Location: Centro - Sagrario
Top Things to do in Centro - Sagrario
10 Sights & Landmarks in Centro - Sagrario That You Shouldn't Miss
The Alhambra citadel of Granada is one of the most famous buildings in Spain: a Moorish fortress with grand archways and delicate ornamental mosaics. Step backwards in time as you wind through the ascending cobblestone streets of Albayzin. You’ll be rewarded with beautiful views from the Mirador San Nicolas. Granada’s nightlife is vibrant and varied, thanks in part to its student population. Hit the bars of Calle Elvira or, for a quieter outing, the traditional tea rooms of La Calle de Las Teterias.
Restaurants in Granada
1. El Reino Escape Room
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 297 reviews
Our escape room is composed of five games where logic and ingenuity are essential to achieve the ultimate goal, which is none other than escape. In our rooms you will find riddles and riddles that you have to solve to get the key, the code or the action that will help you to leave before the end of time (60 minutes)
2. Saint Jerome Monastery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 984 reviews
Located in the small village of Tlacochahuaya, this colorful monastery is dedicated to the patron saint of hermits.
Reviewed By ANGELOV230 - Milan, Italy
From the outside, this monastery is not much, and I happened to pass by during the Holy Cross feast, when the outside gardens were crowded with people celebrating. I decided to visit, and it was an unexpected pleasure. From the ticket office, you go to the nice internal cloister with the orange garden. On the cloister open several rooms (chapter, sacristy, and others), and each of them contain great paintings and sculptures / statues. The very last is the entrance to the church, and this is so beautiful and unexpected, with the exquisite and very rich decorations, the paintings, the statues, the frescoes (some of them in need of restauration), the main altar and the stunning reredos behind it. Although the church alone is much, much better than the Granada Cathedral, there were very few visitors here. It is a true hidden gem in Granada!
3. Royal Chapel of Granada
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7,080 reviews
The Chapel of the Catholic Kings was conceived as a burial site intimately linked to the Cathedral, but without merging with its architecture. It is built with a single nave, an octagonal presbytery preceded by bleachers, a transept with little development and a choir at its feet, for the functions of a pantheon. As a funeral chapel none, in Spain, it excels in size. In it you can appreciate both its simplicity and its wealth thanks to the generous endowment of the queen. The Royal Chapel houses the mortal remains of Don Fernando de Aragón and Dona Isabel de Castilla (who were initially resting in the convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra), as well as those of Dona Juana I, Don Felipe and Infante Miguel. Under the tombs there is a small crypt of marked austerity, in which are deposited the real, lead coffins, identified by the initial of each name on the cover.
Reviewed By nati_s04 - England, United Kingdom
The entrance is quite cheap, it includes an audio guide, and it's quite stunning to see the beautiful architecture and the sculptures made by the best artist of that time
4. Iglesia del Sagrario
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4.5 based on 54 reviews
Reviewed By LuizDutraNeto - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
During the moorish centuries in Granada, the mayor mosque of Granada stood exactly here! With the conquest of Granada by the legendary Catholic Kings, the old "Aljama Mosque" (the "Friday Mosque", in English) was Cristianized and converted into the "Iglesia del Sagrario" ("Church of the Holy Tabernacle"). In the 18th century, after the construction of the magnificent Cathedral of Granada, the old converted mosque was demolished and the construction of a new Church was started by Francisco de Hurtado Izquierdo, the same architect of the city's Cathedral. The construction took decades and finally, in 1759, the new "Iglesia del Sagrario" was opened. It is a beautiful Church, with not so many visitors as it is overshadowed by the neighboring Cathedral. Please check its visiting hours before going. Moments of silence, prayer and confidence await you! Enjoy!
5. Basilica de San Juan de Dios
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4.5 based on 1,153 reviews
Reviewed By LuizDutraNeto - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Frankly speaking, we were not expecting much, but our guide insisted so much and there we went. And thanks God we did! The "Basilica de San Juan de Dios" is absolutely awesome! Its construction, between 1737 and 1759, was funded by the devotees of the Hospitalier Order to house the remains of "San Juan de Dios", its founder. The baroque Basilica is fully decorated, with gold and silver works of art prevailing in its interior. Take your time and enjoy the Basilica, with its impressive façade, statues, images, paintings and carvings. Just above the main altar, on an upper crypt, a solid silver urn contains the holy remains and relics of "San Juan de Dios", Patron Saint of Granada. Unmissable! Enjoy!
6. La Madraza
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4.5 based on 764 reviews
Reviewed By packedandready2go
Though it does not get a lot of hype the Madraza is a must see building located opposite the entrance to the royal chapel. The prayer room is as impressive as any of the buildings in the Alhambra, though it is much smaller. The room of the knights, used for city council meetings for hundreds of years, is also very impressive. Admission is 2 euros for which you get a laminated information sheet in either Spanish or English. Below a few of the floors you can witness ruins from the 12th century. The building is not large so you only need 20 minutes to tour the whole thing.
7. Parroquia de los Santos Justo y Pastor
8. Granada Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 253 reviews
It was commissioned by Queen Isabella on the site of the Main Mosque, which later on became the Santa María de la O Church. It was designed by Enrique Egas but was modified according the Renaissance style of Diego de Siloé. The construction works started at the beginning of the 16th century. It turned out to be a Spanish Renaissance masterpiece, praised by writers and historians. Its exterior structure is Gothic. The main facade was designed by Alonso Cano. The inside of the church is Renaissance on a Gothic floor plan, with chapels at the sides and a main chapel, a masterpiece by Siloé. The Cathedral treasure is kept in what used to be the Chapter Room. Today it holds ornaments and priceless treasures.
Reviewed By 750dimitrisl - Sydney, Australia
The Granada Cathedral is a spectacular sight! It's big on the outside. It's even bigger on the inside! And the architecture is also magnificent. Unlike other cathedrals which are built in the usual gothic style, this one was constructed in the so-called Spanish Renaissance style. It's a really beautiful building. We were lucky to go inside at a time when there was a service taking place. We were not able to take many photos but managed to get some! This is a sight which should not be missed. It's in the centre of the city with green spaces, many shops, cafes and restaurants all around.
