Granada
One building justifies the trip and its tickets sell out weeks ahead. The rest is a hill of whitewashed lanes with the Sierra Nevada standing behind it.
Granada in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Granada
Where to stay in Granada
Granada in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Granada
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world. Additionally, the palace contains notable examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Jebulon · CC0
The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Jun 2026
Daderot · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Incarnation is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Granada, Spain. The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Granada. Like many other cathedrals in Andalusia, it was built on top of the city's main mosque after the reconquest of Granada.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Jul 2026
Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Royal Chapel of Granada is an Isabelline style building in Granada, Spain. Constructed between 1505 and 1517, it was originally integrated in the complex of the neighbouring Granada Cathedral. It is the burial place of the Spanish monarchs, Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand, the Catholic Monarchs.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Nov 2025
Heparina1985 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Jebulon · CC0
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world. Additionally, the palace contains notable examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Jebulon · CC0
The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Jun 2026
Daderot · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Incarnation is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Granada, Spain. The cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Granada. Like many other cathedrals in Andalusia, it was built on top of the city's main mosque after the reconquest of Granada.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Jul 2026
Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Royal Chapel of Granada is an Isabelline style building in Granada, Spain. Constructed between 1505 and 1517, it was originally integrated in the complex of the neighbouring Granada Cathedral. It is the burial place of the Spanish monarchs, Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand, the Catholic Monarchs.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Nov 2025
Heparina1985 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
Jebulon · CC0
From the airport
When to go to Granada: Apr or May or Jun or Sep or Oct
Guides about Granada
The best time to visit Spain by region, with the 2027 festival dates, the Andalusian heat records and the quiet fortnight between Semana Santa and the Feria.
Tomás Reis · 3 Sep 2026
Six day trips from Barcelona with 2026 prices and train times, plus why the Montserrat combined ticket costs more than most people's actual day.
Tomás Reis · 3 Sep 2026
Three days in Barcelona in the year Gaudi's basilica was completed. The centenary surcharge, the hourly cap at Park Guell, and where the city eats.
Tomás Reis · 2 Sep 2026
Barcelona has the sea and the architecture, Madrid has the art and the nights, and one of them now charges a lot more to sleep in. Six rounds, a winner each.
Tomás Reis · 2 Sep 2026