Granada in 7 Days on a Budget (With Daily Costs)
Seven days in Granada: a full week without leaving the city once
Seven days is six days plus a genuine farewell day, no rush, one more free-tapa round, and a last look at a corner of the city the other six missed. Days 1 through 6 match the 6-day plan exactly; day seven is what a full week buys on top. This remains a city-only plan; Sierra Nevada, the Alpujarras, and Cordoba belong to the Granada as a base guide , and a full week of day trips from that guide is a different trip entirely, not this one.
| Day | Focus | Rough spend (per person) |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Alhambra grounds and Nasrid Palaces, Albaicin, Mirador sunset, tapas | EUR 40-60 |
| Day 2 | Royal Chapel, Sacromonte by day, cave flamenco show | EUR 45-70 |
| Day 3 | Realejo, Corral del Carbon, Carrera del Darro, second tapas crawl | EUR 20-35 |
| Day 4 | Mercado San Agustin, Casa-Museo Lorca, Carmen de los Martires | EUR 15-70 |
| Day 5 | Palacio de Dar al-Horra, Alcaiceria, farewell tapas | EUR 15-30 |
| Day 6 | Generalife gardens revisited, Realejo street art, San Miguel Bajo | EUR 15-30 |
| Day 7 | El Banuelo, a final market round, one last tapa crawl | EUR 10-20 |
Book these before you go:
- A Nasrid-timed Alhambra tour on GetYourGuide : book at tickets.alhambra-patronato.es the day travel dates are fixed, a full week does not make this less urgent.
- A Sacromonte cave flamenco show on Viator : weekend shows fill up days ahead regardless of trip length.
- A room in the Albaicin or centre on Booking.com : a full week of resort-style rates near the Alhambra adds up fast; the Albaicin stays cheaper the whole time.
Day 1: The Alhambra and the Albaicin
Walk the free stretch of the Alhambra grounds, the Puerta de la Justicia entrance and the Palace of Charles V, ahead of the timed Nasrid Palaces slot; budget three to four hours. Spend the afternoon in the Albaicin and close at the Mirador San Nicolas for the sunset over the Alhambra, then a free-tapa dinner on Calle Elvira or Calle Navas.
Day 2: The Royal Chapel and Sacromonte
The Royal Chapel (Capilla Real), about EUR 5-7 (capillarealgranada.com ), holds Ferdinand and Isabella, who took Granada in 1492. Spend the afternoon in Sacromonte’s cave lanes, book the evening’s zambra flamenco show, about EUR 26-33, then a second free-tapa round near Plaza Nueva.
Day 3: The Realejo and a second tapa crawl
The Realejo, quieter than the Albaicin, fills the morning; the free Corral del Carbon sits on the way back. Spend the afternoon on the Carrera del Darro, then a second tapa crawl through Plaza Bib-Rambla in the evening.
Day 4: Markets, Lorca, and a quiet garden
The Mercado San Agustin covers a cheap breakfast; the Casa-Museo Federico Garcia Lorca, a small fee, takes under an hour. The Carmen de los Martires gardens, free, fill the afternoon, with the Hammam Al Andalus bathhouse, from about EUR 52, as the evening’s optional splurge.
Day 5: Dar al-Horra, the Alcaiceria, and a tapa crawl
The Palacio de Dar al-Horra, a small fee most days and free on Sundays, pairs with a quiet daytime Albaicin wander. The Alcaiceria fills the afternoon for ceramics and leather, and another tapa crawl closes the evening.
Day 6: The Generalife again, and a second viewpoint
The Gardens-and-Generalife ticket, about EUR 12.73, buys a slower return to the gardens if day one felt rushed. The Realejo gets a second look for its street art and small bars, and the evening moves to the Placeta de San Miguel Bajo, a quieter alternative to the Mirador San Nicolas crowd.
Day 7: El Banuelo, one last market, one last tapa crawl
Morning goes to El Banuelo, an 11th-century Arab bathhouse on the Carrera del Darro, free to enter and a genuine piece of the city’s Moorish plumbing rather than a spa reproduction like the paid Hammam Al Andalus. Circle back through whichever market or square got skipped all week for a final look at fresh produce and local crafts, then spend the last afternoon on a slow walk with no fixed plan, since by day seven the point is not seeing one more sight but sitting in one more bar. Close the trip with a last free-tapa round, ideally somewhere new, since a week in Granada is still not enough to work through every bar doing this properly.
Is a full week too much time for Granada alone?
For most visitors, yes, unless the pace stays genuinely slow: by day seven, the neighborhoods and the free-tapa crawl repeat more than they expand. A week works better split between the city and a couple of day trips through the Granada as a base guide than spent entirely within the city limits.
How much does a full week in Granada actually cost?
Figure EUR 175-310 a person across seven days, the Hammam splurge on day four again the main swing factor. Day seven itself runs EUR 10-20, since El Banuelo, the markets, and one more tapa crawl cost little.
Book the Nasrid Palaces slot and the flamenco show before anything else; the rest of the week can be arranged after landing. General planning help sits at turismo.granada.org .