The Alcazaba in Guadix was built by the Moors in the 10th Century on Roman foundations. The Islamic palace had a military garrison guarding its...

Guadix Cathedral took over two hundred years to build and this impressive, sandstone building reflects several periods from the 16th to the 18th Century. The...

Guadix is known for its cave dwellings which have been dug out of the soft earth in the hillsides. These dwellings, with their quaint chimneys,...

This dramatic castle stands on a hill above the village of La Calahorra. Rodrigo de Mendoza visited Italy and on his return built this castle....

Gorafe is a remarkable village surrounded by a spectacular landscape. Over one hundred late Neolithic tombs in the area have been found and they are...

Yegen is a village in the Las Alpujarras where the Englsh writer Gerald Brenan lived in the 1920s. He wrote the book South from Granada...

Valor is an attractive village in the Alpujarra and it has a 16th Century Mudejar church with an artesonado ceiling and a Baroque image of...

Trevelez is the highest village in the Alpujarra and because of its clean mountain air it has become known for its air cured hams. This...

The Federico Garcia Lorca Park was created in memory of the poet who was shot here on the 18th of August 1936. This was at...

The Aquaola Water Park lies just outside the city of Granada and it has amusements for all the family. There is a pool with a...

Baza is a market town with a long history and the highlight of the museum is a copy of the Dama de Baza, a human...

The Sacromente Interpretation Centre is in the mysterious Sacromento gypsy quarter of Granada. The gypsies are said to have first come to Granada to work...

Inside the splendid La Catuja Monastery is a magnificent church containing multicoloured marble. The construction of the monastery started in the early 16th Century, but...

The Casa del Chapiz is a Mudejar house built in the 16th Century. It is named after its owner Lorenzo el Chapitz. The house is...

The Church of El Salvador was built on the site of the former main mosque of Granada, from which columns, a water cistern and the...

The Paseo de los Tristes is a lovely square beside the River Darro. It takes its name from funeral processions that came this way on...

Located to the north of Alhambra, the beautiful palace gardens consist of terraces, paths, pools, fountains, hedges, trees and flowers. In a far corner is...

The Granada Archaeological Museum is housed in the Casa de Castril, a Renaissance mansion with a plateresque doorway. Objects on display range from prehistoric to...

Begun in the early 16th Century, this huge, square Renaissance building appears incongruous in its setting at Alhambra, but it houses two interesting museums. The...

Enchanting Alhambra was built in the 13th and 14th centuries under caliphs when the Nasrid dynasty ruled Granada. Napoleon used the palace fortress as a...