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• Las Ventanas Cave. Píñar.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 …

• Cueva del Agua cave. Iznalloz.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Guadix Cathedral. Guadix.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Casa del Chapiz House. Granada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 Albaicín Neighbourhood. Granada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Royal Chapel. Granada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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 de los Tiros House. Granada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Old Town Hall. Baza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor 1. 18080. Baza. Granada. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 958861325 | www.ayuntamientodebaza.es. The building was constructed in the XVI century, Renaissance in style.Forming part of a site made up of the alderman's house, the jail, and the building itself.Its facade has two bodies, in one of note …

• Nuestra Señora Santa Maria de la Encarnación Church. Baza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 18080. Baza. Granada. (Andalusia) www.ayuntamientodebaza.es. The church of Nuestra Señora was built on the remains of the Moorish mosque.Its construction began in 1529, of Gothic style, however of this era only the sanctuary with abbatial chapels with pointed arches and Gothic pilas…

• La Cartuja Monastery. Granada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Santiago Church. Baza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Santiago s/n. 18080. Baza. Granada. (Andalusia) www.ayuntamientodebaza.es. The church was built on the Arab mosque of Marzuela in the XVI century.Built in Mudejar style, it has three naves and high choir at the foot.The central nave has a Mudejar armour roof whilst the sides have ogive vaul…

• Galera Parish Church. Galera.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle de la Iglesia s/n. 18840. Galera. Granada. (Andalusia) Built in the XVI century, in Mudejar style typical to Granada.Partially destroyed in 1569, during the War of the Alpujarras. After the conflict it was restored, the works were completed in 1598. Between the XVII and XVIII century the Baroq…

• Royal Granary. Baza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Trinidad s/n. 18080. Baza. Granada. (Andalusia) http://www.ayuntamientodebaza.es/. Constructed in 1762, during the reign of Carlos III. Of note on the inside is a galleried patio.The main front is decorated with the royal heraldry, that of the chief magistrate and the mayor.During the la…

• Baza Fortress. Baza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Cava Alta. 18080. Baza. Granada. (Andalusia) http://www.andalucia.org/turismo-cultural/visitas/granada/alcazaba-de-baza/. In its prime, the citadel was an insuperable fortress.Three construction phases can be seen in its walls, the first in the XI-XII century, another in the Nazarite period, a…

• Golden Spouts Fountain. Baza.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Caños Dorados s/n. 18080. Baza. Granada. (Andalusia) www.ayuntamientodebaza.es/. Located on the road to Lorca, beside the Puerta del Peso. Built in 1607 and serving as watering hole for travellers that arrived at Baza.Built on a four-jet pillar behind which there is a panel with Toscan pilaste…

• Tútugi Iberian Necropolis. Galera.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 18840. Galera. Granada. (Andalusia) E-mail: necropolisdetutugi@yahoo.es. www.museodegalera.es. The archaeological site was home to a town belonging to the Argárica Culture. The town was near to the river and structured on three terraces.On some of them there are remains of cabins and dwellings.Remai…

• Siete Palacios Cave, or Archaeological Museum. Almuñécar.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle San Joaquín s/n. 18690. Almuñécar. Granada. (Andalusia) www.almunecar.info. The museum is housed in what was the basement of a Roman building. Inside, remnants of Almuñécar’s historic past can be seen, like the remains of the Puente de Noy necropolis, the Laurita necropolis and the El Majelo s…

• San Miguel Castle. Almuñécar.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Barrio de San Miguel. 18690. Almuñécar. Granada. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 958635007 | E-mail: ofitur@almunecar.info. www.almunecar.info. The castle may have been built in the Punic period, but only remnants of pottery have been found from this culture. What have been found, however, are the remains of …

• The “Bañuelo” or Arab baths. Granada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Granada Cathedral. Granada.

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  … 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 …

• The Alhambra. Granada.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…