The Ladies Tower

The Ladies Tower is a tower in Granada, Granada, Andalusia. The Ladies Tower is situated nearby to the castle Partal Palace, as well as near Generalife.

Photo: Martín Rico, Public domain.

Type: Tower
Description: building in Granada, Spain
Also known as: “Ladies Tower”, “Ladies Tower at the Alhambra in Granada”, “Torre de las Damas”, and “Tower of the Ladies”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alhambra and Partal Palace.

Alhambra

Photo: Bernd Untiedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world. Alhambra is situated 160 metres south of The Ladies Tower.

Partal Palace

Castle

Photo: Alberto-g-rovi, CC BY 3.0.

Partal Palace is a palatial structure inside the Alhambra fortress complex located in Granada, Spain. It was originally built in the early 14th century by the Nasrid ruler Muhammad III, making it the oldest surviving palatial structure in the Alhambra.

Generalife

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The Generalife was a summer palace and country estate of the Nasrid rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus. It is located directly east of and uphill from the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain. Generalife is situated 310 metres east of The Ladies Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sacromonte and Albaicín.

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.

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.