The location of filming of many of the 1960’s Spaghetti Western movies, including A Fistful of Dollars, The Magnificent Seven and The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, is now a Wild West theme park just a stagecoach ride from the Costa Tropical...
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Dolphins abound in the waters of the Costa Tropical and seem to enjoy putting on impromptu acrobatic displays for people on the shore. They frequently swim alongside small boats, leaping out of the water and zig-zagging in front of the prow ....
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Aquatropic waterpark is one of the most popular attractions on the Costa Tropical, especially with children. The park is situated just a short stroll from Almuñecar town centre. It offers a range of water features, including slides (“ring-rapids” and, for the more adventurous...
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The Loro Sexi bird park (“Sexi” was the original name of Almuñecar!) has a fascinating collection of tropical birds on display, including peacocks, parrots, tucans, cockatoos, swans, ducks...
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Granada is famous for its distinctive blue and green ceramics; and now you can try your own hand at this ancient craft when you visit the city. Several studios offer one-day and half-day workshops...
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No visit to Granada would be complete without a trip to this beautiful spot in the Albaicin with its stunning panoramic view of the Alhambra, the Sierra Nevada mountains, the city, and the Vega...
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More of a technological funfair than a museum, with interactive exhibits and experiments involving electricity, light, sound, gravity. astronomy, meteorology and various other natural phenomena, presented to entertaining and educational effect
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The Mirador San Nicolas is a popular tourist site giving spectacular views of the Alhambra, Granada, and the Sierra Nevada, but there is a mirador that is rarely if ever mentioned in the tourist guidebooks.
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