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Serene Islamic architecture, monumental churches, old-school tapas bars and counterculture graffiti art combine to make Granada a compelling city break.

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  • Alhambra columns around the Court of Lions

    Alhambra

    Granada

    The Alhambra is Granada’s – and Europe’s – love letter to Moorish culture. Set against the brooding Sierra Nevada peaks, this fortified palace started…

  • Capilla Real, Royal Chapel, Granada, Spain.

    Capilla Real

    Granada

    The Royal Chapel is the last resting place of Spain’s Reyes Católicos (Catholic Monarchs), Isabel I de Castilla (1451–1504) and Fernando II de Aragón …

  • Inside the Gleaming Golden Basilica of San Juan de Dios.

    Basílica San Juan de Dios

    Granada

    Built between 1737 and 1759, this spectacular basilica unveils a blinding display of opulent baroque decor. Barely an inch of its interior lacks…

  • Court of the Lions is part of Nasrid Palaces of Alhambra palace complex, Granada, Spain.

    Palacios Nazaríes

    Granada

    This is the stunning centrepiece of the Alhambra, the most brilliant Islamic building in Europe, with perfectly proportioned rooms and courtyards,…

  • Granada / Spain - December 2 2019: Hall of the Two Sisters (Sala de Dos Hermanas) of Nasrid Palaces (Palacios Nazaríes), Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia ; Shutterstock ID 1602394498; your: Sloane Tucker; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI 1602394498

    Sala de Dos Hermanas

    Granada

    The richly decorated Sala de Dos Hermanas (Hall of Two Sisters), in the Palacios Nazaríes section of the Alhambra, sits on the northern side of the Patio…

  • July 1, 2014: Patio de los Leones (Patio of the Lions) at Palacios Nazaries in the Alhambra. 582611728 alhambra, andalucia, andalucian, andalusian, arches, architecture, buildings, columns, court, courtyard, decorative, europe, european, fountain, granada, harem, historic, los, marble, mediterranean, moor, moorish, nasrid, nazaries, old, ornate, palace, palacios, patio, pillar, sight, skies, south, southern, spain, spanish, sun, sunny, sunshine, traditional, travel, typical, vacation

    Patio de los Leones

    Granada

    The celebrated Patio de los Leones (Lion Courtyard) sits at the core of the Palacio de los Leones, the palace built in the Alhambra in the second half of…

  • GRANADA, SPAIN - JULY 12, 2016: The Hall of the Abencerrajes, Sala de los Abencerrajes, at Royal complex of Alhambra, Granada, Andalusia, Spain.; Shutterstock ID 1137875510; your: Sloane Tucker; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI 1137875510

    Sala de los Abencerrajes

    Granada

    This is one of the star rooms in the Alhambra. Boasting a mesmerising octagonal stalactite ceiling, it's the legendary site of the murders of the noble…

  • Granada, Spain - Jun 5, 2019: Hall of the Ambassadors at Nasrid Palaces of Alhambra - Granada, Andalusia, Spain; Shutterstock ID 2314805491; your: Sloane Tucker; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI 2314805491

    Salón de los Embajadores

    Granada

    The Chamber of the Ambassadors is where the emirs would have conducted negotiations with Christian emissaries on the Alhambra. Located in the Torre de…

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