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Monastery of San Jerónimo
The first monastery founded after the conquest, with a Renaissance cloister and the tomb of the 'Great Captain'.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Calle Rector López Argüeta 9, 18001 GranadaDirections
- Getting There
- A 10-minute walk west of the cathedral.
Why Go
Begun in 1504, the monastery has two cloisters of orange trees and a church painted from floor to vault. It's the burial place of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, the general who won the war for Ferdinand and Isabella.
Nearby in Granada
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