Travel Guide to the Alhambra (Granada) – Spain’s most visited attraction Granada is home to the Alhambra, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Spain’s most visited historical attraction. It is incredible, with palaces, gardens, fortress walls, as well as an amazing location looking over the city of Granada. I tell you all about […]
A Guide on what to See in Granada’s Albaicin
A Guide on what to See in Granada’s Albaicin. The Albaicin was Granada’s old Moorish quarter. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site with lots to see: the area of full of palaces, squares, gardens as well as lots of great viewpoints looking across towards the Alhambra (the Albaicin is built on a hillside, so […]
Castillo de Santa Catalina and the Parador de Jaén
Castillo de Santa Catalina and the Parador de Jaén. If coming to the city of Jaén, you have to visit the Castillo de Santa Catalina. Sitting high above the city, it is a Moorish Castle built in the 11th century. Right next to the Castle is the Parador of Jaén, a luxury hotel built in […]
Granada City Neighbourhoods – Where to Live?
Granada City Neighbourhoods – Where to Live? Where to live in Granada? We had a crash course in Granada’s neighbourhoods a year ago when looking for an apartment in the city. There are a lot of variations within neighbourhoods themselves, for example, there are parts of Realejo (one of the most popular of Granada neighbourhoods) […]
Our Cost of Living in Granada (2025)
Our Cost of Living in Granada (2025). People’s cost of living is very variable and based on lifestyle choices. In our case we rent, we don’t have a car, and we live what I consider a pretty normal lifestyle in a typical Spanish neighbourhood. We’re not extravagant by any means. So, again, your cost of […]
What to Do in Córdoba
What to Do in Córdoba. Córdoba is one of our favorite Spanish cities, one we’ve visited 3 times now. It is one of Spain’s great historic cities, the capital of Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula for several centuries. But there’s also Roman history as well as Catholic History: Córdoba was the headquarters of the […]
