Things to see in Granada
Granada is a city in Spain, with an urban population of about 388 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 4 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Alhambra History
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.
2Generalife History
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.
3University of Granada Museum
The University of Granada is a public university located in the city of Granada, Spain, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V. With more than 60,000 students, it is the fourth largest university in Spain.
4S.A.I. Catedral Metropolitana de la Encarnación Place of worship
The Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Incarnation is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Granada, Spain. The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Granada.
5Royal Chapel of Granada Museum
The Royal Chapel of Granada is an Isabelline style building in Granada, Spain. Constructed between 1505 and 1517, it was originally integrated in the complex of the neighbouring Granada Cathedral.
6Palace of Charles V History
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.
7Puerta de Elvira History
The Gate of Elvira is an arch located in Granada, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1896.
8Madrasah of Granada History
The Madrasa of Granada also known as the Palacio de la Madraza or the Madrasa Yusufiyya, is a historic building and former madrasa in Granada, Spain.
9Granada Charterhouse Place of worship
Granada Charterhouse is a Carthusian monastery in Granada, Spain. It is one of the finest examples of Spanish Baroque architecture.
10Partal History
Partal Palace is a palatial structure inside the Alhambra fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It was originally built in the early 14th century by the Nasrid ruler Muhammad III, making it the oldest surviving palatial structure in the Alhambra.
11Granada Mosque Place of worship
The Granada Mosque is a Sunni Muslim mosque, located adjacent to the Plaza San Nicholas in the Albaicín district of Granada, Spain.
12Monasterio de San Jerónimo Place of worship
The Royal Monastery of St. Jerome is a Roman Catholic Hieronymite monastery in Granada, Spain.
13Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Art
The Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada (Museum of Fine Arts of Granada ) is a fine arts museum in Granada, Spain. Since the 1950s it has been housed in the Palace of Charles V which also houses the Museo de la Alhambra.
14Arc of Granadas History
The Gate of the Pomegranates is an historical access point of a pathway that leads through the Forest of the Alhambra to the Nasrid palace that is the Alhambra, located in the city of Granada, Spain.
15Archaeological Museum of Granada Art
The Archaeological Museum of Granada is an archaeological museum in Granada, Spain. It was established in 1879.
16Palacio de los Olvidados Museum
The Palace of the Forgotten is a museum in Granada, Spain, dedicated to the Spanish Inquisition, and Granada's and Andalusia's heritage.
17Palacio de Dar-Al-Horra History
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.
18Casa Huerta de San Vicente Museum
The Casa-Museo Federico García Lorca, better known as Huerta de San Vicente, was the García Lorca family's summer home, from 1926 to 1936.
19Federico García Lorca Park Park
The Parque Federico García Lorca is a park situated in Arabial St., Granada, Spain.
20Gate of Bibarrambla History
The Gate of Bibarrambla or Bibrambla, also known as Puerta del Arenal or Arch of the Ears, was a former city gate in Granada, Spain. Built in the 14th century during the Nasrid period, it stood at the corner of a public square of the same name, Plaza de Bibarrambla.
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