Albaicín Alto

Albaicín Alto is a neighborhood in Granada, Granada, Andalusia. Albaicín Alto is situated nearby to the neighborhood San Pedro, as well as near Albaicín Bajo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alhambra and Granada Mosque.

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 the only well-preserved palace from the medieval Islamic world.

Granada Mosque

Mosque

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The Granada Mosque is a Sunni Muslim mosque, located adjacent to the Plaza San Nicholas in the Albaicin district of Granada, Spain. Opened in 2003, it is the first mosque built in the city since 1492, when the conquest of Granada by Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon concluded the reconquest of Spain by the Catholic Monarchs.

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.

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.