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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Laujar de Andarax is an attractive, quiet village in Las Alpujarras. There is an 18th Century Town Hall with three tiers of arches and a...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

Older than Alhambra, this Moorish bathhouse, known as En Banuelo, is among the best preserved in Spain and is a National Monument of Cultural Interest....

The Convent of Santa Isabel La Real was founded by Isabel the Catholic on the remains of a Moorish palace. It was built in the...

Built in the 15th Century in the Albaicin quarter, the Palace of Dar al-Horra was the last residence of the Moorish King Boabi`s mother. The...