Themed routes

Discover the places where Lorca lived in Granada

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdova es una de las figuras más importantes de su época, no sólo por ser un genio militar, artífice de la maquinaria bélica que forjaría el Imperio Español, sino por ser un gran político que supo ganar Italia para la Corona de Castilla y Aragón. Además se erigió como pieza esencial en las negociaciones conducentes a la ...

Los cristianos -mozárabes- del reino nazarí también peregrinaban a Santiago. Las peregrinaciones continuaron una vez finalizada la Guerra de Granada. Desde Granada parte el Camino Mozárabe de Santiago, que se dirige hacia Córdoba para enlazar con la Vía de la Plata Descubre el recorrido por la ciudad.    

Esta ruta invita al visitante a realizar un viaje que comienza en el mundo rural andalusí -la fértil Vega de Granada-, pasa por el corazón de la medina, y finaliza en el barrio histórico del Albaicín. En nuestro recorrido encontraremos almunias, rábitas, puentes, alhóndigas, y otros valiosos testimonis del rico pasado islámico de la ciudad de Granada.  

Return to Granada along the itineraries taken by Charles V, leaving behind the conventional circuits that show the Arab and medieval city praised by the Romantic travellers. You'll discover Granada as seen and designed by Emperor Charles V during his stay in 1526.View the Charles V Itineraries on a larger map

Immerse yourself in the peaceful, harmonious atmosphere of Granada's principle historical gardensView the Gardens Route on a larger map

Follow the path travelled by Boabdil, the last Arab king of Granada, on the day he delivered the keys to the city to the Catholic Monarchs.A walk from the Barranco del Abogado to 19th century Granada.   View the Boabdil Route on a larger map

Isabel the Catholic is undoubtedly one of Europe's first modern monarchs; a ruler with a new vision of the role of the State and the citizens under its control. Granada, the newly conquered crown jewel, was the perfect training ground for implementing the new conception of a Castilian city.Queen Isabel's main legacy to Granada was to provide it with a ...

  Conoce la arquitectura contemporánea en Granada de la mano de García de Paredes, Jiménez Torrecillas, Alvaro Siza, Campo Baeza,... Auditorios, museos, edificios universitarios, infraestructuras de transporte, bibliotecas, centros culturales,...  Localiza las obras y descubre su año de construcción y arquitecto.  En el plano puedes consultar por distrito y tipología.   La Fundación CajaGranada oganiza visitas a la sede de ...

The heroine of Granada was born on the first of September 1804, the daughter of Captain Mariano de Pineda and María Dolores Muñóz. Orphaned, she was under the guardianship of José de Mesa. She married Manuel de Peralta, who died three years later. By the age of 18, Mariana was a widow with two children, José and Úrsula. In contact ...

Learn more about the history and architecture of the principle courtyards. A walk to discover Granada from the 14th to the 18th century.   View the Courtyards Route on a larger map

A walk past some of the city's most important and beautiful religious buildingsVisit the vast artistic and architectural heritage of Granada View the Convents Route on a larger map

Two facts define the emergence and formation of Mudejar art. On the one hand, eight years of Islamic presence on the Iberian Peninsula had a profound impact on the country's art and culture. On the other, the Reconquista (Christian conquest) gave rise to historical circumstances of coexistence between cultures that were unprecedented in other areas dominated by Islam.The Muslim settlers ...

Cisterns or aljibes are constructions built during the Arab period in Granada, to store water and distribute it throughout the city.

This historical route commemorates the 5th centenary of the birth of Saint Teresa of Jesus on 28 March 1515 and the religious work she carried out by personally founding 15 Discalced Carmelite convents. The convent in Granada was founded in 1528, the year of her death in Burgos, so she was unable to come to Granada.  

Durante siglos, Granada ha sido inspiración para artistas de todos los campos. Poetas, pintores, escultores… se han dejado seducir por la magia de nuestra ciudad. La irrupción del cine a finales del siglo XIX, no hizo sino confirmar a Granada como musa para directores y productores. Más de dos mil piezas cinematográficas han tenido a la ciudad de la Alhambra ...