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Rating from Sugarlily83 5 Stars ()

Advantages Beautiful city, good transport links.

Disadvantages Not much English spoken by locals

To get to Granada in Andalucia, the cheapest thing to do is score a cheap flight off the internet to traditional loud-mouthed Brit destination, Malaga ;-) and then hop on a cheap as cheap can be coach down to Granada for just eight euros. To do this, simply get on the number 19 bus at Malaga airport, which will take you to the bus station, then ask at the ticket office for Granada. Very easy.

Once in Granada, a number of options are open to you. Sta travel (evil swines) will tell you there are no hostels in Granada, and will sell you one for Madrid (thanks guys). Run a mile, and when you get to Granada, just hop in a taxi and say "una hostal, por favor". They will cost around fifteen euros per night and are sufficient for your needs.

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You'll need to eat once there, so the first thing I recommend is wandering over to the plaza behind the Cathedral (which you can find on your map, which you can get for free from a nice lady in a booth at the bus station). Pizzas here are delicious and home made, as are churros and chocolate, which you'll need to pronounce "choco- latté".

Tapas in Granada, I proudly boast are the best in Spain. Go out on an empty stomach at 9pm and all will be satisfied. Many many bars do them, all that is needed is to order a drink (I recommend "vino tinto de verano" - very like sangria) and await the food. For a drink costing about 1euro 50, you can expect chips, a mini hamburger, a bagel with cheese and ham with chips... the list is endless and particularly generous down here. Lonely Planet whines on about how you have to pay extra for tapas blah blah blah, but it's all illconceived lies ;-) and I have not yet found a bar that charges extra. Sure, some places´ tapas is vile, but that's the luck of the draw, and well.. it was free! (Don't get me wrong, you do have to pay for tapas in t'north, either that or the free stuff isn't very generous)

For partying, I recommend the absolutely beautiful Granada 10 ("dee-eth") which is a converted theatre, and you will need smart shoes to get in. It's situated on Gran Via de Colon, the big main street. Otherwise, you could go up to the more trainer friendly Camborio - but I recommend a taxi ride for this, though it does command beautiful views of the Alhambra.

Speaking of the Alhambra, do not miss it. You can walk up the huge hill and wander around admiring the views, or you can get the bus for 80 cents. It's caught from Plaza Nueva and is marked "Alhambra Bus". Admission for the palace is 9 euros and tickets should ideally be bought a couple of days before. They're available most easily from the BBVA bank everywhere in Granada.

Once there, an audioguide is 3 euros, and is worth it, giving a history etc, as audioguides tend to do, given by a disembodied voice that doesn't sound human (hey that's mean - I've been one of those voices before, you know! Everbody's gotta make a living.)

The top of this moorish palace gives a wonderfull view over the whole city and Albaicin (old and posh area of houses, all whitewashed in the traditional style) and then you turn around, and Bang!

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  • gizmogizmo 31/10/2007 14:22
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  • bagoproverbial 21/01/2005 09:19
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    Very good review, nice to see someone talking about the culture and the scenery rather than just how many bars there happen to be! Nice one.

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    Great Review. Nice and Straightforward with all the useful bits of info that you really need to know about!!

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