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Gypsy ballads, Flamenco nights and world-class orchestration at the 73rd Granada Festival of Music & Dance

By Michael Molyneux @Molyneux_Photography ERNEST Hemingway once said that if you were to visit just one Spanish city, it should be Granada. For over half

15 Jun, 2024 @ 14:36

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GALLERY: The essence of Granada – A look back at the magic of the ancient city’s Corpus Christi festivals

Pictures and words by Michael Molyneux ON a sun-baked Friday evening outside the Plaza de Toros bull-fighting ring in Granada, the murmur of local Granadinos

15 Jun, 2024 @ 12:14

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Slide away: Discover the super-luxury hotel at the heart of Granada’s Sierra Nevada ski resort

WE arrive outside El Lodge in just over two hours and before we can blink, the car is ushered away and our bags are in

8 Mar, 2024 @ 11:46

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Flights from London Gatwick to this stunning Andalucian city will relaunch this year in great news for Brits visiting Spain – with prices starting from €60

BRITS in Spain rejoice: London Gatwick is set to relaunch flights to this historic Andalucian city with pocket friendly prices. Budget Spanish airline Vueling has

23 Jan, 2024 @ 15:44

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OFFICIALLY MAGICAL: Granada’s towns rated by national schemes

WHILE driving through rural Granada, you’ll see placards on some municipal boundaries saying ‘Magicos de Espana’ or ‘Bonitas de Espana’. It’s obvious what ‘bonita’ (beautiful)

16 Jul, 2023 @ 16:00

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Hotel Nueva Alcazaba de Busquistar – affordable 4-star luxury near the Alpujarra’s highest village of Trevelez

THE Nueva Alcazaba is a stunning hotel complex set in the heart of the Alpujarra Alta, just 4km from the area’s highest village of Trevelez,

16 Jul, 2023 @ 13:39

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PARTY TIME: Summer in Spain’s Granada is known for its colourful ‘fiestas’, ‘ferias’ and ‘romerias’ – some have an unusual twist

FIESTA SEASON is upon us – for many people, it’s the annual highlight of life in rural Spain. In early June, it kicked off in

2 Jul, 2023 @ 09:45

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IN PICTURES: San Juan in Lanjarón is one of the craziest fiestas in Spain’s Andalucia

ALWAYS a lively affair, San Juan in Lanjarón, Granada, is best known for its mass water fight on the night of 23 June. It also

25 Jun, 2023 @ 22:56

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LORCA’S LEGACY: On the trail of the famous poet in Spain’s Granada

JUNE 2023 marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Frederico García Lorca. One of Spain’s most celebrated literary figures, the influential poet and playwright

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:50

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IN PICTURES: Corpus Christi in Spain’s Granada – revellers making the most of the last weekend

THE Olive Press visited the bustling Corpus fiesta in the ‘recinta ferial’ at Almanjáyar, Granada. The event started on the night of Saturday 3 June

11 Jun, 2023 @ 07:00

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CORPUS: Fairground, flowers, flamenco, and flamboyance in Spain’s Granada

THE NIGHT of Saturday 3 June marked the start of one of Granada’s most famous and historical events. Attracting thousands of visitors annually, the fiesta

4 Jun, 2023 @ 14:56

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FREE TAPAS HUNTING: History, rules and how to find top tapas in Spain’s Granada

A GIFT traditionally offered by bars in Granada Province, the ‘tapa’ has a long history. Exactly how it was invented depends on the source you

3 Jun, 2023 @ 10:00

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Exploring Gerald Brenan Country: a trip to Yegen in the Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada

LONG before La Alpujarra became popular with northern Europeans, a few pioneering Brits discovered the area. An early advocate was Gerald Brenan, a British writer,

22 May, 2023 @ 12:40

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DON’T MISS The Best of What’s on in Spain

Top events in Spain for the week and month ahead from Benidorm to Barcelona via Valencia, Malaga, and Marbella. THIS WEEK Madrid Fiestas de

15 May, 2023 @ 15:11

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From Ibex to insects: meet the famous fauna of the Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada

A MOUNTAINOUS region rich with forests and pastures, the Alpujarra supports a wealth of wildlife – from birds to mammals and bees to butterflies. Although

6 May, 2023 @ 18:59

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The spa town of Lanjarón in Spain’s Granada celebrates the Crosses of May

THE Cruces de Mayo (May crosses festival) is celebrated annually throughout Spain on 3 May. It is popular in Andalucia, with the most famous event

3 May, 2023 @ 22:30

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FOOD: The 10 cities in Spain with the best free tapas

The tradition of free tapas are not only a long-standing tradition in Granada—find out where else with the Olive Press’ Tapas guide

29 Apr, 2023 @ 18:30

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The abundant Alpujarra of Spain’s Granada – an oasis of fruit and flowers all year round

ON the verdant slopes of the Alpujarra, the snow melt water from the high Sierra Nevada supports an oasis of blossom and flowers – growing

19 Feb, 2023 @ 16:45

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CHILLING OUT: Living on the snowline in Spain’s Granada region

DESPITE the start of 2023 being unseasonably warm, the mercury plummeted in mid-January and early February, with constant minimum temperature warnings from Spain’s meteorological agency,

4 Feb, 2023 @ 12:19

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The unspoilt little sister to the Sierra Nevada – the Sierra de Contraviesa in Spain’s Granada

FAMED for its panoramic views, vineyards producing local ‘vino’, and pink almond blossoms in early spring, the Sierra de la Contraviesa is an unspoilt place

28 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

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NO LUCK: The village in Spain that refuses to see the New Year in until mid-summer

WHILE many people will have woken up across Spain this morning having partied into the early hours last night, there is one village in Spain

1 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

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Where to stay on the ski slopes of Andalucia’s Sierra Nevada

IT is hard to describe Pradollano as an authentic mountain village. But, with a metre of snow on the ground and the sun finally out,

21 Dec, 2022 @ 11:30

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Winter wonderland: The Skiing destination in Andalucia’s Granada

IT was two decades ago that I looked out from a hillside near Ronda and spotted the distant snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada over

19 Dec, 2022 @ 10:48

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Peak of good dining: Where to eat in Spain’s Sierra Nevada

A PIPING hot raclette, a burger and chips and a few stale tapas used to be the basic offering in the Sierra Nevada two decades

18 Dec, 2022 @ 09:40

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Ski’s not the limit : Add an extra dimension to your winter sports experience with these other (great value and often free) Granada sites

NO trip to the Sierra Nevada is complete without paying homage to Granada’s most iconic landmark, the stunning Alhambra Palace. This magical 13th century Arabic

16 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

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Nine breathtaking UNESCO sites in Spain to start with

Spain has been a centre of Roman, Islamic, Christian and colonial empires which have turned the nation into open-air museum of wonders that move, inspire

11 Dec, 2022 @ 19:07

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