Anytime of year is a good time to visit Granada. It is old Spain at its finest. You have the Alhambra, the Cathedral, the mountains, the culture, just to name some of the highlights, but if there is one time of year that I would recommend going it is Easter week (Holy week). I went during this time out of convenience and was surprised to find the city so alive and teaming with people. As soon as it was dark people lined the man street to the cathedral and watched as float after gilded float were carried by on the backs of towns people. The week before Easter catholic Spain turns out all the stops with spectacular parades. The floats are the stages of the cross sculpted out in life size statues (usually made of wood) and adorned with candles and flowers. The floats are preceded by the notorious hooded processors. No matter what you believes it is local culture to the extreme and is a worth while experience.
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