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Día de la Cruz
(Day of the Cross)
Squares, patios and balconies are adorned with floral crosses
(the Cruces de Mayo) and become the setting for typical
andaluz
revelry on 3 May.
Religious
Feria de Corpus Christi
(Corpus Christi Fair)
Fairgrounds, bullfights, more drinking and
sevillanas
. Next cel-
ebrated 23 June 2011, 7 June 2012 and 30 May 2013
.
Spring Fair
Festival Internacional de Música y Danza
(
www.granadafestival.org
)
Running for 2½ weeks from late June to early July, this
festival features classical performances, some free, many in historic locations.
Music, Dance
Sleeping
CASA MORISCA HOTEL €€€
( 958 22 11 00;
www.hotelcasamorisca.com
;
Cuesta de la Victoria 9; d interior/ex-
terior €118/148; )
With its 14 Alhambra-esque rooms occupying a gorgeous
late-15th-century Albayzín mansion, the Morisca could easily compete with the
finest of Marrakech's riads. Everything is arranged around an atmospheric patio
with an ornamental pool and overlooking wooden galleries.
Historic Hotel
CARMEN DE LA ALCUBILLA €€
(
Historic Hotel
958 21 55 51;
www.alcubilladelcaracol.com
;
Aire Alta 12; s/d €100/120;
)
Tranquil Granadian beauty, this time perched on the Realejo hill in a restored
cár-
mene
with a terraced garden overflowing with jasmine and lemon trees. The house
is (almost refreshingly) light on antiques, but the views of the Sierra Nevada are
stunning and the service flawless.
PARADOR DE GRANADA €€€
(
Historic Hotel
958 22 14 40;
www.parador.es
; Calle Real de la Alhambra; r €315;
)
The most expensive
parador
in Spain can't be beaten for its location within the
walls of the Alhambra and its historical connections (it was a former convent). Live
like a Nasrid king, for one night at least. Book ahead.
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