How to visit Granada Day 1

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This How to visit Granada Day 1 Guide will bring you in detail the first day of our Ultimate 2-day Guide. We will see what to do and how to do it.
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How to visit Granada Day 1

In December 2021 / January 2022 we made a 10-day trip to Andalusia. Granada was our second stop in South of Spain right after Seville and a 1-day trip to Cordoba.

This article How to visit Granada Day 1 is for the day 1 where we will visit the most visited monument of Spain, the Alhambra, then we will spend some time in a hidden garden.

We tried making sense of this itinerary in order to avoid going back and forth. This guide is based not on the way we did it but on how we would have like to do it. But as always, we didn’t plan, and we had to adapt.

We will assume you stay in the same area as us at La Tinaja del Realejo But you can easily adapt the starting point based on your accommodation.

If you need more detail about Granada, you can read our ultimate guide.

Table of Contents

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The Alhambra

Introduction

Alright, let’s start with the Alhambra. Before going there, be sure to have booked your ticket a couple of days earlier. (You can get your ticket here)

As the most visited monument in Granada and even in Spain. It’s a place where many tours are coming from Seville, Cordoba or Malaga as a day trip. And going there last minute could be complicated especially if you want to visit it all.

The Nasrid Palaces

The Nasrid Palaces is an opulent Palace with Moorish-style courtyards, reception halls & royal quarters. It was the former palace of the Sultan. You can start at 8h30 there. Be sure to arrive at least 20min earlier to be in front of the line.

If you have an audio-guide, you will have to pick it up next to the line.

The Nasrid Palaces

The Partal

The Partal, once out the palaces, you can keep going through the gardens also called the partal. There are a couples of towers in it that are only open on special days.

The Partal

The Generalife’s garden

The Generalife’s garden, on your way to the summer residence, you will first go through their garden which will give you amazing views of the Alhambra. If you find a nice bench on the sun, take the time to stop and enjoy the weather.

The Generalife’s garden

The Generalife

The Generalife, the summer residence of the Sultan as well as guest house and the place where all fruits, vegetables were cultivated.

The Generalife

The promenade

Next will be the promenade of the tower and the medina, where you will start heading back toward the entrance of the sites. On your way you will pop by foundation of what was in the past a small city within the fortress.

The promenade

Palace of Charles V

Later, you can quickly visit the Palace of Charles V, with its beautiful square design and rounded arches in its center.

Palace of Charles V

The Alcazaba

And to finish, The Alcazaba, is a 11th century military fortress which is the oldest part of the Alhambra.

The complete visit takes 3h but if you take some more time and breaks, it can be up to 4h or even more.

The Alcazaba

Later On

Lunch break

If you feel like it, and if it is pass 13h, you can try some vegan food in Wild Food a vegan restaurant within a hotel in the city center of Granada. Food is amazing and the restaurant has great vibes.

Wild Food Granada

Alcaicería

Time to digest and to visit the most famous shopping and touristic street in town. The Alcaicería market is the big bazar of Granada with tons of souvenirs. It’s made of a couple streets and is quite small but still is a nice place to see.

Alcaicería

Cathedral de Granada & Royal Chapel of Granada

Next you can go to the Cathedral which was built in the 16th century and is made of an architectural mix of renaissance, baroque, and Gothic style. Next to it is the Royal Chapel of Granada built in the 15th century and serves as a burial place for Spanish monarchs.

Both places can be visited but with separate tickets that cost 5€ each. We would recommend to just pop by them in your way as the cathedral is not the most impressive one and the royal chapel is not that much either. At least we thought so.

Cathedral de Granada

Carmen de los Mártires

To finish the day, you can slowly walk to a less famous place in Granada is the Carmen de los Martires garden. It has a free entrance and his made of:

  • A French garden
  • A British garden with its 3-floors fountain
  • A Nasrid patio and its maze
  • A lake

It’s a nice place to get away from the crowd. It is open from 10h to 14h and 16h to 18h

Carmen de los Mártires

Where to Stay

We personally stayed at La Tinaja del Realejo, the apartment was really nice and super well located. We couldn’t ask for more. Only it could get a bit noisy at night due to the proximity of the street. But it is hard to get everything. We still strongly recommend this one.

Gastar saliva ( To spend saliva) –  To waste your breath

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