Must-see attractions in Granada

  • Museo de Bellas Artes

    Granada

    In the Alhambra, on the first floor of Palacio de Carlos V, this small fine arts museum merits a visit for its collection of 15th- to 20th-century…

  • Plaza de Santa Ana

    Granada

    Plaza Nueva extends northeast into Plaza de Santa Ana, overlooked by the Iglesia de Santa Ana and its distinctive bell tower.

  • Patio del Ciprés de la Sultana

    Granada

    In the Generalife gardens on the Alhambra, this is one of the courtyards of the Sultan's summer palace. The trunk of a 700-year-old cypress tree suggests…

  • Baños Árabes El Bañuelo

    Granada

    Sitting by the Río Darro, this well-preserved Moorish bathhouse dates to the 11th or 12th century. Light beams into its vaulted brick rooms through…

  • Carmen de los Mártires

    Granada

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

  • Parque de las Ciencias

    Granada

    With four buildings and eight interactive display areas, Granada’s popular science park is largely aimed at kids with exhibitions dedicated to the human…

  • Abadía del Sacromonte

    Granada

    Set atop Monte Valparaíso, towards the eastern end of the Sacromonte, this impressive 17th-century abbey is known for its catacombs, underground caves and…

  • Centro Federico García Lorca

    Granada

    This modern, purpose-built cultural centre, the home of the Lorca foundation, provides a contemporary stage for events ranging from art exhibitions to…

  • Centro José Guerrero

    Granada

    An exhibition space and gallery named after the Granada-born abstract painter (1914–91) who went to live in the US. Exhibitions are temporary and with a…

  • Colegiata del Salvador

    Granada

    Dominating the Plaza del Salvador near the top of the Albayzín, the 16th-century Colegiata del Salvador rests on the site of the Albayzín’s former mosque,…

  • Convento de San Francisco

    Granada

    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…

  • Iglesia de Santa María de la Alhambra

    Granada

    Inside the Alhambra grounds, the Iglesia de Santa María de la Alhambra was built between 1581 and 1618 on the site of the complex's original mosque. Save…

  • Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte

    Granada

    See how Granada's Roma community once lived in the man-made caves of the Sacromonte at this museum in the heart of the neighbourhood, which features a set…

  • Puerta de la Justicia

    Granada

    If you already have your Alhambra ticket, you can climb the Cuesta Empedrada path and pass through the horseshoe-arch door of the austere Puerta de la…

  • Iglesia de Santa Ana

    Granada

    Off the eastern corner of Plaza Nueva, Plaza Santa Ana is dominated by this 16th-century Mudéjar church whose bell tower incorporates the minaret of the…

  • Iglesia de San Miguel Bajo

    Granada

    One of the Albayzín's loveliest churches, overlooking a snug cafe-dotted plaza, the whitewashed Mudéjar San Miguel Bajo church was built atop an old…

  • Museo CajaGranada

    Granada

    A peripheral location makes this museum a rather under-visited place. It charts Andalucía's history, culture and geography through displays and…

  • Archivo-Museo San Juan de Dios

    Granada

    This small museum occupies the aristocratic Casa de los Pisa where Granada's resident saint, San Juan Robles (San Juan de Díos), died in 1550. The house…

  • Plaza Bib-Rambla

    Granada

    A lively, pedestrian-only square ringed by 19th-century townhouses, lime trees, kiosks and cafes. Ornamental lampposts stand around the baroque…

  • Escalera del Agua

    Granada

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

  • Alcaicería

    Granada

    This skinny street lined with gaudy souvenir shops is all that's left of what was once Granada's great bazaar (the Alcaicería), a claustrophobic warren of…

  • Placeta Joe Strummer

    Granada

    Joe Strummer of The Clash was a regular visitor to Granada in the 1980s and '90s. He's commemorated in this small, dusty square, Placeta Joe Strummer,…