Granada

Albaicín Quarter

Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, the Albaicín neighbourhood was for centuries an important cultural centre, both under Muslim and Christian rule. Today it has an impressive cultural and leisure offer.

The Alhambra

The Alhambra was the most important political and aristocratic centre of the Muslim west. The palace grounds feature rectangular courtyards of outstanding beauty with numerous fountains, as well as the Nasrid buildings, which served as home to the kings and their servants. The oldest building is the Alcazaba and the entire complex is a World Heritage Site.

The Generalife

This was the sultan’s country residence, the nobility’s playground and the place where provisions for the palaces were sourced. The entrance to the grounds is the incredibly beautiful and colourful Patio de la Acequia, also a World Heritage Site.

The Madrasa of Granada

Later used as the town hall before becoming a baroque palace, the original purpose of this building was for the study of the Koran.

Granada’s Arab Baths

There are several Arab baths in the city, rooms where you can relax in water of different temperatures, transported by the soft music, the murmur of the water and the aromas to a former era. Among them, the historical El Bañuelo, remaining legacy of the ancient Nasrid city, stands out.

Corral del Carbón

Founded in the 16th century at the height of the old Nasrid kingdom of Granada, this ancient "alhóndiga" was used for storage and trade.

Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo

This ancient palace from the Almohad period was used by the Muslim kings during Ramadán. Nowadays, only the tower remains of the Arab part.

San Juan de Dios

This baroque building with its many altarpieces and murals stands out for its beautiful Mudejar architecture and marble-pillared cloister.

Granada Cathedral

Built over the main mosque in 1501 by the Catholic Monarchs, Granada Cathedral was to become the greatest symbol of Christianity. Its museum houses pieces of fine arts, including paintings, sculptures, tapestries, goldsmithing and sacred ornaments.

Cartuja Monastery

Although the project was initially conceived in Medieval times, Cartuja Monastry, or Granada Charterhouse, is in fact entirely baroque. Eventually built in 1515, by then the Cartuja had abandoned the idea of austerity, merging sacristy and tabernacle, including works by various outstanding artists of Andalusian baroque.

Granada Science Park Museum

This Science Park, now a veritable international benchmark, is a 70,000-square meter interactive museum that invites you experiment to understand different phenomena of the environment such as inertia, gravity and Archimedes principle.

Among Granada’s traditional dishes, and originally for making use of any stale and leftover bread, you can find "migas de pan" (breadcrumbs) and "migas de semolina" (semolina breadcrumbs). You could also order “choto al ajillo” (garlic kid) or fried aubergine with sugar cane honey. And for dessert, why not try “torta real de Motril” or “soplillos de la Alpujarra”? Check out the Granada Tourism website for where you can find the best restaurants.

You can get to Granada by plane, arriving at the Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén airport, by bus or by high-speed train, the latter connecting with Madrid in just over three hours. If you come by car, the A-44 and the A-4 connect Granada with Madrid and the A-92 with Seville, Málaga and Levante. For more information, see the Granada Tourism website.