Holiday in Spain Villa Rentals - Book Direct in Granada and the Costa Tropical
If you are looking for a holiday in Spain villa rental for your summer holidays you may want to consider booking your accommodation direct in the fabulous city of Granada or on the Costa Tropical de Granada. Granada is located in the Andalucia Region of southern Spain. It is a Province which includes the city of Granada with its magnificent Alhambra palace and Andalucia's highest mountains, the snow capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada, with the magnificent Las Alpujarras to the south. This interesting region is becoming popular with holidaymakers who want to book an apartment holiday rent Spanish or a holiday villa rental in Spain direct with the property owners.
TRAVEL
In recent years it has become easier to stay in a holiday in Spain villa in this region, which you book yourself, because flights are now much more readily available to Granada Airport (Federico Garcia Lorca Granada-Jaen - GRX) which is located about nine miles west of Granada. The height of the tourist season in Granada is July and August and the city remains a fairly popular place to book an apartment holiday rent Spanish or a holiday villa rental in Spain into September. Spring and autumn are ideal times to visit Granada as the days are pleasantly warm and the nights are not too cold. Winter is also a good time for a trip if you enjoy skiing as the nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains have the most southerly ski-resort in Europe.
PLACES TO VISIT
Most people associate Granada city with the famous Alhambra Palace but apart from that it has been largely overlooked by most visitors to the south of Spain. However Granada city is a great place to book a holiday in Spain villa or an apartment holiday rent Spanish with its abundant history, medieval architecture, intriguing culture and colourful traditions. If you want to have a villa holiday in Europe and enjoy sight-seeing there is much to recommend Granada city as a place for a holiday villa rental in Spain. The following are just some of the places you might want to visit:
El Sacromonte - the Gypsy quarter of Granada and the home of flamenco in this province. There are a number of famous flamenco Tablaos here (places where flamenco is performed) and the area is also famous for its cave dwellings.
The Mirador de San Nicolas – take a trip to this beautiful spot in the Albaicin with its spectacular views of the Alhambra, the Sierra Nevada mountains and the city.
The Arab bathhouse (En Banuelo) built in the 11th century is older than the Alhambra. The floors are marble and above the columns is a dome pierced by tiny stars which provide dappled light and ventilation for the baths.
Granada Science Park and Interactive Museum is a more modern tourist attraction, ideal for a family outing for those visitors who have booked their holiday in Spain villa in Granada. It has interactive exhibits and experiments involving electricity, light, sound, gravity. astronomy and meteorology which are presented to entertaining and educational effect.
COSTA TROPICAL
The coastal part of the Granada Province is the Costa Tropical which adjoins the Costa del Sol to the east although it is not as well known. The countryside and the beaches of the Costa Tropical have not been developed for tourism in the same way as the Costa del Sol and the architecture tends to be characteristically Andalucian. It is a lovely coast to book a holiday in Spain villa with charming coastal resorts to choose from such as Almunecar, Salobrena and Motril.
GOLF
Lastly, a holiday in Spain villa rented direct in Granada or the Costa Tropical is ideal for those holidaymakers who like to get in a round of golf whilst on holiday. The climate is ideal with plenty of sunshine and hardly any wind or rain plus the fact that there are currently 70 golf courses in the Andalusia region with about 30 more under construction.
