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Nearby Granada attractions

1. Convento de San Francisco

0.19 MILES

This former convent on the Alhambra, now home to the luxury Parador de Granada hotel, is where Isabel and Fernando were laid to rest while their tombs in…

2. Carmen de los Mártires

0.19 MILES

A peaceful oasis on the hillside south of the Alhambra, these romantically dishevelled gardens sprawl around a restored 19th-century mansion, with…

3. Jardines Nuevos

0.2 MILES

Also known as the Jardines Bajos (Lower Gardens), these gardens were laid in the Alhambra in the early 20th century as an approach to the Palacio del…

4. Casa-Museo Manuel de Falla

0.25 MILES

Arguably Spain's greatest classical composer and an artistic friend of Lorca, Manuel de Falla (1876–1946) was born in Cádiz, but spent his key years in…

5. Jardines del Partal

0.26 MILES

An area of beautiful terraced gardens laid out in the Alhambra in the 20th century. Its most famous landmark is the Palacio del Partal, a 14th-century…

6. Palacio del Generalife

0.27 MILES

This whitewashed country house served as the sultan's summer palace on the Alhambra. In the Generalife gardens, it boasts a series of delightful…

8. Escalera del Agua

0.28 MILES

In the Alhambra's Generalife gardens, the staircase known as the Escalera del Agua is a delightful work of landscape engineering with water channels…