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Typical street in Granada Granada, in the south of Spain, has captivated poets, musicians, and travellers from all over the world with its unique mixture of Arabic and Christian architecture, its light and its contrasts. History has left many interesting marks on the city today. Now 290,000 people, 50,000 of whom are university students, inhabit Granada and add to the special atmosphere which surrounds its cultural life. We enjoy a terrific location, only 60 kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea yet at the very foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where the ski season runs from November to the end of April. The climate has dramatic contrasts and very little rain, almost never from June to September. So people here enjoy a very active social lifestyle in the bars and in the streets. In short, Granada offers a lot to choose from:
culture, history, art, warm climate, performances, cinema, night life, sports, sea, beaches, snow, nature, street life, tapas (free food with all drinks), sun, noise, trips, parties, rain, relaxation, festivals of classical music, of dance, theatre, rock, jazz, tango, and flamenco, craftsmanship, leisure activities, handmade flamenco guitars, wine, restaurants, whatever you want . . . and more!
 

The Albayzín, declared by the UNESCO as a cultural heritage site, is a historic neighbourhood in Granada widely recognised for its beauty, history, and architecture. Only a few minutes' walk from the city centre, Carmen de las Cuevas is located in this labyrinth of whitewashed houses which cover a hill from which you can enjoy breathtaking views of the Alhambra and the Sierra Nevada Mountains towering in the background.


Sacromonte
, a gypsy neighbourhood and home to flamenco in Granada, joins the Albayzín on one side and slowly disappears into a fertile valley crowned by the Alhambra. Splashed with caves and a special type of renovated cave house which echo the flamenco guitar and palmas (rhythmic clapping), Sacromonte invites students to take a delightful walk only a few steps away from Carmen de las Cuevas.


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