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Granada. * 241,000. n Santa
Ana 4, 958 57 52 02. ( Sat &
Sun. _ Semana Santa (Easter),
Día de la Cruz (3 May), Corpus
Christi (May/Jun).
∑ granadatur.com
Transport
k 12 km (7 miles) southwest
of city. £ Avenida Andaluces,
902 43 23 43. @ Carretera de
Jaen, 902 42 22 42.
Cupola in the sanctuary of the Monasterio de la Cartuja
to the muskets projecting P El Bañuelo A cultural centre with a theatre,
from its battle ments (tiro means Carrera del Darro 31. Tel 958 02 78 restaurant and the superb
“shot”). It originally belonged 00. Open 10am–2pm Tue–Sat. Memoria de Andalucia Museum.
to the family that was awarded Closed public hols.
the Generalife after the fall These columnated Arab baths R Monasterio de la Cartuja
of Granada. Among their pos­ were built in the 11th century. Paseo de la Cartuja. Tel 958 16 19 32.
sessions was a sword that had Open daily.
belonged to Boabdil. This is E Centro Cultural Founded in 1516 by Christian
carved on the façade, along with Caja Granada warrior, El Gran Capitán, this
statues of Mercury, Hercules Avenida de la Ciencia, 2. Tel 958 22 22 monastery outside Granada
and Jason. 57. Open 8:30am–2pm Mon–Wed, has a dazzling cupola by Antonio
8:30am–2pm, 4:30–7pm Thu–Sat, Palomino, and a Churriguer­
P Alhambra and Generalife 11am–2pm Sun, public hols. & esque (see p29) sacristy by Luis
See pp496–8. ∑ memoriadeandalucia.com de Arévalo and Luis Caballo.
Granada City Centre
0 metres 250
1 Cathedral 5 Casa de los Tiros 250
2 Capilla Real 6 Alhambra 0 yards
3 Palacio de la Madraza 7 El Bañuelo
4 Corral del Carbón 8 Centro Cultural
Caja Granada
Monasterio de
la Cartuja
PLAZA DEL
Estación Central TRIUNFO PL. DE LA
800m (880 yards) MERCED CUESTA DE LA ALHACABA
CÓRDOBA PANADEROS
SEVILLE
PLAZA
DE LOS Palacio de Arco de Iglesia del
NARANJOS las Pesas Salvador
Daralhorra Convento de PLAZA S.
ZENET E CRU Z DE QUIR Ó S PL. SAN SANTA ISABEL SE C O PILA R NUEVA DE SAN NI COLÁS Mirador de
Santa Isabel
NICOLAS
San Nicolás
MIGUEL
BAJO
FRAILES DE
San Juan
PLAC. DE
TENDILLAS G R A N V Í A D E C O LÓ N E L V I R A S A N J O S É QUIJA DA M ULADAR de los Reyes S. AGUSTÍN TOQUEROS CUESTA D E L CHAPI Z Sacromonte
S A N JU A N DE LOS RE YE S
Convento
PLAC.
DE LA
CUESTA CRUZ VERDE de Santa C. DE LA VICTORIA
Catalina
PL. DE S. MARAÑAS PLACETA
AGUSTÍN PORRAS El Bañuelo
SAN
AGUSTÍN C. CALDERÍA Casa de CARRERA DEL DARRO PASEO DE LOS TRISTES Darro
San Pedro
NUEVA
CÁRCEL Chancillería los Pisa y San Pablo Jardines
Real
Altos
SAN JERÓ NI M O
Iglesia de
Capilla PLAZA Santa Ana Alcazaba Casas Reales
Cathedral Real NUEVA
Palacio de Palacio Generalife
PL. A. la Madraza de Carlos V CUESTA DEL REY C HICO
CANO CUE S TA DE GOMÉREZ
Jardínes
PLAZA
PL. BIB- ISABEL LA Iglesia de del Portal
CATÓLICA
RAMBLA REYES CATÓLICOS Corral del Casa de Santa Maria
los Tiros
Centro Cultural Carbón PASEO CENT RAL Alhambra
Caja Granada PLAZA Ayuntamiento PAVANE RA S LOS ALAMIL L OS
700m DEL CARMEN
(700 yards) PASEO DEL GENERA LIFE
CALLEJON NINA DEL ROJO
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