6/13/19 Granada Spain south of Spain

We left Córdoba with the trusty Peugeot and GPS guiding us on a four hour trip through the back county of southern Spain to Granada.

We drove through miles and miles of olive trees with millions and millions of trees.

We saw many, many olive oil pressing plants. Below are the retired stone wheels they used in making olive oil.

The countryside is beautiful, but a bit remote as you can see by this rest area.

We arrived safely in Granada, had a few issues with our Airbnb host that we over came and spent the next day and a half exploring the city.

The main sight in Granada is The Alhambra, a former Muslim mosque/palace built in the 1000’s on top of Roman ruins, the palace has had many lives and was in fact was abandoned for many years. Today it’s fully restored and one of the most visited sights in the world. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure tickets because tour groups snap them up in minutes every day. So, we didn’t get to tour the palace. It’s a wonderful view and we did walk the gardens, lovely.

We walked the entire old city, 17 miles in two days, including cobble stones and hills along with steps 😳 and viewed the city. It was lovely.

Tomorrow, a driving tour as far south as you can go in Spain, Gibraltar. Then on to Jerez de la Frontera for two nights.

Adios amigos 😎👍