| For visitors of Granada, the Andalusian city in the south of Spain, a rental car is the ideal means of transportation. Finding a car hire in Granada offering cheap rental cars is easy. With a Granada rental car you are able to explore many places of interest. Even at the modern airport of Granada discount car rental companies can be found, and so you can start your tour directly from there. The city of Granada offers several historic sights to its visitors. The picturesque disctrict of Albaicin lying high on a hill is a must on a Granada rental car tour, ranking among the World Heritage Sites due to its numerous historic buildings. The oldest buildings in Granada date back to Moorish times, among others the Alhambra fortress – Arabic for “The Red” – a complex of palaces and one of the most important examples of Islamic art. Special sights in the centre of Granada are the cathedral and the chapel with the tombs of the catholic kings. | Beyond that, the city offers many other interesting churches and buildings in a manifold mixture of numerous architectural styles. They tell a lot about the changeful history of Granada’s siege by the Moors, and also in the archeological museum and in the Science Park you can learn plenty of interesting things. For those looking for culinary highlights in Granada, numerous restaurants serve delicious specialties of the Andalusian cuisine. Departing from Granada in a rental car you reach the Sierra Nevada, the highest mountains of the Spanish mainland and a recommendable destination for an day out. Via the highest country road in Europe and passing by the village of Pradollano you reach the Pico del Valeta peak. The road is drivable with a rental car up to the Hoya de la Mora which lies at a height of 2.500 metres. |
