Silla del Moro
Silla del Moro is a castle in Granada, Granada, Andalusia. Silla del Moro is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Mirador Romántico, as well as near the grassland Jardín de los Magnolios.Photo: Pepepitos, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Generalife and Alhambra.
Generalife
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 190 metres southwest of Silla del Moro.
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 530 metres southwest of Silla del Moro.
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. Partal Palace is situated 440 metres west of Silla del Moro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sacromonte and Albaicín.
Sacromonte
Neighborhood
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
Photo: Miguel303xm, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Pajaritos
Neighborhood
Photo: JiriMatejicek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pajaritos is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km west of Silla del Moro.
Silla del Moro
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: castle, mosque, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Granada, Granada, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17834° or 37° 10′ 42″ northLongitude
-3.58383° or 3° 35′ 2″ westInception
13th centuryOpen location code
8C9R5CH8+8FOpenStreetMap ID
way 223074706OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q98501261
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Silla del Moro” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سيلا ديل مورو”
- French: “Silla del Moro”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Santa Helena”
- Portuguese: “Silla del Moro”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Santa Elena”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Silla del Moro”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Sillar del Moro”
- Spanish: “Silla del Moro”
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