Route 1: WALK THROUGH THE HEART OF GRANADA
- The Cathedral (jewel of the Spanish Renaissance)
- The Alcaicería (medieval Nasrid silk market)
- The Bib-Rambla Square (Arab souk)
- The Royal Chapel (where are buried the Catholic Monarchs)
- The Madraza (1st University in Granada)
- The Coal Yard (market, shelter and comedy theatre)
- The Carmen Square and the Fountain of the Battles, hub where the city's heart beats
Tickets to the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel included
Days: Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings
Route 2: ALBAICÍN AND SACROMONTE
- With the arrival of the Zirid (XI) Granada moved to Medina Garnata.
- The Albaicin was declared Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.
- From the San Nicolas viewpoint you may see one of the world's most famous sunsets, with the Alhambra and Sierra Nevada at the background.
- Palaces, convents and a mosque, a symbol of tolerance, mark the route.
- At the Sacromonte, in their traditional cave dwellings, you will enjoy a flamenco show: Gypsy zambra related to the wedding rituals of the Moriscos (XVI).
With or without flamenco show
Days: Friday and Saturday afternoons
Route 3: MARIANA PINEDA
From Plaza Nueva (Royal Chancery, 1505) you will visit the House of the Pineda and the European Centre for Women "Mariana Pineda", Spanish heroine of the liberal cause (XIX), executed when she was 26 years old because she ordered the embroidery of a banner that read:
"Liberty, Equality, Law".
Days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
Route 4: GRANADA OF THE WATER
Throughout the Carrera del Darro (river of gold) until the Arab Baths (XI) you will pass next to cisterns, and, finally, you will enjoy the caress of an authentic hammam.
With or without Arab bath
Days: Monday, Friday and Saturday mornings
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