Andalucía - Discover Spain: Experience the Best of Spain - page 551

Boabdil the Moor wasn't the last departing traveller to shed a farewell tear for
Granada, a city of sun-bleached streets and parched earth interspersed with sooth-
ing splashes of green, including the woods and gardens that embellish the sultry Al-
hambra. For those who dig deeper, Granada hides a more elusive allure. This is a
place to put down your guidebook and let your intuition lead the way - through mys-
terious labyrinthine streets and shady Moroccan teterías, under-the-radar flamenco
experiences and the cocoon of the Albayzín.
What keeps Granada interesting is its lack of any straightforwardness. Here
stands a traditionally conservative city sprinkled with counterculture bohemians, a
place where modern graffiti has been sprayed provocatively onto 500-year-old
walls. Make no mistake, you'll fall in love here, but you won't always be able to work
out why.