GRANADA
1.La Alhambra
The Alhambra is a beautiful complex of buildings and gardens. Its leafy tree-lined walkways provide pleasant shade and coolness, enhanced by the abundance of water that flows in its streams.
It was the largest political and aristocratic centre of the Moslem West. The Palace premises comprise beautiful rectangular courtyards and numerous fountains, as well as the Nasrid buildings that served as living quarters for the monarchs and their servants.
2. La Catedral de Granada
The cathedral of Granada is dedicated to the Virgin of the Incarnation. This grand 16th century church largely dates back to the Renaissance and is 115 metres long and 67 metres wide. The Capilla Real, the Royal burial chapel, abuts the cathedral and can be visited separately.
The cathedral’s construction was started in 1501 by order of the Catholic royal couple, after Granada had been retaken from the Arabs by the Christians in 1492.
3. El mirador de San Nicolás
Mirador de San Nicolás is a plaza that sits in front of the Iglesia San Nicolás church.
It’s one of the most famous viewpoints in the city due to the dramatic romantic views you have of Granada and the Albaicin district.
So say, Bill Clinton visited this viewpoint in 1997 and said he experienced the ‘most beautiful sunset in the world’ here, so it’s been drawing countless tourists ever since.
4. La Capilla Real de Granada
The Royal Chapel of Granada is an outstanding historical and religious monument located in the heart of the city of Granada, Spain. It was ordered to be built by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel I of Castile and Fernando II of Aragon, at the end of the 15th century as part of their desire to establish a permanent royal seat in Granada after the conquest of the city in 1492, which marked the end of the Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
5. El monasterio de San Jerónimo
The Monastery of San Jeronimo was the first Christian monastery built after the Catholic Monarchs conquered Granada. It’s also the burial site of El Gran Capitan. One of the most iconic examples of the Renaissance in Granada is the Monastery of San Jeronimo, located in the heart of Granada, just a few feet from the Basilica of San Juan de Dios.
