Two days in Granada: the Alhambra and the Albaicin, nothing more Two days is enough for exactly two things done properly: the Alhambra with its timed Nasrid Palaces slot, booked only at tickets.alhambra-patronato.es , and one real evening of cave flamenco in Sacromonte. Everything else, a slower Realejo wander, day trips to Sierra Nevada or Cordoba, waits for a longer trip. This plan keeps the free tapa crawl running both nights and books the two things that actually sell out.

Three days in Granada: the Alhambra, Sacromonte, and a slower third day Three days adds real breathing room over a rushed two-day visit: the same Nasrid Palaces slot and Sacromonte flamenco evening, plus a third day for the Realejo, the Carrera del Darro, and a second tapas crawl through streets the first two days did not reach. Day trips outside the city, Sierra Nevada, the Alpujarras, Cordoba, still sit outside this plan; the Granada as a base guide covers those.

Five days in Granada: the Alhambra, Sacromonte, and three slower days to actually live in the city Five days moves past the highlight reel: the same Nasrid Palaces slot and Sacromonte flamenco evening from the shorter plans, then three additional days built around markets, gardens, and neighborhoods a 2 or 3-day trip has no room for. This is still a city-only plan; Sierra Nevada, the Alpujarras, and Cordoba live in the Granada as a base guide , not here.

Six days in Granada: the Alhambra, Sacromonte, and four slower days beyond it Six days is five days plus one: everything from the 5-day plan , days 1 through 5 unchanged, plus a sixth day built around the Generalife gardens at a slower pace and a second, quieter hillside viewpoint. Day trips outside the city still sit in the Granada as a base guide ; this stays a city-only plan throughout.

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.

Granada rewards a tight budget better than almost anywhere else in Spain Order a drink in most Granada bars, about EUR 2.50 to 3.50, and a tapa arrives with it, no separate order, a new one with every round. Add the free stretch of the Alhambra grounds through the Puerta de la Justicia, the free Palace of Charles V inside those grounds, the free Albaicin quarter, and the free sunset view from the Mirador San Nicolas, and most of a Granada trip costs nothing beyond a bus fare and a meal.

Two days out of Granada: Sierra Nevada, then Cordoba Two days covers exactly two of Granada’s six real day trips: the Sierra Nevada, 45 minutes out and free outside ski season, and Cordoba’s Mezquita, under 2 hours away by AVE and about EUR 13 to enter. Neither needs a scarce ticket the way the Alhambra does back in the city. Need a third day for Guadix or the Alpujarras? The 3-day plan keeps both these days and adds one more; the full six-trip breakdown sits in the Granada as a base guide .

Three days out of Granada: Sierra Nevada, Cordoba, then Guadix This plan takes the 2-day version , keeps Sierra Nevada and Cordoba exactly where they were, and adds a third day at Guadix, the cheapest full day trip in this whole family. All three run on regular buses and trains, no scarce timed ticket like the Alhambra back in the city. A fourth day for the Alpujarras waits in the 4-day plan ; the full six-trip breakdown sits in the Granada as a base guide .

Four days out of Granada: adding the Alpujarras This plan takes the 3-day version , keeps Sierra Nevada, Cordoba, and Guadix exactly where they were, and adds a fourth day in the Alpujarras, the white villages stacked up the Sierra Nevada’s southern slopes. It is the first day in this itinerary that genuinely needs a car or a tour; there is no honest way around thin ALSA bus timetables to Pampaneira.

Five days out of Granada: adding the coast This plan takes the 4-day version , keeps Sierra Nevada, Cordoba, Guadix, and the Alpujarras exactly where they were, and adds a fifth day at the coast, either Nerja’s show caves or Granada’s own free Costa Tropical. A sixth day for Antequera’s free dolmens waits in the 6-day plan ; the full six-trip breakdown sits in the Granada as a base guide .

Six days out of Granada: all six real day trips This plan takes the 5-day version , keeps Sierra Nevada, Cordoba, Guadix, the Alpujarras, and the coast exactly where they were, and closes the list with Antequera, the one genuinely free day trip in this family. Six days is the first version to run through everything covered in the Granada as a base guide ; a seventh day, for whoever wants a buffer rather than a seventh destination, waits in the 7-day plan .

Seven days out of Granada: all six day trips, plus a buffer This plan takes the 6-day version , keeps all six real day trips exactly where they were, and adds a seventh day left deliberately unscheduled. There is no honest 7th day trip beyond Sierra Nevada, Cordoba, Guadix, the Alpujarras, the coast, and Antequera, so padding one in would just mean a rushed, overpriced excursion nobody asked for. The full six-trip breakdown, with costs and cheapest transit for each, sits in the Granada as a base guide .

Six day trips, and only one of them needs a scarce ticket Base in Granada for four nights or more and the Alhambra stops being the whole trip. The Sierra Nevada sits 45 minutes out (a winter ski pass runs about EUR 47-66, or nothing beyond the bus fare in hiking season). Cordoba’s Mezquita is under 2 hours away by AVE, about EUR 13 to enter, free Monday to Saturday roughly 8:30-9:30am.