Now that the temperatures have cooled down a little in the great city of Granada, it is time you took a tour of the gardens of Granada.
Informal, friendly and with the insight of people who live in the area and know the gardens well; why not come on a stroll around some of the less well known public and private gardens in the city.
Of course, you must see the Generalife at the Alhambra Palace and you can do so under your own steam.
But there are other less publicised gardens to see in the city of Granada. Ones with history, colour, charm and character. Places someone visiting the city for a short time would never find.
At Granada Gardens we know where to take you and have great contacts with those who open their gardens to the public.
As we tour Granada we always keep our eye out for other sites that may interest our clients. In Spain one can never be sure which museums and other places of interest will actually be open when they claim to be. So it was that recent visitors Harry and Michael from New York got to see the site of the ancient Roman baths and the Casa de los Tiros museum in Granada.
As part of our garden tours we also stop off for refreshments at a couple of the best tapas bars in the city. These breaks are much appreciated by all. Here you get to experience the more authentic tapas bars of the city, not the tourist orientated haunts.
Harry and Michael enjoyed seeing three of the better gardens that are open at weekends and to compare what grows in this part of Andalucia with what they are used to in their own garden near Albany, upstate New York.
For our part we love meeting keen gardeners from all over the world and having a relaxing and enjoyable day with them in the great city of Granada.
The heavens opened earlier this year on a party of 18 horticulture students from Texas, but they had the right attitude. They broke out into a chorus of "we're singing in the rain" as we walked from one sun drenched location to the next, rather wet garden.
We limit our touring parties to no more than 20 as we find more personalised tours to be that much more informative and pleasurable for one and all. We like to talk with, and not shout at, our guests about plants, gardens and Granada.
So be there 2, 4, 6 or 8 of you... we believe you will appreciate the gardens of Granada and enjoy the laid back manner in which we tour them
To book a tour e-mail greenspain@live.com or visit www.granadagardens.blogspot.com
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