Overview

The views are phenomenal from up at the Plaza Mirador de San Nicolas viewpoint. You can see the Alhambra and the whole of Granada, and the surrounding mountains. It’s a unique feeling being there, looking down on the City and seeing all the places you’ve visited. I was there around midday and it was fairly quiet. This may be because sunset is the preferred time to go for the position of the sun and the way it lights up the Alhambra. At midday I was looking straight at the sun. I went up on my mobility scooter from central Granada following the road that the bus takes. It was steep, rough because of the cobbles and hot in the midday sun. I enjoyed seeing lots of this old town area on the way. But, I’ll be getting the bus next time. While up there, we had a drink at a restaurant on the nearby Plaza de San Nicolas. They brought out a small complementary plate of fried aubergine with honey which was delicious. We moved to another plaza for lunch which was the usual menu of Spanish food and I had the Tortilla which was pretty good. All of these places were accessed only by driving on cobbles. And finding a route without steps was a challenge. I took the bus back down while my husband took the scenic steps. I had to drive over cobbles to reach the bus stop.

Transport & Parking

I would not recommend doing the climb on your scooter or in a wheelchair. It’s steep with lots of cobbles and takes ages. To avoid most of the cobble stones, a taxi is probably your best option. The streets are restricted to taxi and authorised people only it should be able to drop you immediately next to the viewpoint. There are still cobbles to overcome but they’re tightly packed. You can take the bus from and back to the city centre (C31, C32 or C34). They´re accessible by ramp with a wheelchair parking area onboard. The driver may not speak English but they are usually very helpful. The ramp got stuck on the bus I took and he helped me to get the scooter and me off the bus without it. This was not expected so I think I was just really unlucky on that occasion. As access to roads up there are restricted, I don’t know how you would get close to park. I didn’t see any car parks on the way.

Access

The cobble stones on the roads and paths, and the many steps on the side streets are the main barriers to getting to and walking around the viewpoint and the village. It’s a bumpy ride. The two restaurants we visited while we were up there didn’t have disabled toilets so I don’t know where you can find one once you are up there. The wall at the viewpoint can be used to sit and rest although it won’t be comfortable or safe for everyone. There are restaurants in the nearby square over about 40m of cobble stones. They have plastic chairs to sit on. There are lots of accessible taxis in town and the buses are accessible by a built-in ramp. The buses

Toilets

I didn’t find an accessible toilet.

Staff

Anything else you wish to tell us?

The views and feeling of being up there was worth the effort. I should have taken the bus up as the road was hard going. It wasn’t too crowded around midday so socially distancing was easily achieved. The bus was also quiet and everyone was wearing a mask. There was hand sanitiser at the door of the bus.

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