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• The “Bañuelo” or Arab baths. Granada.

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  … Carrera del Darro 31. 18010. Granada. (Andalusia) www.granadatur.com. Relaxation in Nazarine Granada. These are the best Arab baths of their period as they have been restored. These Arab baths date from the 11th century. Also preserved at El Bañuelo are columns in Roman and Visigothic styles which i…

• Casa de los Tiros House. Granada.

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  … Calle Pavaneras, 19. 18009. Granada. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 958223595 | E-mail: museocasadelostiros.ccul@juntadeandalucia.es. www.turgranada.es. "The heart rules". Its outward appearance is of a fortress. The square towers are topped with battlements. This house belonged to the Granada Venegas family…

• Granada Cathedral. Granada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Gran Vía de Colón 5. 18001. Granada. (Andalusia) E-mail: visitacultural@catedraldegranada.com. www.catedraldegranada.com. Renaissance church. Diego de Siloé found the perfect way of combining a Renaissance dome with a Gothic floor plan. He joined the circular and basilica ground plans, which earned …

• Royal Chapel. Granada.

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  … Calle Oficios 3. 18001. Granada. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 958229239 | E-mail: visitas@capillarealgranada.com. www.capillarealgranada.com. The Castilian presence in Granada. Converted into a symbol of the monarchy's influence in Granada. Situated inside the cathedral, Enrique Egás began to build it in 1…

• Casa del Chapiz House. Granada.

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  … Cuesta Chapiz, 22. 18010. Granada. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 958224754 | www.eea.csic.es. Large Moorish house. Since 1932, the State has used the building as the School of Arab Studies of the CSIC (Senior Council for Scientific Research). It is a building made up of two 16th century Arab houses. They be…

• The Alhambra. Granada.

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  … Calle Real de la Alhambra s/n. 18009. Granada. (Andalusia) Tel.: +34 902441221 | +34 902888001 | www.alhambra-patronato.es/. The splendour of the Nasrid era. The Alhambra is a beautiful complex of buildings and gardens. Its leafy tree-lined walkways provide pleasant shade and coolness, enhanced by t…

• The Generalife. Granada.

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  … Paseo del Generalife s/n. 18009. Granada. (Andalusia) www.alhambra-patronato.es. The Royal Orchard. This was the country residence of the sultan, the orchard which provided the palaces with food supplies, and a recreational area for the nobility. This vast fertile terrain was created by diverting th…

• La Cartuja Monastery. Granada.

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  … Paseo de la Cartuja s/n. 18011. Granada. (Andalusia) E-mail: cartuja@diocesisgranada.es. Granada Baroque. Although the original plans were Medieval, it is completely Baroque. It was not ultimately built until 1515, and thus the Cartuja moved further from its initial concept of austerity towards a co…

• The Albaicín Neighbourhood. Granada.

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  … Barrio Albaycín. 18009. Granada. (Andalusia) E-mail: informacion@granadatur.com. www.granadatur.com. A neighbourhood full of history. The streets have been home to numerous peoples, which give the neighbourhood its eclectic cultural mix. The churches of San Cristóbal and San Bartolomé along with the…

• Cueva del Agua cave. Iznalloz.

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  … Cueva del Agua. 18550. Iznalloz. Granada. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 958247385 | E-mail: cuevadelagua@dipgra.es. http://www.cuevasturisticas.com. A laboratory in the centre of the earth. A natural wonder located at a height of 1,730 metres above the sea, which has contributed valuable scientific findings…

• Las Ventanas Cave. Píñar.

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  … Cueva de las Ventanas. 18568. Píñar. Granada. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 958394795 | E-mail: cuevadelasventanas@hotmail.es. www.cuevasturisticas.es. A natural monument with important cultural values. It has been occupied by man since the Upper Palaeolithic and declared a Natural Monument and Property of …

• Fortress of La Mota. Alcalá la Real.

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  … Calle Castillo de la Mota, s/n. 23680. Alcalá la Real. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: info@tuhistorio.org. http://www.tuhistoria.org. The remains of the old Al-Andalus town and the buildings erected after the Reconquest stand on the top of a hill that dominates Alcalá la Real. A veritable Al-Andalus town…

• Guadix Cathedral. Guadix.

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  … Plaza de la Catedral s/n. 18500. Guadix. Granada. (Andalusia) http://www.diocesisdeguadixbaza.org. A cathedral dedicated to the Incarnation. The Cathedral of Guadix was under construction for a long period of time spanning from the 16th century through the late 18th century. The first building was a…