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Eat 'n Sleep Cáñar: El Cielo de Cáñar

September 24, 2007 at 4:15 PM | 0 Comments

Our Eat 'n Sleep feature profiles a restaurant in a random city and a hotel nearby. It's kinda like that old show "Dinner and a Movie" but you know, with restaurants and hotels. And better jokes.

Tourists go to Granada, Spain, to see the Alhambra (one of the new seven Wonders of the World) and hurry off to the next destination. Real travelers linger a while in this corner of Andalusia, where they can see the Mediterranean from the peaks of the Alpujarra Mountains.

You may not find racks and racks of "authentic" gypsy shawls and toys in Cáñar, but the stunning views and warm hospitality of this town southeast of Granada should more than make up for it. Plan to tarry at least a night at El Cielo de Cáñar, a five-room hotel on rambling grounds complete with pool, gardens, fruit trees and vineyards.

The on-site restaurant takes full advantage of the bounty, using the locally-grown produce in the nightly set menu, shared in the hotel dining room. Being such a small place also makes this a thrifty alternative for families or hostel-averse groups. Just think of it as a full-service villa rental: A full week will only set you back a paltry €530 ($750) per room.

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Related Stories:
· El Cielo de Cáñar [Official Site]
· Spain Travel coverage [Jaunted]
· Spain Hotels [HotelChatter]