Porto Barcelona Day 18 - One More Day in Granada

Day 18 where 5 of the group will be leaving to Barcelona via a local flight while the remaining 3 will take a slower pace of visiting towards Barcelona.

Goodbye till we see each other again. The taxis were ready to leave for the airport.

Meanwhile, we were on a free and easy mode in Granada and took a morning stroll to some places where we did cover but saw glimpses while on the mini bus a day before.

After walking through a quiet forest trail we stumbled into Alhambra Palace Hotel GPS : 37.185427, -3.606915

Puerta de las Granadas - The Gate of the Pomegranates is an historical access point of a pathway that leads through the Forest of the Alhambra to the Nasrid palace that is the Alhambra, located in the city of Granada, Spain. The path starts in the city centre, Plaza Nueva, and continues up the Cuesta de Gomérez, before reaching the monument. GPS : 37.176059, -3.593100

After the gate we continued walking along Cuesta de Gomérez street with shops selling souvenirs, garments and cafe.

One of the several narrow alleys along Cuesta de Gomérez street

High Court of Justice of Andalusia is the highest court of Andalusia for the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. GPS : 37.177151, -3.595649

Church of San Gil y Santa Ana which is situated opposite the Royal Chancellery, this church was built during the second third of the 16th century on the site of an old mosque. It is in Mudejar style, with a single nave and side chapels. GPS : 37.177374, -3.594998

Pilar del Toro, a water cooler within the same neighbourhood with interesting water nozzles. 

The narrow road of Carrera del Darro with a small stream flowing parallel that I like it very muchg. There were ducks swimming in the stream and it was a lovely walk in deed. GPS : 37.178019, -3.593724

Alcaiceria, home of the Great Bazaar of Granada, was originally a series of streets between Plaza Nueva and Plaza Bib-Rambla, bursting with stalls selling Arabic silks, spices and other precious goods. Nowadays the only remaining section is Calle Alcaiceria, beginning just off the Calle Reyes Catolicos, and extending back as far as the Cathedral. It is an area rich with history and local culture, still packed with interesting, exotic things to buy. GPS : 37.175202, -3.598447

Later we went back to the apartment to get our bicycles to recce our route to the bus terminal. It was back the same Fuente de las Batallas but this time it was nice to see it with the water in the fountain.

Similiarly at Fuente de las Granadas there was water this time. Two days ago when we came there wasn't any, located at GPS : 37.169352, -3.595767

Taking the metro train will be part of the plan for the evening route to the bus terminal.

Plaza De Toros De Granada located at Calle Dr. Oloriz, GPS :  37.188756, -3.606963
Also known as “Monumental de Frascuelo” , is a historic building in the city of Granada, where bullfights and other public shows are held. The building was built between 1927 and 1928.
Plaza de Toros de Granada is one of the ten largest bullrings of Spain, with a circle of 50.40 meters in diameter and has 12,000 seats.

The sculpture of a bullfighter named Salvador Sánchez, also known as Frascuelo has been a controversial statue in Granada for certain reasons which was left to be ascertained. This sculpture was created Ramiro Megías. Located at Boulevard of the Constitution Avenue GPS : 37.186071, -3.608192

 This sculpture of a queen holding a crown, wondering what is the story behind it.

Seated and admiring the statue of a flamenco dancer located at La Canastera GPS : 37.185427, -3.606915 along the same avenue.

Finally we made our way to Recogidas Metro Station and were ready to move on and continue our journey.

The metro ticket of Granada.

The metro train stopped just next to the Granada Bus Terminal located at GPS : 37.200035, -3.613408

Our coach to Valencia departing at 11.30pm from Granada Bus Terminal and expecting to arrive at 7am and covering a distance of 500km. The fare was 41.50 euro including 10 euro for the bike per person. See you Valencia soon.