Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Granada, Spain

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 4.1 km
Ascend 186 m
Descend 320 m

Experience Granada in Spain in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in GranadaIndividual Sights in Granada

Sight 1: Silla del Moro

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La Silla del Moro or Castillo de Santa Elena, is a small castle from the Nasrid period, located on the northern slope of the Cerro de Santa Elena at an altitude of about 853 meters above sea level, which was part of the defensive system of the Generalife and the Alhambra, in the city of Granada, autonomous community of Andalusia. Spain.

Wikipedia: Silla del Moro (ES)

606 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Los Albercones

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Los Albercones

Los Albercones is the name given to a hydraulic complex from the Nasrid period, located in the Generalife, within the Alhambra enclosure, in Granada. Together with the Acequia Real and the Pozos Altos, it forms one of the most important medieval hydraulic systems in Spain.

Wikipedia: Los Albercones (ES)

629 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Generalife

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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.

Wikipedia: Generalife (EN)

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Alhambra

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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 one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world, in addition to containing notable examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture.

Wikipedia: Alhambra (EN)

188 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Palacio del Partal

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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.

Wikipedia: Partal Palace (EN)

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Museo de la Alhambra

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The Alhambra Museum is located in the city of Granada, located in the south wing of the ground floor of the palace of Charles V in the Alhambra. It houses objects, belongings, books and architectural remains of Hispano-Muslim art dating from the middle of the eighth century to the last years of the Nasrid culture, the result of excavations carried out in the city of Granada itself and donations from other points. It consists of seven rooms where the objects are distributed thematically and chronologically.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Alhambra (ES)

4 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Museo de Bellas Artes

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The Museo de Bellas Artes de 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.

Wikipedia: Museo de Bellas Artes de Granada (EN)

7 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Court of the Myrtles

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The Court of the Myrtles is the central part of the Comares Palace inside the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain. It is located east of the Mexuar and west of the Palace of the Lions. It was begun by the Nasrid sultan Isma'il I in the early 14th century and significantly modified by his successors Yusuf I and Muhammad V later in the same century. In addition to the Court of the Myrtles, the palace's most important element is Hall of Ambassadors, the sultan's throne hall and one of the most impressive chambers in the Alhambra.

Wikipedia: Court of the Myrtles (EN)

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Palacios Nazaríes

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The Nasrid palaces, also called the Royal Viejo Fourth are a palatine set of the Alhambra de Granada formed by two independent palaces, the Palace of Comares and the Palace of Los Leones, and annexes, Mexuar, chosen by the Catholic Monarchs to inhabit them in their stays In Granada of the end of palaces, palacetes, large house and towers-palacios that the palatine city of the Alhambra has housed. These residences were replaced according to the Islamic precepts of not building anything that is perpetuated in time and the tradition that each Sultan made their palace to demonstrate their personal power. The decision of the Catholic Monarchs guaranteed their conservation, compared to other abused Arab monuments, abandoned or destroyed, mostly by the Napoleonic troops in their attempt to destroy the citadel to their flight. Some of these palaces were hosting the Nazarí Court, performing administrative functions, protocol, residential and enjoyment. Chronologically they were raised after the Alcazaba, the Generalife and the partal, being its construction of the first third of the fourteenth century.

Wikipedia: Palacios nazaríes (ES)

718 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: Carmen de los Mártires

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The Carmen de los Mártires is a famous carmen and garden located in the Spanish city of Granada. It is located on the southern slope of the hill of the Mauror hill that supports the Torres Bermejas at its top, within the enclosure of the Alhambra, in the lands known until the fourteenth century by the Arabs as Campo de Ahabul and by the Christians as the Campo or corral de los Cautivos. With its more than seven hectares, it is the largest of the city's cármenes, which includes a magnificent palace, romantic gardens and Nasrid orchards over the capital of Granada, with extraordinary panoramic views of the Sierra Nevada, the Vega and the city.

Wikipedia: Carmen de los Mártires (ES), Website

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Auditorio Manuel de Falla

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The Manuel de Falla Auditorium in Granada is the headquarters of the City of Granada Orchestra, and the Manuel de Falla Archive.

Wikipedia: Auditorio Manuel de Falla (Granada) (ES), Website

589 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 12: Iglesia de San Cecilio

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Iglesia de San Cecilio José Luis Filpo Cabana / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Church of San Cecilio is a Roman Catholic church in the Spanish city of Granada.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Cecilio (ES), Website

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Cristo de los Favores

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The Holy Christ of me for my house is the most beautiful and the Lord of Granada

Wikipedia: Cristo de los Favores (ES)

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