Granada, Andalucia (Sights & Attractions in Granada)

Member Name: becky92

Product:	Sights & Attractions in Granada
Date:	13/10/08 (74 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very beautiful, great atmosphere, a few great attractions.

Disadvantages: If staying for more than a few days, can run out of things to do.

I went to Granada, in Andalucía for a few days in the summer, before heading to the east coast of Spain. Over the past 6 years or so, I have visited Valencia and Barcelona, as well as Granada. Out of these, I would say that Granada has been my least favourite.

It is a very beautiful City, will one or two great sites and attractions. The main one is the Alhambra Palace. (I have written a separate review of the Alhambra Palace, so if you want to find out more about that I recommend that you read that review.) The Alhambra is beautiful, but I do feel that once you have done that, there really is very little to do in Granada. There is Granada Cathedral, which is nice, but I felt that it was a slight let down. It's not as elaborate as some cathedrals, but maybe I'm just comparing it to much bigger, more famous cathedrals, like the Sagrada Familia, in Barcelona, which just cannot be beaten.

Like I said, I only stayed in Granada for 2 full days, and I think that you wouldn't really want to spend much more time than this there - One day for the Alhambra Palace, and one day for the cathedral, the bull ring, or whatever else takes your fancy. I feel that if you stayed much longer than that, you would start to run out of things to do.

This review sounds quite negative, but there are a lot of pros to Granada as well; for a start, it is absolutely beautiful. There are also many wonderful bars and restaurants. I think if you want to be doing something the whole time, you should only stay for a few days, however, if you are happy wandering around, then I'm sure you'll find plenty of little things to do and see. There just are not as many large, famous attractions as some cities.

One of the things I love about Spain in general, and Granada doesn't let it down, is the atmosphere. It's absolutely buzzing, especially after dark. If you step outside at ten o'clock, the atmosphere is just electric, it's a real buzz.

Just one word or warning, if you're planning to speak Spanish there, the accents are very quite hard to understand, as Andalucía accents are very different to the standard Spanish accent- but I wouldn't worry too much about that!
Overall, a lovely city, but if you like to keep busy, there is not as much to do there as in some other cities.

Summary: A lovely city to stay in for a couple of days.