Top 6 Granada Mirador Viewpoints, Granada, Spain

I had no idea how shockingly accurate my first Granada winter blog title, “Do Not Fall, ” was until I able to finally spend one full hot-winded week there in height of summer.

I had brought the most practical shoes possible: New Balance Trail Running Shoes. I was sure they would be over-the-top for the trip, but I wanted to go for some jogs while I was there and couldn’t spare the space to pack another pair of walking shoes.

Even the Trail Runners were not enough!! Granted, I did not actually fall, but it was only a coincidence that my knees returned home unscathed.

Granada is for TREKKING. Do not be mistaken, I saw many a retired or out-of-shape tourist surviving from bus to bus and between taxis, but this is not how one really begins to see Granada.

Did I even really see it? I spent lazy hot afternoons offsetting the moody Hemingway novel I was reading with my bright and charming Andalusian studio.

No, I could not have seen it and understood all of the complicated chaos of Granada in just a week. But I could start to see and listen and appreciate.

Granada is huge. Yes, I walked a lot of it. But that’s because there was a lot of it to walk! There are so many different versions of this grand historical and vibrant city to experience. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).