Day Trips from Granada by Car
One of the provinces in the autonomous Andalusia, Spain is Granada. Located at the bottom of the mountains of Sierra Nevada, this magnificent city is also surrounded by three rivers namely Beiro, Darro and Genil. Around 125 kilometers of Malaga, Granada is one of the must-sees when touring around Andalusia in your car hire.
Considered one of the gems of Andalusia, Granada is the home of the dazzling Muslim historical site Alhambra. Moorish palaces and gardens make up this place. It was once a palace of the Nasrid Sultans way back in the 13th and 15th century. Alhambra was contructed in the 11th century on Assabika, a red hill overlooking the city of Granada. When your rental car arrives at Alhambra, you will be able to see the different halls and courtyards located inside the palace.
You will see the Alcazaba fortress, the Serallo, the Patio of los Arrayanes, the Hall of La Barca, the Salon of Embajadores, the Patio de los Leones, the Hall of the Abencerrajes, the Royal Baths and the Palace of Charles the V. Besides Alhambra is Generalife Gardens, the haven for leisure and recreation for the Moorish kings of Granada. Here you will be able to set eyes on beautifully maintained gardens with spectacular water features.
After your trip to Alhambra, drive your hire car and take a visit to Cordoba, where you can see the Catholic Cathedral and other synagogues that still exist. Visit also the Jewish Quarter, where important monuments are located here.
Visiting a place is not complete when you don’t learn some of its history. When in Granada, you can do this by visiting the Royal chapel and Cathedral in Albaycin in your rental car. When you are here, you can also enjoy the astonishing view of Alhambra, Granada and Sierra Nevada.
Other than being a place of so many attractions, Granada offers the best education for university students. University of Granada is one of the three top universities in Spain.
Driving in your hire car, you can also visit a lot of historical places and landmarks in the city. You can visit the mausoleums of Isabel and Ferdinand, and their children Phillip “The Beautiful” and Joan “The Mad”. Passing through the Gardens of Triunfo and Hospital Real, you can reach Carthusian Monastery, a masterpiece whose construction began in 1505 and went on for three centuries. From here, drive on your rental car to the Moorish Quarter of Albaycin, until you reach the MIrador de San Nicholas. You should also visit Sacromonte, a cave where Gypsies live. In the south-east part of Granada, you can find the Sierra Nevada massif where you will be able to witness a large plantation of plants of different kinds. Nature lovers will surely find this site remarkable and it is hard to go back.