostinos (a type of small lobster) and ...
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Photos from this trip:
1. Clouds over Mulhacén
2. Peak of Mt Mulhacén
3. On top of Mt Mulhacén, highest mountain in Spain
4. Sunbaking on Mt Mulhacén
5. Members of Italian UIC riding club on Mulhacén
6. View from top of Mt Mulhacén
7. Mountaineers lunch after climbing Mt Mulhacén
8. Landscape near Guadix
9. Cliffs near Guadix
10. Fancy troglodyte home, Guadix
11. Cave Hotel, Guadix - my room on far left
12. Guadix Cathedral
13. Crucifued angel? Guadix
14. For sale - troglodyte home, Guadix
15. Small home, Guadix
16. Home sweet home, Guadix
17. Peugeot lost in the wilds, near Guadix
18. Curved road and olive farm, near Gorafe
19. Megalithic tomb, Gorafe
20. Town deep in the valley, near Gorafe
21. Water trough and tree, near Gorafe
22. Solar farm, near Guadix
23. Wind farm, near Guadix
24. La Calahorra Castle, near Guadix
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