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Places to visit in Granada

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Sacromonte Abbey

Sacromonte Abbey (Abadía del Sacromonte) is a 17th-century Catholic abbey on the hill above the Darro valley in Granada, Spain. It was founded after the discovery of mysterious relics and engraved lead tablets in nearby …

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Look out point, Sacromonte

The look out point on Camino del Sacromonte is a viewpoint on the hillside of Sacromonte, the neighbourhood on the edge of Granada known for its cave houses and flamenco tradition. It is a place to pause on the climb and…

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The Alhambra

The Alhambra is a hilltop palace and fortress complex above the city of Granada in southern Spain, and the finest surviving example of Nasrid architecture in Europe. Built mostly in the 13th and 14th centuries, it is a U…

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The Gate of Justice

The Gate of Justice (Puerta de la Justicia) is the grand horseshoe-arched gateway into the Alhambra, the hilltop palace-fortress of Granada, Spain. Built in 1348 under the Nasrid ruler Yusuf I, it is one of the best-know…

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Royal Chapel of Granada

The Royal Chapel of Granada (Capilla Real) is the burial place of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic Monarchs who completed the conquest of Granada in 1492. It stands beside the cathedral in t…

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Parroquia San Gregorio Bético

Parroquia San Gregorio Bético is a small parish church in the lower Albaicín of Granada, set beside the quiet Plaza San Gregorio just off Calle Calderería Nueva. It is tied to the memory of two Franciscan friars said to …

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The Cross statue in Mirador de San Cristóbal

The Cross statue stands at the Mirador de San Cristóbal, a viewpoint in the Albaicín, the old hillside district of Granada. It is a quiet stop on the upper slopes of the neighbourhood, where the streets open out and the …

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Plaza Aliatar

Plaza Aliatar is a small square in the Albaicín, the old hillside quarter of Granada, Spain. It sits among the steep, narrow lanes that make this neighbourhood one of the most atmospheric places to walk in the city, and …

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Mirador de San Nicolas

The Mirador de San Nicolás looks straight across the valley to the Alhambra with the Sierra Nevada behind it, and it is the view of Granada that everyone comes for. The climb up through the Albaicín is steep and worth it…

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