Location: Province of Granada
Top Things to do in Province of Granada
Top 10 Scenic Walking Areas in Province of Granada, Andalucia
There’s an Arabic inscription that captures the essence of Granada in a few words: “There is nothing so sad as to be blind in Granada.” The perspicacity of this declaration becomes obvious as soon as you penetrate the austere walls of the Alhambra and take in the full majesty of the architecture, carvings and fountains of the Nasrid palaces. Your ticket (which should be bought well in advance following the instructions on the attraction’s website) also affords entry to the Renaissance Palace of Carlos V and to the exquisite gardens of the Generalife. If you are celebrating a special event, or are in the market for a splurge, you can stay in the lovely Parador, right on site. Make your way down into the city via the atmospheric old quarter of the Albaicin, with its tiny craft shops and restaurants, and head for the Cathedral and Royal Chapel. Also plan a visit to the crypt for the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella, the instigators of Spain’s imperial adventures to the New World and beyond. It’s worth making the short journey out of town to visit the Monasterio Cartuja, a fabulous Carthusian monastery in the baroque style. Admirers of the poet Lorca should make the effort to visit the Casa-Museo Federico Garcia Lorca in Fuente Vaqueros, about 11 miles from the city centre.
Restaurants in Province of Granada
1. Collado De Las Viboras
2. Sendero del Nacimiento del Rio Castril
3. Mirador de las Penas
4. Mirador del Tocon
5. Cuesta del Rey Chico
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Just_Tina_C
Very pleasant walk from Paseo de los Tristes up towards the Alhambra Access pavilion walking along a path surrounded by trees and partly next to a stream below the Alhambra walls. Quite steep going up. There are people up and down most of the time so nothing too 'lonely' and it is definitely the most attractive way to reach or return from the Alhambra.
6. Cuesta de Gomerez
7. Plaza de la Romanilla
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By Collo68 - Leigh-on Sea, United Kingdom
Always stop in this square for a drink and watch the world wander by, it is also on the tourist train route and right by the Cathedral so you can always find it again, quite a few tapas bars line the road and always a busker to offer entertainment.
8. Puente Espinosa
9. Granada por el Mundo
Siente y Descubre la magia de la Alhambra de noche. Granada de noche invita a vivir experiencias tan intensas que hasta los más escépticos se rinden sin remedio. El Albaicín nos muestra a la Alhambra en todo su misterio y atractivo. Como un imán nos atrae con fuerza y un irresistible deseo de entrar a la Fortaleza Roja se apodera de nosotros.
10. Andalusie Anders
I am a certified guide in Granada. I guide the Alhambra as well as all other monuments in Granada like the Royal Chapel, the Cathedral, the Carthusian Monastery, a walk through the old Moorish quarter Albaicín and other thematic walks trough the city like "Federico Garcia Lorca in Granada". Apart from the activities in the city there are as well excursions to make outside of Granada.
