Castril Palace

The Castril palace is a Renaissance style palace located in Sacromonte, a district of the Spanish city of Granada. It was built in 1539. Nowadays it hosts the Archaeological Museum of Granada.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alhambra and Archaeological Museum of Granada.

Alhambra

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The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world. Alhambra is situated 390 metres southeast of Castril Palace.

Archaeological Museum of Granada

Museum

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The Archaeological Museum of Granada is an archaeological museum in Granada, Spain. It was established in 1879. The museum moved to its current home in the Albayzín district in the 20th century.

El Bañuelo

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The Bañuelo or El Bañuelo, also known as the Baño del Nogal or Hammam al-Yawza, is a preserved historic hammam in Granada, Spain, dating from the 11th or 12th century. El Bañuelo is situated 130 metres west of Castril Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albaicín and Sacromonte.

Albaicín

Quarter

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The Albaicín, also spelled Albayzín, is a neighbourhood of Granada, Spain. It is centered around a hill on the north side of the Darro River which passes through the city.

Sacromonte

Neighborhood

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Sacromonte, sometimes also called Sacramonte, is a traditional neighbourhood in the eastern area of the city of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the six neighbourhoods that make up the urban district of Albayzín and borders the neighbourhoods of Albayzín, San Pedro, Realejo-San Matías, El Fargue and Haza Grande.