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Granada holidaysApril 2025‘Their pursuits are the cigar and the siesta’: how two centuries of British writers helped forge our view of SpainLaurie Lee and Robert Graves among ‘English-speaking Quixotes’ in new book celebrating literary love for all things Spanish20 Apr 2025 15.00 CESTJuly 2024The train in Spain: seeing Andalucía by railThe Moorish cities of Seville, Córdoba and Granada are connected by fast trains making them the ideal destination for a whistle stop tour7 Jul 2024 14.00 CESTAugust 2019Holiday guidesSpain road trip: Granada to AlmeríaThe Alhambra marks the start of a drive taking in historic cities, a river valley and mountains – and ends in Almería’s spaghetti western desert7 Aug 2019 07.30 CESTDecember 2018A locals guideA local’s guide to Granada: 10 top tipsOnce you’ve ticked off the Alhambra, check out Granada’s edgier barrio culture, with both alternative and traditional bars, great flamenco, food and street art10 Dec 2018 07.30 CET…… commentsMay 2014The best places to stay, eat and visit in AndalucíaAndalucía covers most of southern Spain and contains many of the places – Seville, Granada, the white villages – that visitors want to see21 May 2014 13.33 CEST…… commentsMarch 2011Marcel Therouxs new EuropeIn search of the spirit of Al-AndalusWith the Moorish architecture of Granadas Alhambra and Cordoba cathedral as a backdrop, Marcel Theroux meets a group of Spanish Muslims who are drawing on the areas Islamic legacy to a promote a new religious tolerance30 Mar 2011 10.56 CESTAugust 2010Granadas Alhambra palaceSpains Alhambra palace has inspired travellers for centuries. We explore the history and legends behind this Moorish architectural wonder26 Aug 2010 10.59 CESTApril 2010Andalucia: white villages and deserted beachesOur experts pick the prettiest pueblos blancos and unspoilt stretches of coast17 Apr 2010 01.09 CESTMarch 2010ShortcutsChris Stewart on the relentless rain in SpainThe author of Driving Over Lemons, bemoans the bad weather that is blighting Granada28 Mar 2010 20.00 CESTJanuary 2010Andalucía, Spains virgin territoryTo dip into the real Spain, head to the olive groves of Andalucías hidden Sierras Subbéticas30 Jan 2010 01.07 CETJune 2009Readers travel tipsReaders tips ... cookery holidaysSalerno | Thailand and Vietnam | Spain | Italy | New Zealand | Laos13 Jun 2009 01.01 CESTFebruary 2009Budget travel guideCredit crunch Caribbean dealsFind talcum-powder beaches and luxurious sun at bargain prices, with our pick of packages coming in under £1,000pp for a week to the most popular islands10 Feb 2009 12.46 CETJanuary 2009Not so far from Hong Kongs madding crowd4 Jan 2009 01.01 CETHappy clappy3 Jan 2009 01.05 CETMay 20085 eco-friendly beach holidaysMake your sand footprint the only one that matters with these trips24 May 2008 01.01 CESTApril 2008Top 10 city guidesGranadas top 10 Moorish secretsIn the city thats hosting the Hay Alhambra festival, residents share some Moorish attractions with Alexandra Topping3 Apr 2008 12.53 CESTMarch 2008Top 10 city guidesTop 10 tapas bars in Granada13 Mar 2008 13.25 CETSlow travellerThe Slow Traveller9 Mar 2008 01.03 CETApril 2007The bank holiday starts hereFrom mini-breaks on home turf to kite-surfing in Spain, Paul Torpey rounds up a pick of late deals for the bank holiday weekend.27 Apr 2007 14.16 CESTJune 2006Moorish delightsThe Mediterranean Cooking School is a new outfit in Granada offering courses from one to five days duration and embracing Creole as well as Moorish and Mediterranean flavours.17 Jun 2006 11.51 CESTAbout 23 results for Granada holidays12

Granada holidaysApril 2025‘Their pursuits are the cigar and the siesta’: how two centuries of British writers helped forge our view of SpainLaurie Lee and Robert Graves among


‘English-speaking Quixotes’ in new book celebrating literary love for all things Spanish20 Apr 2025 15.00 CESTJuly 2024The train in Spain: seeing Andalucía by railThe Moorish cities of


Seville, Córdoba and Granada are connected by fast trains making them the ideal destination for a whistle stop tour7 Jul 2024 14.00 CESTAugust 2019Holiday guidesSpain road trip: Granada to


AlmeríaThe Alhambra marks the start of a drive taking in historic cities, a river valley and mountains – and ends in Almería’s spaghetti western desert7 Aug 2019 07.30 CESTDecember 2018A


local's guideA local’s guide to Granada: 10 top tipsOnce you’ve ticked off the Alhambra, check out Granada’s edgier barrio culture, with both alternative and traditional bars, great


flamenco, food and street art10 Dec 2018 07.30 CET…… commentsMay 2014The best places to stay, eat and visit in Andalucía


Andalucía covers most of southern Spain and contains many of the places – Seville, Granada, the 'white villages' – that visitors want to see

21 May 2014 13.33 CEST…… commentsMarch


2011Marcel Theroux's new EuropeIn search of the spirit of Al-Andalus


With the Moorish architecture of Granada's Alhambra and Cordoba cathedral as a backdrop, Marcel Theroux meets a group of Spanish Muslims who are drawing on the area's Islamic legacy to a


promote a new religious tolerance

30 Mar 2011 10.56 CESTAugust 2010Granada's Alhambra palace


Spain's Alhambra palace has inspired travellers for centuries. We explore the history and legends behind this Moorish architectural wonder

26 Aug 2010 10.59 CESTApril 2010Andalucia: white


villages and deserted beaches


Our experts pick the prettiest pueblos blancos and unspoilt stretches of coast

17 Apr 2010 01.09 CESTMarch 2010ShortcutsChris Stewart on the relentless rain in SpainThe author of Driving


Over Lemons, bemoans the bad weather that is blighting Granada28 Mar 2010 20.00 CESTJanuary 2010Andalucía, Spain's virgin territory


To dip into the 'real' Spain, head to the olive groves of Andalucía's hidden Sierras Subbéticas

30 Jan 2010 01.07 CETJune 2009Readers' travel tipsReaders' tips ... cookery holidays


Salerno | Thailand and Vietnam | Spain | Italy | New Zealand | Laos

13 Jun 2009 01.01 CESTFebruary 2009Budget travel guideCredit crunch Caribbean deals


Find talcum-powder beaches and luxurious sun at bargain prices, with our pick of packages coming in under £1,000pp for a week to the most popular islands

10 Feb 2009 12.46 CETJanuary


2009Not so far from Hong Kong's madding crowd4 Jan 2009 01.01 CETHappy clappy3 Jan 2009 01.05 CETMay 20085 eco-friendly beach holidays


Make your sand footprint the only one that matters with these trips

24 May 2008 01.01 CESTApril 2008Top 10 city guidesGranada's top 10 Moorish secrets


In the city that's hosting the Hay Alhambra festival, residents share some Moorish attractions with Alexandra Topping

3 Apr 2008 12.53 CESTMarch 2008Top 10 city guidesTop 10 tapas bars in


Granada13 Mar 2008 13.25 CETSlow travellerThe Slow Traveller9 Mar 2008 01.03 CETApril 2007The bank holiday starts here


From mini-breaks on home turf to kite-surfing in Spain, Paul Torpey rounds up a pick of late deals for the bank holiday weekend.

27 Apr 2007 14.16 CESTJune 2006Moorish delights


The Mediterranean Cooking School is a new outfit in Granada offering courses from one to five days' duration and embracing Creole as well as Moorish and Mediterranean flavours.


17 Jun 2006 11.51 CESTAbout 23 results for Granada holidays12