Day 18: Drive from Córdoba to Granada and the hunting for a ticket to the Alhambra

From 8 a.m. it's getting noisy. The three fields of runners are larger than expected (28 km, 18 km, children's run), there is a lot going on.

We take it easy and then drive to Granada. The area here is predominantly agricultural, where we primarily see olives, wine and harvested grain fields. What we don't see, but which is said to make up a large proportion of Andalusia's agricultural yields, is rice and cotton.

It's a good thing that we reserved the campsite in La Zubia near Granada in advance. It's not big and sought after and since a long time we've mostly Germans around us.

Great location, the bus stop to Granada is practically in front of the door. We do a little exercise and walk up the mountain to the Alhambra to find out if there is any chance of getting a ticket.

Probably not! But we now at least know the official website, which is hard to find among all the commercial tour providers, and we could try it at midnight the next day. After spending around an hour researching and testing the website, we decide to spend our time wandering the streets of Granada. It's also more fun!

From the hill opposite there is a wonderful view of the Alhambra, the city has many narrow and steep streets, plus the first Arabian smells, products and sounds.

Speaking of sounds: there are squeaks everywhere in the center. Car tires on the asphalt, sneakers on the stone pavement. Very funny.

A nice day even without a visit to the Alhambra. Let's see if we can make it until midnight and if we're lucky we'll get the right digital slot for a booking. It's a bit like buying Berlinale tickets online...