Carmen de los Mártires – Granada’s beautiful Gardens. Just steps from the Alhambra is this beautiful park overlooking the city. Few visitors know about it which is a shame. Another thing they don’t know is that visiting the park is entirely FREE of charge. People can come here and sit by the pools, watch the […]
Mapping Spain Monthly Recap: July 2024
Mapping Spain Monthly Recap: July 2024. With July having been the first month of us living in Granada, I thought maybe I should do a monthly recap of “Things Spain” that don’t really fit on any proper post. Experiences, observations, tips, odds and ends, and random thoughts on living in Spain. Some of the things […]
The Cartuja Monastery, Granada (and seeing it for free!)
The Cartuja Monastery, Granada (and seeing it for free!) The Cartuja Monastery (also known as the Monastery of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción) is one of the finest masterpieces of Spanish Baroque architecture. The Monastery is one of the lesser known gems of Granada, it doesn’t get many visitors. You can also – if you […]
Impressions of Fuengirola
Impressions of Fuengirola We liked Fuengirola. We actually liked it more than either Benalmádena and Torremolinos. In this post I’ll cover: What’s Fuengirola like? Fuengirola feels like a real Spanish town. Although has a good-sized expat population (I’ve read 25% of the population is made up of foreigners) it doesn’t feel overrun by foreigners. Lots […]
Finding an apartment in Granada. Things learned
Finding an apartment in Granada. Things learned We’ve found an apartment in Granada! But it wasn’t easy. In this post I’ll cover our apartment search, the various neighbourhoods of Granada, the difficulties we faced…and how we found our apartment. I touched on some of the difficulties on our first Granada post: Can we live in […]
A Visit to the Sacromonte Caves Museum (Granada)
A Visit to the Sacromonte Caves Museum (Granada) We didn’t expect much but came away very impressed with this museum. It’s one of the lesser-known highlights of Granada. We also found a very scenic path back to the Albaicin which has become one of our favorite walks in Granada. I’ll cover all that in this […]
