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Centro de Interpretación del Sacromonte
This wide-ranging ethnographic and environmental museum and arts centre is set in large grounds planted with all manner of herbs where you can also see art exhibitions and attend a herbal remedy workshop. Morning is the best time to see the artists at work. The centre has an outdoor flamenco music, dance and film programme on Wednesday and Friday from June to September.
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Centro José Guerrero
The Centro José Guerrero is dedicated to the most celebrated artist to come out of Granada - abstract expressionist José Guerrero (1914-91), who was born in the city but found fame in New York in the 1950s. The centre, which opened in 2000, exhibits good temporary shows as well as a permanent collection of Guerrero's dramatic and colourful canvases. It's well worth a visit. Located just along the street from La Madraza (in the university).
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Museo Arqueológico
The Museo Arqueológico displays finds from Granada province. It's curious to find ancient Egyptian amulets (brought by the Phoenicians) here.
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Museo de Bellas Artes
Upstairs at the Palacio de Carlos V, the Museo de Bellas Artes is worth a visit for its impressive collection of Granada-related paintings and sculptures. The huge Renaissance palace, Palacio de Carlos V, was begun in 1527 by Pedro Machuca, a Toledo architect, and was never completed. The imposing building is square but contains a surprising circular, two-tiered courtyard with 32 columns. Were the palace in a different setting, its merits might be more readily appreciated.
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Museo de la Alhambra
On the ground floor of the Palacio de Carlos V, the Museo de la Alhambra has an absorbing collection of Islamic artefacts from the Alhambra, Granada province and Córdoba, with explanatory texts in English and Spanish.
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Parque de las Ciencias
Granada's fun, modern Parque de las Ciencias, a science museum 2km south of the centre, has plenty of hands-on exhibits and a special room for children to explore basic scientific principles. The planetarium has sessions roughly every hour.
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Royal Chapel
The Capilla Real, adjoining the cathedral, is Granada's outstanding Christian building. Spanish-history fans will enjoy this connection with the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Fernando, who commissioned this elaborate Isabelline Gothic style building as their mausoleum. It was not completed until 1521, hence their temporary interment in the Convento de San Francisco.
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