Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Cheap car hire at Madrid airport

Madrid is the capital and the biggest city of Spain. Its most famous square is the Plaza Mayor, where you can enjoy a drink with tapas and the atmosphere on one of the terraces. Another famous landmark is the Plaza de Cibeles with its fountain. The best way to visit this beautiful city is with a cheap rental car from Madrid airport.

Madrid is considered one of the top European destinations for art museums. The most famous one is the Prado Museum, which belongs to the Golden Triangle of Art, with the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum and the Reina Sofia Museum. Here you find all the work of the greatest Spanish artists Goya, Velazquez and many others. You should absolutely visit the Rastro in the old part of town, a famous flea market, which opens every Sunday around the Plaza Cascorro.

Madrid airport is located 13 km to the northeast of the city and is the biggest airport in Spain. Cheap car hire at Barajas airport gives you the opportunity to visit the Sierra de Madrid or to Royal Palace in Aranjuez. About 45 km northwest of the capital is El Escorial, which comprises of the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo El Real and La Granjilla de La Fresneda, a royal hunting lodge and monastic retreat located about 5 km away.
Discover this multicultural historic city and its surroundings by hiring a car and obtain the best prices on our website.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Granada car rental

Granada is the last Moorish city to fall during the Reconquista, is the greatst legacy of Arabic rule in Spain, dominated by the Generalife and the Alhambra. There are a number of great trips from Granada, including the Alpujarras for hikers and Sierra Nevada ski resort.


Granada has its usual quotient of churches, museums etc. typical for a southern European city. However, Granada has the Alhambra which is considered one of the 10 wonders of the world. The Alhambra is a massive castle constructed over many centuries. It consists of gardens, fortifications and sumptuous palaces. It was the home of many of the Arabic Sultans who ruled the whole province so I suppose for centuries it received the optimum in interior decoration and architecture. If you read the Koran it continually repeats the idea that heaven is a garden with running water.
Apart form the Alhambra and the old city center of Granada you are within easy reach of the Costa Del Sol with towns such as Nerja,Torremolinos or Marbella.


Granada airport is located about 16km west of Granada, it is a modern airport with all kind of facilities, including car hire.  Car rental in Granada is a great way to see more of its attractions. Granada offers attractions including the Alhambra, the Alcazaba fortress which was built between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. With a rent a car you can explore thes amazing sights yourself. If you rental a car in Granada you will be able to drive to the snow in the Sierra Nevada ski resort and visit the beaches of the Costa del Sol on the same day.

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