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Granada city guide and tourist informationGranada is a mid-sized city located in Andalucia, Southern Spain. Rich in history and culture, Granada deserves a stop in any tour of Spain.
Granada can be hot and overcrowded in the high season, but visiting in June it was cooler, by far, than Córdoba or Seville, and so more enjoyable. Spring and Fall are both excellent times to visit.
What to see in Granada
La Catedral de Granada. A 16th century cathedral.
La Alhambra. One of the most important relics in Spain.
El Albaicín. The city's original houses from the 16th century.
Calle Calderería (also known as Calle de las Teterías). An Albayzin street where you can taste Arab typical food, especially teas and desserts of North Africa.
El Cármen de los mártires. A lovely palace with a beautiful botanic garden near the Alhambra.
Santa Ana Church. S. XVI Mudejar Style.
El Corral del carbón. Deposit of merchandise and shelter of merchants. Adapted after XVI century for theater plays.
Hospital Real. Funded in 1504 by the Catholics Kings, now it belongs to the University of the city.
Santo Domingo Church. Funded in 1512 by the Catholics Kings.
San José Church. Located in the place that occupied it "moans" Almorabitín or mosque of morabites, one of oldest in Granada, about VII and X centuries.
Sacromonte Abbey. Founded on XVII century. The legend say that under the church, in the catacombs is where underwent San Cecilio's martyrdom, city's first bishop and today Granada's saint.
Old University. Today Laws school. It keeps the original facade from XVII century.
Bermejas Towers. Strength outpost of the enclosure of the Alhambra. It dates from the Centuries Vlll and IX.
Basilica San Juan de Dios. Basilica where the rest of this Santo rest. Sample of the baroque granadino.
Elvira's Gate. The principal Gate to the old city.
What to do in Granada
If you intend to stay in Granada any more than three or four days the Bono card is a good investment. Valid for a week, it provides entry to the Cathedral, Capilla Real, Alhambra & Generalife, Monastery of La Cartuja, Monastery of San Jerónimo, Parque de las Ciencias (Science Park) and provides a 25% discount for non-EU citizens who visit the Fine Arts and Archaeological Museum. It also gives 9 urban bus journeys (to the bus station, science park etc.) and a 24 hour ticket to the tourist bus. Cost is €34.
It is highly recommended to book tickets to the Alhambra as it is usually booked out at least a few days in advance. Several hundred tickets are reserved for sale on the day but these usually require arriving early and queuing for an hour or two. The Bono card can be still available after the regular tickets have sold out. Failing that, quite a lot of the site is accessible without a ticket.
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