10:59
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by Rafa
Hello,
after having a tea in the tea shops in Alcaiceria we will climb the hill starting in Albaicin Bajo. All this area is where the royalty lived when Granada was the last muslim kingdom in Europe.
The shops along Alcaiceria will transport you to a african market. It is so different that northeuropean would be thinking that they are in other continent
The photo in top is just an example of how the shop in Alcaiceria look like. This street is so romantic and full of charm and you can easily spend all evening there. Once you finished your tea, climbing to El Mirador de San Nicolas is only a matter of time BUT you must arrive there in time to see the sunset with the Alhambra in the Sabica hill which is the best views in the world
4:08
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by Rafa
Hello, fellow explorer
we will start our trip in
plaza Nueva . Underneath it the
Darro River pass. At the botton of the square we will face the beautiful church of
Santa Ana (a morisco building) with the
Torre de la Vela (part of the
Alhambra buiding) in the hill in the background
From here, we will go to Calle Elvira which was the most important street during the muslim domination. Spread along such street there are many restaurants, pubs and tea shops. A perepndicular to Elvira is Caldereria ,which is now days, the best place to relax and have a nice tea in muslim style in any of the docens of "teterias" which are located in this lovely, ancient street
10:04
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by Rafa
Hello, fellow explorer
We stoppedd before in the emblematic Hospital Real. Built at the beginning of the XVI century, this impresive building is one of the most beutiful of the city with views from its balconies that will leave you astonished
Pretty, isn't it? The building is dsitrubuted in a cruciform plant in order to allow patiens to listen to mess which was celebrated in the middle of the build.
Leaving behind the impresive front door, we will walk down towards San Juan de Dios Street, (one of the oldest of the city along which we will be flabbergasted by the incredible amount of churches and monasteries (San Justo y Pastor, San Jeronimo Monastery...) but I will leave that bit for another occasion ;-) turning left in the roundabout with the biggest spanish flag in the province, leaving behind the beautiful El Triunfo Gardens, in order to carry on walking along Gran Via with the Normal building to our left. After one kilometre across buildings of neoclassic influence, we will be in Zacatín, where this first route finish.
