Visit the Alhambra

It’s often too hot during the summer in Granada to do much walking about or to be outside during the middle of the day. Spring, therefore, is one of the best times of year to visit the city’s most famous monument: the mighty Alhambra Fortress, which was built by successive Moorish rulers of Granada between the 8th and the 15th centuries. Another reason to visit this monument in spring is that the gardens of the Generalife – the whitewashed summer palace that sits next to main fortress – are in full bloom.