Granada andalucia spain

V. SIGHTSEEING AND OTHER INTERESTING ACTIVITIES:


I. Granada information

II. History

III. General Information
C. Granada weather
D. Uselfull Information

IV. Tourist Destinations
A. Granada Y Sierra Nevada
B. La Vega Y La Campana

V. Sightseeing and Other Activities
A. The Alhambra
B. The Albaicin
C. Sacromonte, Flamenco and The Gypsies

D. Nightlife

VI. Gastronomy



A. The Alhambra

Despite having it’s usual amount of churches, museums, etc, which is quite normal for southern European cities, the city of Granada possess the Alhambra, which is known to several as one of the 10 wonders of the world. Constructed in more than countless of centuries, Alhambra is a huge castle which consists of ramparts, gardens, and luxurious palaces. A lot of previous Arabic Sultans who ruled the entire city of Granada considered the Alhambra as their home. Due to this, the Alhambra received the optimum care in terms of interior decoration as well as architecture. At present, the Alhambra monument receives 8,000 visitors/tourists for each day and is now Spain’s most visited monument.



B. The Albaicin

Located in the opposite side of the Alhambra is the Albaicin, an old Arabic quarter which is characterized by cobble stoned streets with white washed houses. Apparently, Albaicin still retains a strong Arabic feeling in spite of the architectural barbarities which was allowed by the town council, along with the several centuries of neglect (the Arabic reputaton was ethnically cleansed just over 500 years ago). At every corner, there is always a spectacular view, the Albaicin is indeed an oil painter’s paradise.


C. Sacromonte, Flamenco and The Gypsies


The district of Sacromonte is the home of Granada’s flourishing Roma community. The area’s entrance is distinguished by means of the statue of Chorrohumo, which literally means “Exodus Smoke” and also a play on the slang word for “thief” (chorro). Famous during the year of 1950s, Roma of Granada was became popular for guiding people all around the city of Granada.


Considered as a part of the Spanish culture, Flamenco is a style of music and dance. Although it is already considered as a part of the culture of Spain, it is still in fact native to one region only, and this is Andalusia.


Direct Gypsy, Sephardic, Moorish and Byzantine elements have often been recognized as a significant influences in the formation of flamenco, together with its native Andalusian influences. In numerous occasions, it has been stated that these influences merged near the end of the reconquista during the 15th century. It seems that the origins of the word is quite uncertain, however, the word flamenco, itself, was not recorded up until the late 18th century.


Dating back to it’s historical roots in the mainstream Andalusian society during 8th century, flamenco is famously portrayed as being the music of the Andalusian “gitanos” or otherwise known as gypsies. Many other regions have already contributed to the further development of flamenco and this mainly includes Extremadura and Murcia, and lots of other flamenco artists have been born outside the community of gitanos. As evidenced in the dances of “Ida Y Vuelta”, Latin American and particularly Cuban influences have additionally contributed to the said performance.