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. Museo
Arqueológico
The ornate Plateresque
carvings on the
museum’s façade
include this relief of two
shields. They show
heraldic devices of the
Nasrid kings of Granada,
who were defeated by
the Catholic Monarchs
in 1492 (see pp60–61).
Key
Carrera del Darro Suggested route
The road along the Río Darro leads
past crumbling bridges and the To Mirador
de San Nicolás
fine façades of ancient buildings,
now all restored.

R E Y E S C A L L E C A R R E T E R A
L O S
D E C A L L E D E L
J U A N C O N C E P C I Ó N Z A F R A G L O R I A
P L A Z A
C A R N E R O C O N C E P C I Ó N S A N T Í S I M O

To Sacromonte
C A R R E R A D E L D A R R O
B A Ñ U E L O

R ío D arrio
C U E S TA S A N TA I N É S

The Convento de Santa
Catalina was founded in 1521.
Sacromonte
A N A
Granada’s gypsies formerly lived in the caves honey combing
this hillside. In the past, travellers would go there to enjoy
spontaneous outbursts of flamenco. Today, virtually all
the gypsies have moved away, but touristy flamenco
shows of variable quality are still performed here in the
evenings (see pp428–9). Sitting at the very top of the hill is
the Abadía del Sacromonte, a Benedictine monastery. The
ashes of St Cecilio,
Granada’s patron
saint, are
kept inside.
. El Bañuelo
Star-shaped openings in the vaults
let light into these well-preserved Aerial view of the
Moorish baths, which were built in Abadía del Sacromonte
the 11th century.

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