Things to do in Granada
A real day-by-day plan, the places travellers rate highest, and one button to make it your own.
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of four rivers, the Darro, the Genil, the Monachil and the Beiro. Ascribed to the Vega de Granada comarca, the city sits at an average elevation of 738 m (2,421 ft) above sea level 50 km from the Mediterranean coast, the Costa Tropical. With a population of 233,532 as of 2024, it is the 20th-largest city in Spain and is an important wine growing region It was the last Muslim stronghold in Islamic Spain.
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Highlights travellers rate highest
Nasrid Palaces
Day 2 on the trip
Open in Google MapsGeneralife Gardens
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Open in Google MapsMirador de San Nicolás
Day 1 on the trip
Open in Google MapsBultaco Bar
Granada Old Town Hostel
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5 days in Granada, planned day by day
Built from real, bookable activities — flights, stays and experiences included at around €1,266.
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Arrival & Albaicín sunset
Settle into the Old Town and ease in with the city's most atmospheric quarter.
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Skip-the-line Alhambra
The headline day: a guided, skip-the-line tour of the Alhambra complex.
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Tapas tour & Sacromonte flamenco
A guided tapas walking tour by day, cave flamenco by night.
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Sierra Nevada day trip
Escape to the mountains for fresh air and dramatic scenery.
