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Granada
Granada is the Andalusian city of the Alhambra, the Albaicín quarter and the Sierra Nevada mountains behind it.
Best things to do in Granada
The one thing not to miss
See the Alhambra, the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world, with the Generalife summer palace above it.
The Alhambra and the Generalife1. The Alhambra and the Generalife
A palace and fortress complex, one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world. The Generalife, uphill to the east, was the Nasrid rulers' summer palace.
Book Alhambra tickets through the official Patronato site well ahead.
49,457 readers a month
2. Granada Cathedral and the Royal Chapel
The cathedral was built on the site of the city's main mosque. The Royal Chapel next to it, built 1505 to 1517, is the burial place of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand.
4,365 readers a month
3. The Albaicín
The hillside neighbourhood north of the Darro river, which keeps its medieval street plan.
2,469 readers a month
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4. The Alpujarras (day trip)
A region on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, at an average of about 1,200 m above sea level.
1,697 readers a month
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5. Sacromonte
A traditional neighbourhood in the east of Granada, part of the Albayzín district.
1,118 readers a month
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6. Sierra Nevada ski station
The most southerly ski resort in Europe, on the slopes of Veleta, the third-highest peak in mainland Spain.
1,114 readers a month
7. Monastery of San Jerónimo
A Renaissance monastery whose church was the first in the world consecrated to the Immaculate Conception.
628 readers a month
8. Corral del Carbón
A 14th-century building, the only Nasrid-era merchants' inn (funduq) preserved in the Iberian Peninsula.
461 readers a month
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9. El Bañuelo
A preserved 11th or 12th-century bathhouse (hammam) in the Albaicín, on the banks of the Darro.
292 readers a month
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How we ranked these
By how many people read about each place on English Wikipedia in a typical month, measured October 2026. It is a popularity measure, not our opinion. The Alhambra and the Generalife leads with about 49,457 readers a month. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are on each photo.
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