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…
Upper Albaicín Walk
This walk across the Albaicín explores the history of this working neighborhood, highlighting how medieval water systems shaped daily life alongside beautiful Nasrid and Morisco architecture.
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1. Arco de las Pesas
2. 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…
3. The Royal Convent of Saint Isabel
The Royal Convent of Saint Isabel sits in the highest part of the Albaicín, occupying land that was once the site of the Dar al-Horra Palace, the residence of the mother of the last Nasrid sultan. Queen Isabella of Castile founded the…
4. Carmen del Aljibe del Rey - Fundación AguaGranada
The Carmen del Aljibe del Rey is an ocher building in the heart of the Albaicín, identifiable by a thick tangle of virgen vine covering its facade and a heavy, nail-studded wooden door that seals an ancient stone opening. This site houses…
5. Iglesia de San Miguel Bajo
The Iglesia de San Miguel Bajo defines its square with white-washed walls and a pair of steep staircases that lead to its doorways. Built in the sixteenth century during a period of sweeping religious change, the structure occupies the…
6. Calle San Juan de los Reyes
Calle San Juan de los Reyes is a narrow, winding street in the Albaicín district that runs parallel to the Darro River. The street holds a long history of shifting cultural influence, marked by the Church of San Juan de los Reyes. This…
7. El Maristán de Granada
The Maristán of Granada sits on the banks of the Darro River, marked today by its restored south portico and remnants of a central courtyard. Sultan Muhammad the Fifth founded this hospital in thirteen sixty-five as a place of charity and…
8. Casa del Chapiz
The Casa del Chapiz is a complex of two sixteenth-century manor houses situated where the Cuesta del Chapiz meets the Camino del Sacromonte. You can identify the site by its two interconnected buildings, which feature a mix of Moorish and…