LocationAndalucía, southern Spain.
Dialling code34.
Population237,000.
Time zoneGMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two pin plugs are standard.
Average January temperatures7°C (45°F).
Average July temperatures25°C (77°F).
Annual rainfall474mm (18 inches).
Cost of Living:1 Euro (€1) = £0.94; US$1.37; C$1.66; A$1.93 Currency conversion
rates as of January 2009Special Events:Semana Santa (Easter Week), Mar or Apr, huge crowds line the streets for solemn processions of sacred Catholic images
Cruces de Mayo (May Crosses), 3 May, decorative floral crosses around the city are the focus for dancing, horse-riding, drinking and Andalusian revelry
Feria de Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi Fair), May or Jun, Granada lets its hair down with huge fairgrounds, lots of music and dancing and the main bullfight season at the city’s bullring
Virgen de las Angustias, last Sunday in Sep, big procession honoring Granada’s patron saint
Festival de Otoño (Autumn Festival), early Dec, flamenco festival staged in the Teatro Isabel la Católica and elsewhere
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