Good place to wander for half a day or so. Scattered churches, arched gateways, little shops, and places to stop for a cool drink. Very hilly. We mean it.
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Experience this !
By A Yahoo! Contributer, 07/19/06
The whole neighborhood is an experience of its own. This part of town is more than 1000 years old ans still inhabitted- not a DisneyLand at all ! This is real.
Leave your car at your hotel or out of town and take the bus (only 1 Euro) or a cab, very cheap. Besides, there is not much parking.
Everything in this part of town is within walking distance and worth the look. Take a walk to the San Nicolas Mirador to view the Alhambra.
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El Albaicin and the surrounding area
By Rosaria, 03/22/06
Granada was ruled by the Moors of the Nasrid Dynasty from 1238 to 1492. The city was known as a major cultural center before it fell to the Catholic Monarchs. Under the rule of Ferdinand and Isabella, Granada became a focus for the Renaissance. In one particular corner of the city, however, evidence of Moorish culture was virtually untouched by the ...
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