Granada travel guide

Top 10 sights in Granada

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   Alhambra

   The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world.

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   2© Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Generalife

   The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain.

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   Albaicín

   The Albaicín (Spanish pronunciation: [alβajˈθin]), also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of Granada, Spain. It is centered around a hill on the north side of the Darro River which passes through the city.

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   University of Granada

   The University of Granada (Spanish: Universidad de Granada, UGR) is a public university located in the city of Granada, Spain, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V.

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   5© Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0

   S.A.I. Catedral Metropolitana de la Encarnación

   The Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Incarnation (Spanish: Basílica Catedral Metropolitana de la Encarnación) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Granada, Spain.

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   Royal Chapel of Granada

   The Royal Chapel of Granada (Spanish: Capilla Real de Granada) is an Isabelline style building in Granada, Spain.

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   Palace of Charles V

   The Palace of Charles V is a Renaissance building in Granada, southern Spain, inside the Alhambra, a former Nasrid palace complex on top of the Sabika hill.

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   Puerta de Elvira

   The Gate of Elvira (Spanish: Puerta de Elvira) is an arch located in Granada, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1896.

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   9© Germán Póo-Caamaño from Victoria, Canadá · CC BY 2.0

   Granada Charterhouse

   Granada Charterhouse (Spanish: Cartuja de Granada) is a Carthusian monastery in Granada, Spain. It is one of the finest examples of Spanish Baroque architecture.

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    10© Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Madrasah of Granada

    The Madrasa of Granada (Spanish: Madraza de Granada) also known as the Palacio de la Madraza or the Madrasa Yusufiyya, is a historic building and former madrasa in Granada, Spain.

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   Muralla de la Alcazaba

   The Alcazaba is a fortress at the western tip of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Its name comes from the Arabic term al-qaṣabah ('the citadel' or kasbah), which became Alcazaba in Spanish.

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   Sacromonte

   Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain.

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   Partal

   Partal Palace (Spanish: El Palacio del Partal ) is a palatial structure inside the Alhambra fortress complex located in Granada, Spain.

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   Monasterio de San Jerónimo

   The Royal Monastery of St. Jerome (Spanish: Real Monasterio de San Jerónimo de Granada) is a Roman Catholic Hieronymite monastery in Granada, Spain.

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   Granada Mosque

   The Granada Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita de Granada) is a Sunni Muslim mosque, located adjacent to the Plaza San Nicholas in the Albaicín district of Granada, Spain.

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   Palacio de Dar-Al-Horra

   Dar al-Horra is a former 15th-century Nasrid palace located in the Albaicín quarter of Granada, Spain. Since the early 16th century it was used as part of the Monastery of Santa Isabel la Real.

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   Monument to Isabella I of Castile and Christopher Columbus

   The Monument to Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: Monumento a Isabel la Católica) also known as the Monumento a Isabel la Católica y Colón ("Monument to Isabella the Catholic and Columbus") or monumento del IV Centenario

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   Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo

   The Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo is a former Nasrid palace and convent in Granada, Spain. It is located in the Realejo quarter of the city.

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   9© Dorieo · CC BY-SA 4.0

   Palacio de los Olvidados

   The Palace of the Forgotten (Spanish: Palacio de los Olvidados) is a museum in Granada, Spain, dedicated to the Spanish Inquisition, and Granada's and Andalusia's heritage.

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    10© Antonio Periago Miñarro from Murcia, España · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Science Park of Granada

    Parque de las Ciencias is a science center and museum located in the city of Granada, Spain. It is a member of the European Network of Science Centers and Museums (ECSITE).

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