Tag: Albaicin

Spain, Granada 2017: Historic Sites in Albaicin & Walk up to Sacromonte

September 17, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

Being an early riser has great advantages when holidaying in a famous city. I’d picked up a leaflet yesterday about visiting six historic buildings in the Albaicin and discovered that entry was free on Sunday (other days there’s a €5 charge). So after an early breakfast I set off in time to be at El […]

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Spain 2017: Views & Cobbled Streets – Walking in the Albaicin, Granada

September 16, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

I had an abortive attempt to climb up to Mirador San Nicolas, Granada’s most famous viewpoint, yesterday evening. Despite having Google Maps to hand on my iPhone, the maze of narrow little streets proved too much even for Google and I found myself going in circles; everytime I seemed close, I suddenly found I’d doubled […]

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