Granada is one of the pearls of Spain, being the most visited region by tourists from all over the world. The long-time capital of Moorish Andalusia has to offer the most important remains of this epoch in Spanish history, with the world-famous "Alhambra" at the top of the list. The District of Granada stretches from the Costa Tropicala on the Mediterranean Sea to the Defensive Villages of the Vega to the west, high up on the Spanish plateau.
The city of Granada has been shaped by the hills, where the old districts in the Albaicín and the Alhambra were founded, brimming with steep, narrow streets, beautiful nooks and crannies, and marvellous landscapes. The new part of the city is situated on the plain, criss-crossed by the large arteries of Gran Vía de Colón and Calle de los Reyes Católicos, and where the busy streets around the Cathedral are found. 
Walk through beautiful gardens, charming narrow streets filled with flowers, sit down in one of those typical taverns to have some of that famous "Trevélez" ham and local wine, and breath the centuries of history around you anywhere. There are gypsies singing "Flamenco", and don't miss to visit their famous "Cuevas" - caves - in the mountain of the monastery of Sacromonte where some of them really live still nowadays making magnificent artisany. Granada's popular festivals, based as well on Moorish as Christian tradition, are most attractive.
The city is located at the foot of the "Sierre Nevada", Spain's highest mountain-massif with great possibilities for winter-sports. The highest peak, "Mulhacén" arrives to 3478 meters. On the other hand it is not far from the Mediterranean sea, so Granada is a great place to visit in any season.
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| Temp. °C | 7° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 7º |
| Hours of sun | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Sunny days | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 26 |
| Days of rain | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
