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Monastery of the Cartuja
A Carthusian monastery with one of the most extravagant baroque sacristies in Spain.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 hour
- Address
- Paseo de Cartuja, 18011 GranadaDirections
- Getting There
- Bus from the center toward the university, about 15 minutes.
Why Go
The monastery was founded in the 16th century, but its fame is the 18th-century sacristy, a swirl of white stucco, marble and mirrored wood inlaid with tortoiseshell, ivory and silver.
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