Car Hire Granada Airport

Granada in Andalusia, an autonomous region of southern Spain, has much to offer.

A flight from Frankfurt Main from Germany brings in less than three hours to the airport of Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén, which roughly lies 17 kilometers outside of Granada. In the Terminal, there are five car hire companies, including Avis, Europcar and Hertz.

Granada is located at the foot of the mountain massif of Sierra Nevada, whose highest Gipfel 3.478 meters into the sky. Winter sports are in the region around Granada as well as lovers of culture. For those who make holiday in Granada, an attraction will be but the main fascination: the legendary Alhambra.

Sights and highlights

The Alhambra in Granada is the most important artifact from the time of the ancient Moors and is the undisputed symbol of this city. Its name means "Red". The grounds offers its delicate stucco ceilings, and the famous Lion fountain. Located above the Alhambra, the Generalife, which means garden or paradise of the architect, and comes from the Arabic term.

In this city, you can admire buildings of the Gothic, the Moorish period and the Renaissance. In the picturesque town center you can effect the romance of the city on which numerous cafes and restaurants in the and in the Albaicín, a former Moorish area, you can walk to the old town wall from the 11th century along.

A further area of this city, the Sacromonte, charms with its luxurious Gypsy houses in caves.

If you would like to can go in a club with flamenco performances. Here one encounters on his journey through the culture of this city on the concept of Carmen and will see surprised that this word was not a female name. Carmen is led from the Arabic word for a villa on the hillside with a garden.

Travel around the country with the car

Who travels of this city from the car to Malaga, with the splendid sea of Costa connects more cultural highlights del Sol.

Malaga is the second largest city in Spain and has the famous Park of Jardin Botanico historico la Concepcion with over 3,000 plants in Spain and palm trees.

In addition, you will find the birthplace of Pablo Picasso. But the beach attracts sun-worshippers for relaxing hours in the blue Mediterranean Sea.

It is exciting for those who continue to Almeria with the car, a port city with North African city, narrow streets and old, white houses and the typical Andalusian bull ring, where year-round Toreros put their skills to the show.