Abbey Sacromonte
The fact that the abbey dried by the Sun is located in Granada, is not an accident. There is a legend, according to which the Romans of Saint Cecilio was killed here, former the first bishop and the patron of the city. This legend has actual confirmation - Arabic plates, which found here. However, it is worth noting that there are doubts about their authenticity, but the monastery, nevertheless, lives the usual life and famous her saint.
In the museum during the abbey, you can look at those signboards and think about whether they are genuine. Here is the furnace, where, as they believed, the remains of other few martyrs burned. Among other things, in the museum you can see figures, paintings and ancient Granada card.
We can only visit the museum, in the church and catacombs only as part of the tourist group, the excursions are organized here daily, 11: 00-13: 00 and 16: 00-18: 00, in time they occupy about half an hour.
This attraction is available at Paseo Del Sacromonte, you can get there from Monday to Friday. The entrance will need to pay 3.5 euros.
Cathedral
Granada has a very interesting story: at first Maurians initially here, after them came from the reconstructive Spaniard - the life of local settlers and the cities were never quiet. However, at the end of the fifteenth century, when new owners came to the Granada - Spaniards, the city thanks to them acquired by the Majestic Cathedral. He was erected where the mosque had previously been located - this fact, by the way, was not something extraordinary for those times.
At first, it was conceived to complete the two pompous towers at the existing luxurious building, eighty meters high, but it was erected only one, and that is not so high and chic, as planned initially.
But with the design of the interior did not become smaller - here you immediately understand that they got into the main city cathedral. Here you can see the skillful, aspiring the upwards, white carved columns, surrounded by the wall paintings of famous painters, and all this beauty is swallowed with gilding.
The royal chapel is joined to the structure of the Cathedral, which is probably the largest tomb in the state. Isabella Castilskaya and Ferdinand Aragonsky are deserved here. This honor was provided to them by merit - due to the fact that Isabella patronized and financed the primary retainer of America Christopher Columbus, and Ferdinand was offended by the city at Mavrov.
Tickets to the Cathedral and Capella are implemented separately. It should be remembered that the cathedral is valid and behave as it should be in a similar religious place, but the plus is that, in the event of luck, lucky, you will be able to listen to Mass - she, by rumors, has been preserved the same as five centuries ago ...
This remarkable place is located at: Gran Via de Colon, 5. Opened according to the schedule: Monday-Saturday from 10:45 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 20:00, on Sunday - from 16:00 to 20:00 . This concerns the period from March to August, in the period of September-February, you can get to the cathedral from Monday to Saturday from 10:45 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00. On Sundays - from 16:00 to 19:00. For the entrance to the cathedral it will be necessary to pay 4 euros, and in the chapel - 3.5 euros.
Albaisin
Once, in the romantic and cruel period of the Maution dominion, the ancient area of the city of Albaisin was considered for his main and central quarter. Since that time, many years have passed, however, fortunately visitors, Albaisin remained the same as he was, with his labyrinth of endless stairs and narrow streets, on which white houses are located and between which the ropes with the Penter Andalusian lover are stretched.
After seven centuries, after the founding of this quarter, about thirty new churches and about fifty restaurants appeared here only.
If you want to get full impressions of the acquaintance with Albaisin, put on comfortable shoes and highlight the minimum half of the day for this walk. And be sure - you will like it here.
What is necessarily for attention - so these are beautiful scalks for which the cat's sleeping in the shade and sightseeing sites are hidden, which are open to the Alhambra (the most famous Mirador - as they are here called such sightsets - this is San Nicholas).
And now you have the latest instrument for traveling through this old quarter: go on the road either from the very early morning, or in the evening (Alhambra in the light of the setting sun is another topic for conversation), since it is mainly in any period of the year there is a strong heat. But if you go in the evening, you should grab some warm cape or something else suitable, since with the onset of darkness it becomes very cool.
Alhambra
The mysterious red palace in Granada presents a landmark in which you can not only make impressive photos, but also familiarize yourself with several different cultures at the same time. By 1230, at that time, as almost all territories in Spain, Muslims were walked in Spain, this city turned into a center where Muslim culture was preserved - she was saved to this day. Here Muslims set forth the goal of building "Paradise on Earth".
The Arab historians believe that not only the red brick had an impact on the impression that the visitors remain from the local atmosphere, but also the fact that the builders were erected at night, highlighting the workplace with the help of torches that attached the walls of a red shade.
You can get here in the afternoon, and at night. A visit to the gardens and the palace of the Genelim will cost only 6 euros - from 20:00 to 00:00.
Casses sell tickets from 08:00. In the period of the season and the influx of tourists - from May to October - you have the opportunity to buy tickets for three or four days forward.
In the event that you did not think about the tickets about the tickets, either arrived in the city unplanned, it is worthwhile to ask about the possibility of booking in your hotel. In many, this service is available.
For the entrance to the adult, it will be necessary to pay 12 euros, children up to twelve - a free entrance.
To get to the palace is impossible only in two days throughout the year - December 25 and January 1.