Granada Cathedral & Royal Chapel

Where it is & how to get there

• On foot: In the city centre, near Plaza Bib-Rambla and the Alcaicería market.
• Tickets: Separate tickets for the cathedral and the Royal Chapel.
• Dress code: Shoulders and knees covered.

The story of Granada Cathedral

After the fall of Granada in 1492, the Catholic Monarchs ordered a cathedral to be built on the site of the city's main mosque. Construction began in 1523 and lasted almost two centuries, producing one of Spain's great Renaissance churches.

Beside it, the Royal Chapel holds the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella, along with their crown and sceptre. Nearby, the Alcaicería, once the Nasrid silk market, is now a lane of souvenir shops.

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Tips before you go

• Explore the Alcaicería, the old silk market, right next to it.
• Visit the Alcaicería lanes, the old Nasrid silk market.
• Look up at the cathedral's white and gold main chapel.

What's around Granada Cathedral

• AlcaiceríaFormer Nasrid silk market.
• Madrasa of Granada14th-century Nasrid madrasa with a prayer room.
• Plaza Bib-RamblaSquare with flower stalls.
• Corral del Carbón14th-century Nasrid caravanserai.

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