Oh, how I loved Granada. It was just so. incredibly. beautiful. La Alhambra!!! I now understand what all the fuss is about!! The white buildings and the hills, views of the Sierra Nevadas....the Albayzin (old town)....just so romantic. Unlike any place I've ever seen before. To me, it's a place you can't miss if you are traveling to Spain. I want to go back, and see the rest of these lovely "white hill towns". We had a blast watching the Superbowl at midnight in a little Irish pub filled with every American in the city....but we had one too many beers each, which made for a less than pleasant trip to Seville the next day....haha! Lesson learned. Luckily, I am completely OFF of my beer kick still as I write this more than a week later. Every street we turned down was magical (make sure to walk Carrera del Darro). Touches of the Middle-East make it so exotic, and the mixture of architecture takes your breath away! One of the most memorable parts of our stay here was venturing to the Albayzin and the endless stairs that you can see from practically every view of the city, which lead up a hill and to a very old church. At first I thought it was abandoned, but I'm pretty sure it's still in use by the poorer families who live in badass caves all along the cave. Seriously, this place was magical! We decided to go for it and hike up the zillion stairs, and we were greatly rewarded by not just the view, but the music that came from a group of locals who perched on the cliffside with their drums and beautiful chants which sounded African. Love.
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| Along the stairs we braved |
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| Views of the Sierra Nevadas |
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| Generalife at La Alhambra |
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| Do you see the TINY PUPPY??? You better believe I squeezed him! |
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| View from Mirador de San Nicolas- a must see! |
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| at La Alhambra |
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| La Alhambra |
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| Our hike |
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| The cliffside music :) |
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| Narrow white streets! |
Unfortunately we went to Seville at the wrong time. What do I mean? Garbage collector strike. Which means....stinky piles of trash EVERYWHERE. You cannot escape the smell. Well you can, which is why went to Cordoba. And in the center of the Parque de Maria Luisa, you feel like you can take a deep breath....but for us, unfortunately, Seville was a lot of time spent cooped up in our little apartment, planning the rest of our trip. We did find a tasty restaurant which was ridiculously cheap (Taberna Colonia), with lots of fresh and tasty vegetarian options. Lots of meat options also, FYI :)
Cordoba is another beautiful little town with lots of Middle-Eastern influence. We enjoyed our time here, but I personally liked Toledo better. If you do decide to go though, you won't regret it! And you can find some tasty food (and a dessert I just could NOT pass up, with no regrets afterwards, homemade fig cheesecake) at La Boca.
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| Crazy wood and granite structure in Seville |
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| Plaza Espana |
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| Beautiful details |
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