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Alcaicería and Corral del Carbón
The narrow lanes of the old silk market, and a 14th-century merchants' inn, the only one of its kind left in Spain.
- Open
- Always; the Corral keeps shorter hours
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Calle Mariana Pineda, 18009 GranadaDirections
- Getting There
- In the center, next to the cathedral.
Why Go
The Alcaicería, beside the cathedral, was the Nasrid silk market; it burned in 1843 and was rebuilt in Moorish style, now full of stalls of lanterns, ceramics and spices.
Across the street, the Corral del Carbón was built in the 14th century as an inn and warehouse for traders, with a carved horseshoe gateway and a courtyard.
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