http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19429 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19429 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19102 This place is fantastic with nice and original decorations but what is best is the particular taste they give to food, typical of south Italy. Tapas are free and you get the best Italian food with every drink.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19102 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18313 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18313 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18241
A great cheap breakfast is to have tostada e queso (basically cheese on toast) standing at the bar with your coffee. It is always cheaper to stand at the bar.

The sights are things you will remember all your life. The Alhambra set under skies of impossibly deep Andalucian blue are something that have to be witnessed and make your soul sing when you do. Even flying into the airport with the sun sinking behind the Sierra Nevada was a stunning way to start the holiday.

I don't remember one surly, rude or just plain moody person. And I can meet five on a trip to the shops here. I could enthuse about Granada for hours so I will now stop....]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18241 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15182
There is also an internet section where you can check your emails waiting for your food.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15182 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13365
Order a tabla mixta and you won't need to eat any more, all night! If you want foodie souvenirs they also sell a wide range of local specialities, fresh and dried as well as wines and liqueurs. It is a surprisingly buzzy and friendly place and very popular with locals.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13365 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13262 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13262 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11093
The thing that made it special when we visited (about 5 years ago) was that it was still serving tapas in the traditional way - with every beer, you get a free snack, each one different. The chef was a bit perplexed when we got up to our ninth beer one night!

Parts of the building are pretty old, and the staff were proud to show us around the areas that weren't in use at the time when they saw we were interested.

The patron is a great supporter of local musicians, and eagerly told us (despite very limited English) about a recital of flamenco guitar and singing that was taking place nearby.

If you don't speak Spanish, take a phrase book and be prepared to use it!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11093 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10908
We stayed in a lovely, newly reformed holiday let with stunning views in Juvíles, one of the highest and prettiest of the villages, about an hour and a half from Granada city.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10908 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6972
For real foodies, check out the new Mediterranean Cooking School, which offers food market tours and multi-day cooking vacations. The School also has apartment rentals.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6972 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6159 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6159 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5660 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5660 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4799
Dine at El Huerto de Juan Ranas which over looks the alhambra, tapas at bodega castaneda in calle almireceros.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4799