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We can all enjoy Granada even more

thanks to these new by-laws



We can now enjoy Granada even more than was possible before.

And that is official.

New by-laws to be introduced by Granada Town Hall (ayuntamiento) will help remove any small "niggles" that visitors and residents sometimes get when they are in the City.

In fact there are approximately 200 behaviours which will be affected. And each transgression will be subject to a fine of up to 3,000 euros.



all street entertainers will need licence so we enjoy Granada more

All street entertainers will need a licence under new by-laws


This is a selection of the types of behaviours which will be affected so that we can all enjoy Granada to the full:-

  • No begging on the streets

  • No gypsy palm fortune telling or rosemary selling.

  • No asking for money for directing you to a space so you can park your car.

  • No cleaning of windscreens at traffic lights for money (although, personally, I've never seen evidence of this in Granada), and

  • No performing as a street artist without first obtaining a licence. And the licence will be revoked if the performer is insistent in asking for money.

It's obvious from these by-laws that the powers-that-be want to make sure that no visitor is made to feel uncomfortable or pressured because of anyone else's actions. And I think that is wonderful.


It can be noisy living in the centre

We live just a couple of kilometres outside the village of Padul near Granada. The few houses near ours are Spanish "holiday homes". Their owners, who live nearby in Padul or Granada, come out to stay at weekends and in the summer months. And one of the reasons they do this is because it is quieter and more tranquil here.

As anyone who has lived in the centre of a village or city can testify, village and city life can get quite noisy - what with people talking, motor-bikes and car horns sounding - and the general "goings-on" of a traditional village life.

Why am I telling you this?

Because one of these new by-laws also relates to silence during the siesta time. Siesta time, in this case, starts at 3.00pm and ends at 5.00pm. Now, everyone will be able to get some good rest after a heavy mid day meal.




no more moving furniture during siesta time

No more moving furniture during siesta time


From now on, no unecessary noise will be allowed between those siesta times. This means no loud dancing, singing, shouting, pets barking, doors slamming, and even noisy washing machines and other electrical appliances - any of these actions could incur a fine. Anything louder than a human voice will be banned during these sacrosanct hours.

And renovations, building work and even furniture moving cannot start on weekdays before 8.00am for the same reason. And they must finish by 9.00pm. (The restrictive hours are 10.00am and 8.00pm at weekends.)

Unwanted leaflet posting is also targetted in helping pleople to enjoy Granada. This means that delivering leaflets to houses, giving them to passers by, or leaving leaflets on car windscreens will require a licence. Sticking posters onto trees is not allowed.

Not least important, any sort of physical abuse, verbal attack or being a nuisance to others on the streets will be banned, as is any form of discriminatory behaviour.

These new by-laws have taken a year and a half to prepare and are described as being "scrupulous" and "conscientious".

Generally speaking, the behaviour of people here is usually exemplary, it being just the "odd few" who can cause a nuisance. But from now on, even the odd few will have to be more considerate.

And it will certainly be easier to enjoy Granada at all times of day (and night) once these by-laws take effect.

But do you think these by-laws go far enough in helping others to enjoy Granada life? Contact us and let us know...





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