Granada
Airport
Granada Airport is 17 km from Granada City away. It´s one of Spain´s airport with the most relative growth during the last years and offers plenty of national and international destinations: London, Nottingham, Liverpool, Bérgamo y Bologna, Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Melilla, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote or Bilbao.
The following Airlines operate with the following destinations in Granada Airport: Air Europa: Palma de Mallorca; Air Nostrum: Gran Canaria, Melilla; Iberia: Madrid-Barajas; Ryanair: Gerona, Bérgamo, Liverpool, Londres-Stansted, Nottingham-East Midlands, Bologna; Spanair: Barcelona, Lanzarote, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife Sur; Vueling Airlines: Barcelona
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Weather Forecast
The Weather in Granada is sunny, dry, continental and extreme with hot summers and cold winters; the transitions to spring and autumn are rather short. In August during the day the temperature can rise up to 40ºC (104ºF), but cools down at night due to the closeness of the Mountains. First rains fall end of September / beginning of October and rarely last more than two days in a row. During the Winter months the weather in Granada is cold and dry with a deep blue sky; during the day the temperature can rise up to 20ºC (68ºF), but at sunset it starts getting bitterly cold with temperatures under the freezing point.
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Accommodation: Villas and Hotels
Finding Hotels in Granada, Spain is not hard. Granada is a beautiful emblematic mountain city with many hotels and hostels to choose from. Depending on your budget you will find something perfect for you in this region of Spain.
The price for accommodation in Granada depends on location, category and season. You will be able to find cheap hotels if you reserve ahead of time, especially during summer. There is also a wide selection of villas and apartments rentals in Granada for your holidays in this magic city in the Sierra Nevada.
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Sea and Mountains
In Granada it is actually possible to do skiing and take a swim in the Mediterranean Sea in the same day. The National Park Sierra Nevada with its highest peak, the Mulhacén (3.481m) and the Ski Resort close to Mountain Veleta is about 36 km away from Granada City and you reach it in a one hour’s drive up through a winding mountain road. On a clear day you can see across to the Riff Mountains in Morocco.
Granada’s coast, the Costa Tropical (Tropical Coast), enjoys a special micro climate because of the protecting mountains which enables to grow exotic fruit like bananas and mangoes. Moreover, it offers a wonderful diving paradise because of the steep cliffs sloping into the sea.
