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Emergency Granada Spain – Safety visiting the Alhambra palace and city

In case of an Emergency Granada Spain here are a few handy tips and general advice. When visitors plan their trip to Granada they often ask me about safety in the city. Granada is not a huge city. It has a population of 227,383 (2021) and …

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Flamenco Granada – How to get Tickets, Best Venues + More

The Origin of Flamenco While the origins of Flamenco Music and dance are not entirely documented. There is a clear thread from the 18th century onwards. Although the true beginning of Flamenco is much older. The art of flamenco is made up of three parts: singing, …

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Laroles Theatre Festival ´Me Vuelves Lorca´ – Alpujarra Spain

Laroles Summer Festival When? 1st week of August Where? Laroles open-air theatre. A venue located high up in the Alpujarra mountains, on the border of Granada/Almeria provinces. Laroles is on the edge of Almeria province but belongs to Granada. By Car: 1 hour 15 mins from Granada …

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Easter Food & Craft Fair in Orgiva – Hecho en la Alpujarra

In the Alpujarra town of Orgiva Hecho en La Alpujarra is held each Easter week. Located 30 mins drive South from Granada this charming area has amazing local produce and traditional crafts. It´s handy to have all the producers from mountainside villages all under one roof in this …

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Do Semana Santa like a local – Easter week in Granada

The Semana Santa of Granada was declared an International interest in 2009. Easter has a special significance in Andalusia and there are many traditions surrounding Holy week. The traditional Semana Santa processions attract huge crowds particularly in Seville, Malaga and Granada. During Easter it´s impossible to …

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