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Albaicín
The Moorish quarter of white houses and hidden gardens climbing the hill opposite the Alhambra, with the famous sunset view.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- Mirador de San Nicolás, 18010 GranadaDirections
- Getting There
- Bus C31 or C32 from Plaza Nueva, or a steep walk up from the Carrera del Darro.
Why Go
The quarter keeps the street plan of Muslim Granada, a UNESCO site with the Alhambra, and its carmenes, walled villas with gardens, hide behind the walls. Churches stand on the sites of old mosques.
At sunset, crowds gather at the Mirador de San Nicolás to watch the Alhambra turn red against the mountains.
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