Las Vistas

I have yet to get bored with the beauty of Granada, but I can’t quite capture the essence of the city with my subpar photography skills. Enjoy these professional pictures of Granada!

The Alhambra with Sierra Nevada behind it at night.

Arabic influence is evident everywhere!

This is actually a picture my friend took of our daily walk to and from class.

The Univeristy of Granada doesn't have one giant campus for all 70,000 students. Instead the business school, law schoool, etc. are spaced out all over the city. This is the courtyard for one of the schools. They're all beautiful.

Lover's lane. The building on the right is my school.

The street I walk down to visit my friend.

A typical street.

Another one of my daily routes.

My halfway point on the way to school. Such beautiful buildings, but that's just a Burger King, post office and bank.

Plaza Nueva where my school is.

Street vendors with arabic treasures are everywhere.

View of Granada from the Alhambra

The Alhambra

Weathering the changes

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains. That may be so, but fortunately for me, Granada isn’t the plains. Granada, or pomegranate, is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. These mountains cause for some chilly nights once the sun goes down, but when the sun’s out, it can be quite hot. Layering is key. During the summer, nights require a jacket. However, during the winter, nights require something a little more substantial. In Spanish, they even have a word from a jacket coat hybrid…chaquetón. It doesn’t ever snow here and there aren’t any thunderstorms. However, lately there have been a lot of drizzles which is apparently not very common. The strangest thing to get used to about the weather here is the sun. The sun rises much later in Granada. At 9:00 it’s still pretty dark and the sun won’t really make an appearance until after 10:30. Overall, the climate is pretty mild, but Granada is an hour from the beach and 30 minutes from snow skiing so the climate doesn’t hinder your ability to choose a fun activity.

Hiking the Sierra Nevada.

The view of Granada from the Sierra Nevada.