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/37496 This is just one place, there are hundred of bars around Granada where you can enjoy a nice tapa with your drink, sharing laughts with friends, getting lost in its little and magical streets, contemplating its astonishing arquitecture. Or simply buy a beer and a durum kebab in "Calle Elvira" and walk up to the "Mirador de San Nicolás" and enjoy the BEAUTIFUL view, while you listen the music of the flamenco musicians who are play in the squares. It's just bewitching.

BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SPACES AND BEACHES:
-Cabo de Gata-Níjar, a must!

MY HOMETOWN, ANTEQUERA: In the centre of Andalusia, you will find Antequera. Antequera is a beautiful, cultural and historical town. A fascinating place where you can travel from the bronze age visiting the pre-historical dolmens to the wonderful Al-Andalus era, walking around the beautiful Moorish fortress. Without forgeting the classical world -Roman heritage- and the beautiful 33 churches that Antequera has, traces of the Reconquista.
Also, a wonderful place to enjoy its beautiful food! Visiting the "Bar Carrera" or "Las Hazuelas" you will think you are in heaven :)
It's very important that you don't forget visiting "El Torcal", an amazing walk in our unique mountains! As well as enjoying a cheap delicious home-made rustic lunch in one of the "ventas" (inns).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37496 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37495 Gentle meandering walk along the riverbank through fields of wildflowers and orange trees. Discover on the way a free irrigation museum with examples of horizontal water wheels and ancient irrigation methods. The climax of the walk takes you up a steep incline to the 16th century church at the top of Puig de Missa with breathtaking views across the Ibiza landscape and out to sea.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37495 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37489 From here there are three options (not including returning to the city centre). Firstly you could follow the Turia (the old river now converted into a park) down to the City of Arts and Sciences, one of Valencia's landmark features. On the way you'll pass the Palau de la Música and walk under many bridges each with its own feature.
Secondly you could carry on out of the city to Alboraya - the Spanish hometown of horachata, a sweet, milkly, nutty drink. I'd recommend the Horchateria Toni for the best tasting and value horchata in Alboraya.
My final option is take the tram down to the Malvarrosa beach (10 minutes away) and walk along the sea front or relax on the sand in the sun.
After doing all this you'll probably be ready to return to your hostel late in the evening, although Benimaclet is worth the visit, I'd recommend staying in a hostel in the centre for travel convenience.
A tip when travelling around Valencia - beware the road sign names. In the city the road sign names are in Valencian but on many maps they are written in Castillan, they are pretty similar but don't go looking for an exact name if you have the Castillan version.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37489 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37482 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37482 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37481 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37481 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37480 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37480 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37479 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37479 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37478 Alcala de Henares is an university city and there is also many good places for tapas, in most places for less than 3€ you get a drink with a big tapa of your choice.
You can get there in 40min from Atocha Station in Madrid.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37478 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37463 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37463 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37445 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37445 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37431 Berwick-upon-Tweed provides stupendous views of the North Sea and the coastline south of Berwick as well as of the town itself. There are hidden gems along the route such as the Lion House, watch towers.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37431 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37428 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37428 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37407 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37407 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37401 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37401 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37397 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37397 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37388 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37388 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37382 PS Lucca is an excellent recommendation for a day trip. There's an international music festival every summer - Leonard Cohen is playing this year. The best way to explore the city and its walls are by bike, which can be hired by the hour.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37382 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37379 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37379 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37375 If the fancy takes you make a detour on the way back to the 'Parco di Pinocchio' in Collodi which is an eccentric but somehow endearing homage to the wooden puppet and its author, with garden sculptures of the key characters in the story.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37375 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37374 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/37374