GRANADA

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An unforgettable place for your spanish tour can be Granada. It's preferable to visit in spring or summer.

그라나다는 스페인 안달루시아 지방에 위치한 그라나다 주의 주도이다. 이슬람 세력의 이베리아 반도에서의 마지막 근거지였으나, 1492년에 결국 함락되었다.

It was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Granada, and the coat of arms bears the title “Very noble, very loyal, appointed, large, famous, and heroic city of Granada.”

The most important districts are Zaidin, Albaicin, Sacromonte, Realejo, The Chana, Almanjayar, and The Cartuja.

Currently, Granada is a core receiver of tourism, because of, in addition to the monuments of the city, the proximity of theSierra Nevada ski resort, the Alpujarras mountains, and the Costa Tropical.

Among its historic buildings, the Alhambra is one of the largest in the country, declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1984, together with the garden of the Generalife and the Albaicin. Granada also has the largest cathedral in the world, designed during the Spanish Renaissance.

The University of Granada is one of the preferred destinations for European students, who attend through the Erasmus program.

The town of Granada takes about 90 square kilometers and is located in the easternmost part ofGranada, near the foot of the Sierra Nevada foothills. People from Madrid and Lecrin Valley have access to the subtropical coast of Granada.

The Alhambra:

Granada has its usual quotient of churches, museums etc. typical for a southern European city. However, Granada has the Alhambra which is considered by some to be one of the 10 wonders of the world. In case you don't know, the Alhambra is a massive castle constructed over many centuries.

It consists of gardens, fortifications and sumptuous palaces.  The Alhambra was a palace, citadel, fortress, and residence of the sultans Nasrid and senior officials, servants of the court, and elite soldiers (13th and 14th centuries). There are also prominent buildings from different eras, like the Renaissance Palace of Carlos V, where the Museum of the Alhambra, with objects derived from the monument itself, and the Museum of Fine Arts.

When the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Ferdinand, conquered the kingdom of Granada, they expelled Boabdil, the king of Granada, who was very sad for having lost what he called “the paradise on earth.”

And when he cried with his mother and was looking back toward Granada, his mother said he was weeping like a woman and did not defend like a man.

For more information about Alhambra and book the tickes, check out the website: 

http://www.alhambradegranada.org/en/info/ticketsale.asp

 Things you can’t miss in Granada:

1. To Visit the Alhambra and the Generalife: World Heritage Site, the complex of the Alhambra and the Generalife is the most emblematic, known and visited monument of Granada.

2. To visit the Royal Chapel, (pantheon of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Fernando). The Royal Chapel of Granada is united and connected with other important buildings, such as Grenadians Lonja, the Cathedral, and Church of the Tabernacle, and was built on the former site of the Mosque.

The Catholic kings are buried here. The Royal Catholics chose the city of Granada as their burial place, based on the Royal Decree, which is dated September 13, 1504.

The building of the Royal Chapel began in the year 1505 by Enrique Egas and construction continued through several stages as is seen by the styles that come together in it: Gothic and ornamental-plant; Renaissance-art-and the graves of granadino guipuzcoa.

They gathered the most important artists of the moment: Domenico Fancelli-graves, Bartolome Ordonez, Bartolome de Jaen-the-grid, Felipe Bigarny, Alonso Berruguete and Jacobo Florentino for the altarpiece, and Santa Cruz, Machuca, Silo Francisco Diaz del Rivero, and Alonso de Mena For a Gothic style. Throughout the years a lot of artwork, liturgical objects, and relics were acquired.

3. To Go Shopping: Granada is an ideal place to go shopping. To let you take and cross its streets visiting stores and markets is an attractive and colourful form to make contact with its culture and its people.

4. To Enjoy the Tapas and the Cuisine from Granada: Little plates of stewed snails, potatoes a lo pobre, battered fish, migas and pinchos constantly pass by the bars of bars and tascas in Granada.

How to go there?
Granada has an excellent communications network that links it with the rest of Andalusia, Spain and the world. Road, bus and taxi services run between Federico García Lorca airport, 17 kilometres from Granada, and the city centre. 

Also, if you are in Madrid, you can catch a train until Granada.

Departures Madrid	Arrives Granada	Price
09.05 am	13.30pm	68,90€
17.05 pm	21.37 pm	68,90€