A local guide · From Granada
Granada, the way a local would live it
Tapas that are actually worth it, viewpoints without the posing and the Alhambra explained properly. No agencies, no filters.
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The nine gateways to the city
The whole site sorted into nine big sections. Come in through whichever one you fancy today.
Main guide
What to see
Itineraries of 1, 2 and 3 days around the city.
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Must-see
The Alhambra
Tickets, audio guide and night visit.
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Flavours
Eat & tapas
Free tapas and the old-school bars.
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Albaicín · Sacromonte
Neighbourhoods
Viewpoints, caves and flamenco with soul.
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Hotels
Where to stay
By area, in the centre or without overspending.
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What’s on
Things to do
Weekends, with kids and what’s going on this week.
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Costa Tropical
Beaches
Salobreña, Almuñécar and the coves of the coast.
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White villages
The Alpujarra
Pampaneira, Capileira and Trevélez, at your own pace.
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Mountains
Sierra Nevada
Skiing, lift passes, where to sleep and summer in the mountains.
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Featured articles
Things just written, tested and rewritten until they’re right.
How to buy tickets for the Alhambra without losing your mind
Official sites, tricky opening times and tips if you’ve left it to the last minute.
10 free-tapas bars in Granada that aren’t tourist traps
From Plaza Nueva to the Realejo, an honest route with the tapa you’d actually order.
Up to the Mirador de San Nicolás at sunset: when, how and which way
The exact hour, the pretty street and where to grab a drink on the way down.
Cave flamenco: which one is worth it (and which isn’t)
We compare the Sacromonte tablaos with no posing and no commissions.
Sleeping in central Granada: the neighbourhood that suits you best
Centro, Realejo or Albaicín, each area has its good side and its odd side.
Sierra Nevada in a day from Granada: ski and come back for tapas
How to get up, where to rent gear and what time to come down to make dinner.
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What we’d book ourselves
A short selection, no spam. Only plans we’d recommend to a friend.
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About us
A guide made at home
Yo soy Granada is a small, local project, written from a flat in the Realejo. We don’t sell tours and we don’t take freebies in exchange for good reviews. What we recommend, we’ve tried, usually more than once. The idea is simple: that you live Granada the way we live it.
— The Yo soy Granada team
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