Plaza Nueva is a expansive public square built over the Darro River, which flows in a stone vault beneath the pavement. Although its name translates to New Square, it is one of the oldest in Granada, created in the sixteenth century to…
Albaicín Moorish Streets
This self-guided walk leads you through the narrow, white-washed alleys of Granada's ancient hilltop district to reveal the quiet plazas, hidden mansions, and fortress gates of its medieval Islamic past.
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1. Plaza Nueva
2. El Bañuelo
El Bañuelo is recognizable by the modest, unassuming house built directly over its entrance on Carrera del Darro. Beneath this private dwelling lie the remains of an eleventh-century hammam, the oldest and most complete Arab bathhouse in…
3. Casa de Zafra y Centro de Interpretación del Albaicín
The Casa de Zafra is a fourteenth-century Nasrid residence distinguished by its understated exterior, which hides an elaborate interior courtyard centered around a rectangular reflecting pool. Unlike many monumental structures, this house…
4. Mirador de San Nicolás
The Mirador de San Nicolás is a plaza defined by its unobstructed, panoramic view of the Alhambra, which sits directly across the Darro valley on Sabika Hill. The site is anchored by the Church of San Nicolás, a building constructed in…
5. Mezquita Mayor de Granada
The Mezquita Mayor de Granada in the Albaicín neighborhood is identified by its garden, which overlooks the Darro River valley and the Alhambra. Inaugurated in two thousand three, this building is the first mosque constructed in the city…
6. Arco de las Pesas
The Arco de las Pesas is an eleventh-century stone gateway that sits as a remnant of the Zirid wall, which once protected the ancient Alcazaba Qadima. It features an angled, L-shaped passageway designed to slow attackers, a common…
7. Plaza Larga
Plaza Larga is defined by its elongated shape, a feature that dictated its name and mirrors the irregular, winding layout of the medieval Albaicín district. This square occupies a pivotal point where historic thoroughfares converge,…
8. Palacio de Dar al-Horra
The Palacio de Dar al-Horra rises in the heart of the Albaicín as a sober, two-story stone building, distinguished by a prominent northern tower and delicate, twin-arched windows. This fifteenth-century residence is one of the few…
9. Puerta de Elvira
The Puerta de Elvira, or Gate of Elvira, stands today as a stone archway flanked by two rammed-earth towers topped with battlements. Built by the Zirid dynasty in the eleventh century, it served as the main ceremonial entrance to the city…