To have in mind of Granada

 Location:

Granada settles at the foot of Sierra Nevada, occupying the center of the comarca de la Vega of Granada, between two hills that are separated by the river Darro. It has an altitude of 738 meters above sea level and has a population of arround 235.000 inhabitants.

The weather:

The weather is Continental Mediterranean, with hot summers and cold winter with a lot of iced weather. January is one of the coldest months, with an average of 3º C (37º F) and July is the hottest, with an average temperature of  34º C (93º F). Rain usually occurs between the months of October through April. 

How to arrive:

The Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén National Airport, has flights with the main Spanish cities. Its located 17 kilometers from the city with bus conections from the center of the city. Taxi service is available as well.

The train station is located in a very central location, at the Avenida de los Andaluces, very close to the Avda. de la Constitución.

The bus station its very close to the University at the road to Jaén and has connections with the main spanish cities and with the rest of the towns of the province of Granada.

How to move:

I dont recomend using the car through the city. Granada is a great city to walk it on foot, because everything is very well marked. Anyways you can always have the chance to grab a taxi or purchase a 24-hour bus travel voucher to move arround the city.

Although Itours provides all the information necessary for fully organize the trip, we provide you the addresses of the local tourist information offices in order to be able to inquire further information on different cultural and festive activities that occurs during the days you're visiting the city, and to be able to confirm the various schedules to visit the monuments. The tourist information offices are distributed through the most strategic locations:

• Generalife, s/n. 
• Calle Santa Ana, 4 Bajo 
• Plaza de mariana de Pineda, 10 bajo

Where to stay:

Its very important that before starting your trip you should organize your accommodation. In Granada you can find more than what best suits your plans, from good and well located pensions or family hotels spread across the most important monuments of the city, up to grand hotels with all the modern conveniences and adapted to the latest technologies.

Gastronomy:

Granada is famous for its Tapas. Is surprising the generosity of the tapas when they come free with the drinks. Wait a little before ordering the food and have a snack and, maybe you will prefer to have lunch based on tapas. Granada offers a wide variety of international cuisine, with special profusion on arabic cuisine restaurants and are famous for the Trevelez Ham, cured in the snow, the migas alpujarreñas and the refreshing cold soup of White Garlic, made from milled almonds, and fried beans with ham.

Among its cakes stands out the Piononos de Santa Fe, a very thin cream filled cake.