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Hispano-Muslim art in Granada, a journey through time. If you are planning to visit Granada you are about to immerse yourself in a journey full of history. Of course you can’t miss the Alhambra, but you should also visit these 5 wonders of Hispano-Muslim architecture.......

18 March, 2024

The month of love and friendship Legend has it that in 3rd century Rome the Emperor Claudius II forbade soldiers to marry on the grounds that their performance on the battlefield dropped when they were united with their beloveds. A Christian priest, named Valentine, began......

01 February, 2024

NOVEMBER TO THE RHYTHM OF JAZZ As every year we share with you the programme of the Jazz Festival which, as in previous years, surprises us with a line-up that brings together an exquisite selection of artists, the aristocracy of jazz in Granada! Hurry up......

23 October, 2023

HOW TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE ALHAMBRA ? Since this is one of the questions we get asked most often, we have decided to make a small summary of the options available. You should not leave the purchase to the last minute, it is almost......

10 July, 2023

Best for the Realejo vibe It isn’t only the Albayzin that has marvellous history-loaded mansions rebooted as intimate independent hotels. On a central-Realejo corner (surrounded by neighbourhood tapas bars), the Palacio de los Navas dates from the 16th century, and over the years it has been......

12 May, 2023

DAY OF THE CROSS  2023 Every 3rd of May, one of the most popular festivities in Andalusia takes place in Granada: The Day of the Cross. On this day the streets, squares, patios and even shop windows of the city are decorated and filled with......

02 May, 2023

EASTER IN GRANADA FROM APRIL 2 TO APRIL 9, 2023   Between palms and olive trees, and with drum rolls as protagonists, this is how the city of Granada shows itself during the eight days of its Holy Week. Nothing to do with a visit at......

27 March, 2023

Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the Bob Dylan concert in Granada on the 13th of June at the Teatro del Generalife. ¡¡¡¡¡¡Limited tickets!!!!!!!   And to make the most of this experience, book at the Hotel Palacio de Los Navas. A 16th century building......

14 March, 2023

Granada is the privileged setting in which the most eagerly awaited concerts of one of the longest-running, most awarded and most respected jazz festivals in Europe take place: the Granada International Jazz Festival. Since its first edition in 1980, the Granada International Jazz Festival has......

10 November, 2022

The well-known cooking contest arrives this year with an emphasis on healthy food, and the faithful proposal of Promote the products of Granada. In search of young talent again, the VII edition of Granachef, as popularly known, open the inscriptions until March 15 for all......

14 February, 2020

Exhibition in the Alhambra: Zirí Pomegranate and the Berber Universe Here is an exhibition about the Granada zirí and the Berber universe, unique so far, which starts from farther away and which is intended above all to be a sample of a culture whose origins......

02 January, 2020

The magic festival of “GranHada” Hocus Pocus 2019 celebrates its 18th edition in the month of November from November 11 to 24 The motto of the Hocus Pocus 2019 is “to magic or not to magic”. Tickets are already on sale at the festivalhocuspocus.com website,......

12 November, 2019

  It is not necessary to look for excuses to visit Granada but if you are looking for it here we give you one, from the 1st to the 9th of November the International Jazz Festival is celebrated which in its 40th anniversary pays homage......

23 October, 2019

  The streets of Granada will become next Friday the 20th in unique outdoor music venues. The day, promoted by the Jesús Serra Foundation, of the Catalana Occidente group and the International Music Contest `María Canals´, has the collaboration of the City of Granada, the......

18 September, 2019

SEPTEMBER, DAY OF THE SOLIDARIATE OF HUMANITY HERITAGE CITIES As every year this September 8 Granada will be filled with culture to celebrate the World Heritage Cities Solidarity Day, this day commemorates the creation in 1 993 in Fez (Morocco) of the Organization of the......

05 September, 2019

68th Granada Music and Dance Festival From 21 of June to 12 of July 2019 68th edition of the “Festival Internacional de Música y Danza de Granada”. It is one of the most important cultural events and one of the most traditional festivals in Spain.......

19 June, 2019

CORPUS CHRISTI GRANADA FROM JUNE 15 TO 23 Corpus Christi is the biggest festival in Granada. It’s the Granada fair. The fair atmosphere permeates the streets. The center is filled with lanterns and some booths are installed in Plaza del Carmen and Plaza Bib-Rambla. Here......

05 June, 2019

Feast of the Day of the Cross in Granada Traditional Altars in Honor to the Cross On May 3, 2019 takes place in Granada one of the most popular holidays in Andalusia: the day of the Cross. For this day the streets, squares, courtyards and......

03 May, 2019

Are you getting married? … Come and visit us! On the 6th and 7th of March our patio will be filled with flowers. FLORISTERIA CALADIUM will be with us presenting their proposals in bouquets and floral decoration for weddings of the next season. Your works......

18 February, 2019

The Hocus Pocus Magic International Festival of Granada, will celebrate its 17th edition, from November 17 to 25, 2018. An edition that will be dedicated on this occasion to the art of “music” and therefore its motto is “in the key of magic. For more......

29 October, 2018

The exhibition can be seen at the Museum of the Alhambra between May 18, 2018 and April 21, 2019. Free admission. Winter timetable (from October 15 to April 1): From 8.30 to 18.00 from Wednesday to Saturday From 8.30 to 2.30pm on Sundays and Tuesdays......

16 October, 2018

Quiquiriquí starts, the Granada Puppet Theater Festival Granada begins its cultural program next fall with the celebration of the Quiquiriquí Puppet Festival, a contest that for its ‘artistic excellence’ will place ‘our city on the international puppeteer map’. From September 28 to October 12, Granada......

21 September, 2018

Granada. Also in Summer! The privileged situation of Granada makes it an ideal destination in summer for those who want to get away from the saturation of the Spanish coasts. In summer season the number of visitors decreases so that those who choose our city......

16 July, 2018

67 Festival of Granada From June 22 to July 8, 2018 The 67th edition of the International Music and Dance Festival will be held between Friday, June 22 and Sunday, July 8, 2018. The program consists of 26 shows, and pays special attention this year......

04 June, 2018

Start date: 05.26.2018 Final date: 03.06.2018 Place: Granada The Corpus Fair is the biggest festival in the city. Each year, a Saturday starts at twelve of the night with the lighting, lighting the thousands of bulbs on the cover, and the Next Saturday with a......

15 May, 2018

The International Festival of Poetry of Granada will feature the Nobel Prize for Literature John Maxwell Coetzee, in a year that will pay tribute to the recently disappeared Claribel Alegría and the late Ángel González, who inaugurated this cultural event 15 years ago, consolidated today......

19 April, 2018

Granada Distrito Sonoro ‘joins the framework of Momentos Alhambra Música and starts big on Friday 6th April with the performance of the legendary band Eskorzo from Granada on the Paseo del Salón from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Its goal is to replenish the main......

02 April, 2018

Declared in 2009 of international tourist interest the Holy Week in Granada, with its 32 brotherhoods and 34 Nazarene courts, is one of the most spectacular in Spain whose celebration dates back to the sixteenth century. Processions such as ‘The Gypsies’ parading through the hills......

23 March, 2018

Granada from 8 to 18 March 2018 The amateurs and professionals of tango have multiplied in recent years in an extraordinary way, which confirms that tango is, fundamentally, a manifestation of contemporary urban culture. This event seeks to flood the whole city with rhythm and......

05 March, 2018

  X COMPETITION Edition GRANADA DE TAPAS LUIS ORUEZABAL “CHIKITO” Granada, 1 to March 16, 2018 Granada de Tapas, has been definitively consolidated as one of the actions of promotion of gastronomy, where the tapa, which is one of the defining characteristics of the city,......

23 February, 2018

The Sacromonte is the most distinctive neighborhood of Granada, world famous for its cave dwellings and magnificent views, as well as being considered the cradle of flamenco. Its flamenco and festive tradition is perceived in the shows that are held daily in the zambras (caves......

15 February, 2018

The monumentality of the favorite city of the Catholic Kings can be seen in buildings as impressive as the Cathedral, symbol of the Christianity of Granada, which marks an excellent point to start a walk through the heart of the city. Next to it is......

15 February, 2018

It is not surprising that UNESCO declared Albaicin a World Heritage Site in 1994, as its narrow streets and typical houses have an unparalleled beauty and charm and have retained their popular, intimate and welcoming character for more than a thousand years. The best way......

03 August, 2016