Granada – Quick facts (From Google)
Granada is a city in southern Spain’s Andalusia region, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s known for grand examples of medieval architecture dating to the Moorish occupation, especially the Alhambra. This sprawling hilltop fortress complex encompasses royal palaces, serene patios, and reflecting pools from the Nasrid dynasty, as well as the fountains and orchards of the Generalife gardens.
- Population:
- 234,758 (2016)
- Elevation:
- 738 m
- Neighborhoods:
- MAPFRE
- Oficina Seguros MAPFRE
- Santa Juliana
- San Francisco Javier
- MAPFRE Insurance Office
Sources include:
Free Everyday:
Palace of Carlos V – Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada
Museum of the Alhambra – Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada
Bath of the Mosque – Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada
Museo de Bellas Artes – Palacio de Carlos V, Calle Real de la Alhambra, S/N, 18009 Granada
Museo de Bellas Artes is Granada’s leading art museum and a treasure trove of artistic masterpieces.
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Museo de Bellas Artes is Granada’s leading art museum and a treasure trove of artistic masterpieces.
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House of Zafra – Calle Portería Concepción, 8, 18010 Granada (open till 5pm)Nasrid palace built at the end of the XIV century. The Catholic monarchs ceded it to their secretary Hernando de Zafra. At his death it became part of the foundation of the convent of Santa Catalina de Zafra. The convent conserved the palace between 1527 and 1946, year in which it passed to public ownership. Noteworthy are the decorative elements, especially the plasterwork, the carpentries and the remains of mural painting.
Corral del Carbón – Calle Mariana Pineda, S/N, 18009 Granada (open till 7pm)
Corral del Carbón – Calle Mariana Pineda, S/N, 18009 Granada (open till 7pm)
This building was a Alhóndiga, founded by Muhammad V. Place of shelter and store of merchants and traders arrived from distant places. After the conquest it was inn, store of carboneros and corral of comedies. Declared National Monument in the nineteenth century. In 1933 it passed to the state, being restored and incorporating to the patrimony of the city. The most impressive feature of this building is its magnificent horseshoe arch entrance that leads to the zaguán (foyer) and the fountain in the centre of the courtyard.
José Guerrero Center Calle Oficios, 8, 18001 Granada, (Opens at 4:30pm)
Free to enter at any time, is home to some of the Granada-born artist’s best works and organizes cultural activities as well.
Free Sunday (only):
Arab house Horno del Oro – Calle Horno del Oro, 14, 18010 Albaicín, Granada
The Horno de Oro house, built at the end of the XV century, and transformed after the castillian conquest, was a palatine residence. A rectangular courtyard with a reservoir centers the building, establishing the rooms on the shorter sides. The typical nasrid arcades of the courtyard argue an arcaded gallery.
The Chapiz House – Camino del Sacromonte, 1, 18010 GranadaThe Chapiz house occupies a large piece of land with garden and orchards. It consists of two different houses with different origins. At present, it hosts the School of Arab Studies, dependent of the Superior Council for Scientific Investigations. It was accessed was from the square of the Weight of the Flour, through a space common to both houses, which are an example of the evolutive process of the Nasrid domestic architecture from its maturity period to the sixteenth century.
Bañuelo – Carrera del Darro, 31, 18010 GranadaThe Bañuelo or Baño del Nogal, was declared National Monument in 1918. It is composed of three rooms, preceded by a house with a small courtyard. The cold, warm and hot rooms were built with reused Roman , Visigoths and Caliphs elements. The first room to enter would be the cold room or bayt al-barid; the next room, the hot or bayt al-wastani, is the most spacious of them all. Although this bath has been considered as a construction of the eleventh century, because of its typology that is very similar to those of the Nasrid period, it can be considered of a much more advanced period.
Palace of Dar al-Horra – Callejón de las Monjas, s/n, 18008 GranadaThis palace was the residence of the sultana Aixa, mother of Boabdil. It is structured around a central courtyard. In one of its sides we can see a lookout tower. It preserves beautiful plasterwork on the upper floor with inscriptions from the Nasrid period. After the conquest, Queen Isabel la Católica ceded this palace to the monastery of Santa Isabel la Real, and it will not be until the beginning of the 20th century that it passes to the state and is restored. Declared an historic artistic monument in 1922.
Fundación Rodríguez Acosta – (free Sunday afternoon) – Callejón Niño del Royo, 8, 18009 Granada
One of the most prestigious art museums in Granada, the Fundación Rodríguez Acosta is so much more than just paintings. While the art—most of it from 20th century Spanish painter José María Rodríguez Acosta—is incredible, the museum is a work of art itself. The beautiful five-story structure offers unforgettable views of the city.
Bañuelo – Carrera del Darro, 31, 18010 GranadaThe Bañuelo or Baño del Nogal, was declared National Monument in 1918. It is composed of three rooms, preceded by a house with a small courtyard. The cold, warm and hot rooms were built with reused Roman , Visigoths and Caliphs elements. The first room to enter would be the cold room or bayt al-barid; the next room, the hot or bayt al-wastani, is the most spacious of them all. Although this bath has been considered as a construction of the eleventh century, because of its typology that is very similar to those of the Nasrid period, it can be considered of a much more advanced period.
Palace of Dar al-Horra – Callejón de las Monjas, s/n, 18008 GranadaThis palace was the residence of the sultana Aixa, mother of Boabdil. It is structured around a central courtyard. In one of its sides we can see a lookout tower. It preserves beautiful plasterwork on the upper floor with inscriptions from the Nasrid period. After the conquest, Queen Isabel la Católica ceded this palace to the monastery of Santa Isabel la Real, and it will not be until the beginning of the 20th century that it passes to the state and is restored. Declared an historic artistic monument in 1922.
Fundación Rodríguez Acosta – (free Sunday afternoon) – Callejón Niño del Royo, 8, 18009 Granada
One of the most prestigious art museums in Granada, the Fundación Rodríguez Acosta is so much more than just paintings. While the art—most of it from 20th century Spanish painter José María Rodríguez Acosta—is incredible, the museum is a work of art itself. The beautiful five-story structure offers unforgettable views of the city.