Recommendations on visiting the Alhambra - Rick Steves We are planning on visiting Granada for 5 days during the fourth week of May as a part of our first trip to Spain I've read several comments recommending a night visit to the Alhambra Would it be better to do this before we visit during the daytime, or more enjoyable to do it after our daytime
Granada, Spain - Trip Report - Rick Steves Travel Forum We arrived in Granada by coach from Malaga (check out my Malaga trip report elsewhere on this site) The journey from the coast to foothills of the Sierra Nevada took 1 5 hours by coach - we paid a very reasonable €9 20 per person for tickets with Alsa Like Agra with the Taj Mahal, Granad
Granada or Seville? - Rick Steves Travel Forum Granada for a deep sense of history Sevilla for the culture Americans generally think of when they think of Spain Both cities are worth visiting More to see and do in Sevilla The Alhambra in Granada is a don't miss for Spain and may really open your eyes to the history of the country A tough choice
Sevilla, Cordoba or Granada? - Rick Steves Travel Forum Granada and Cordoba both seemed more charming than Sevilla We were in Aix-en-Provence for a month this past fall and LOVED it! Loved the old pedestrian town, the charming squares with cafes and markets, tiny lanes with shops and wine bars, an amazing museum and beautiful cathedral
Granada - how many nights? - Rick Steves Travel Forum I am trying to decide how many nights to stay in Granada I will be coming from Seville and then on to Barcelona after Granada I already have Alhambra tickets for both a day and night visit Is 2 nights and 2 full days enough or does it require a 3rd night to cover the sites in Granada?
Visiting Granada from Seville - Rick Steves Travel Forum We want to visit Granada (Alhambra in the main) I am seeing a number of (long) day trips from Seville to Granada covering Alhambra and Albaicin Is it a good option to take this or go for a round trip by train, Seville-Granada-Seville, with an overnight stay in Granada (paying extra for a hotel) in order to not rush through Granada sights?
Granada to Seville, bus or train? - Rick Steves Travel Forum Hi Molly, No problems with either train or bus The pleasant buses travel more or less as a crow flies which is why they almost tie the high-speed trains which travel a bit out of their way to Cordoba before tacking back in the direction of Granada Renfe, Spain’s national train company, has no competitor on this route which is why train ticket prices are relatively high That could change
Granada Stay: Albicin or Centro - Rick Steves Travel Forum It's a very special time in Spain and a really enjoyable time to be there We spent our one holiday day (New Year's day) in Granada walking in the Dehesa del Generalife, above the Alhambra It is a beautiful park with stunning views; there were tons of families walking and picnicking in the old olive groves A lovely day for us
Things to do in Granada, Spain. - Rick Steves Travel Forum Granada is definitely worth visiting In addition to the Spain info site, look at the things to do section of TripAdvisor for ideas that may be of interest to you Assuming you’re picking up the Portugal tour in Lisbon, Granada seems to be out of the way There must be some reason you chose to fly into Granada rather than someplace like Sevilla that is closer to Lisbon Go to Granada because