After a quick pack-n-go, we had coffee at the café a bit down the road where we stayed. From there we could watch all the old blokes who seem to just stand and do nothing for most of the day. They are harmless, as we were told by the apartment manager, but at times it felt like something from the X-files.
The brekkie? Toastada with Serrano and tomatoe, of course! We then headed out of Montefrío and were back in the countryside with ups and downs, which were most enjoyable.
The route guide showed a nice downhill we were really waiting to get to, but when you join the A432 ride it’s basically a highway with lots of traffic, and even though the shoulder is wide enough, you feel very vulnerable going downhill at the speed with trucks next to you. From here onwards it was a gentle uphill to Granada, but as you approach the city, the traffic becomes more and more unbearable. The route we were following also had something along the railroad which happened to be a dead-end, so more road-riding until we got fed up and used GoogleMaps which led us a to a bike path that led us to the University of Granada and we then our way to AirBnB. If you plan to do this ride, make sure you plan your entry carefully (which did not) and it made the end of the ride a bit unpleasant.
The place was very well kept in “Albaicin”, the old part of town, just a walk away from the Mirador de [???], which offers magnificent views of the Alhambra, especially at night.
Granada is a town to walk, so put your bikes away and head to any of the places recommended by Google. We did not manage to get to the Alhambra but made our way to Generalife (weird name, beautiful gardens) and Alcazabe, a fortress that offers incredibly views of Granda, definitely worth visiting and this activity could easily fill your day.
As per my suggestion to cope with a bit of nostalgia of the trip I had with my parents in 2008, we made our way to the bull-fighting ring. We had a nice taxi ride there with a driver who was a pleasure to talk to about Granda in general.
