# What to see in Granada: the essentials

The Alhambra, the Albaicín and the sunset viewpoints: the essentials of Granada according to local guides and travellers.

- 467 votes · 13 items
- Apr 16, 2025 · Eva M.
- https://even.best/en/l/77/what-to-see-in-granada-the-essentials

## Top 10

1. **The Alhambra** (53 · ▲61 ▼8) — Nasrid palace city with the Nasrid Palaces, Court of the Lions and Alcazaba; timed tickets, best booked weeks ahead. <https://www.alhambra-patronato.es/>
2. **Generalife** (50 · ▲54 ▼4) — Gardens and summer palace of the Nasrid sultans, with the Court of the Water Channel.
3. **Granada Cathedral** (36 · ▲40 ▼4) — Spain's first Renaissance cathedral, with a façade by Alonso Cano. <https://catedraldegranada.com/>
4. **Albaicín** (32 · ▲41 ▼9) — Old Moorish quarter of walled gardens and lanes, a World Heritage Site along with the Alhambra.
5. **Royal Chapel** (22 · ▲29 ▼7) — Mausoleum of the Catholic Monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand, next to the cathedral. <https://capillarealgranada.com/>
6. **Alcaicería** (20 · ▲26 ▼6) — Former Nasrid silk market, now lanes of craft shops by the cathedral.
7. **Sacromonte** (18 · ▲25 ▼7) — Neighbourhood of Roma cave houses famous for flamenco zambra and the Sacromonte Caves Museum.
8. **Carrera del Darro and Paseo de los Tristes** (17 · ▲22 ▼5) — Riverside walk along the Darro beneath the Alhambra, with stone bridges.
9. **Mirador de San Cristóbal** (16 · ▲20 ▼4) — Quieter viewpoint looking over the Albaicín, the Alhambra and the Zirid wall.
10. **El Bañuelo** (15 · ▲21 ▼6) — 11th-century Arab baths on Carrera del Darro, among the best preserved in Spain.
11. **Mirador de San Nicolás** (14 · ▲28 ▼14) — The most famous view of the Alhambra with Sierra Nevada behind, best at sunset.
12. **Charterhouse of Granada** (14 · ▲20 ▼6) — Carthusian monastery whose Baroque sacristy is considered a peak of Spanish Baroque.
13. **Coal Corral** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Nasrid alhóndiga from the 14th century next to Reyes Católicos street, the only one of its kind preserved on the Peninsula.

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