Visiting the
Centre of Granada offers all the amenities to the visitor, since he can enjoy the historic area as well as the commercial area, because it includes not only the
monuments and the more emblematic places, but also the
commercial part full of the best boutiques.
Besides, it has a lot of
restaurants and tapas bars that allow you to taste the gastronomy of Granada, characterized by its large amount of products. In this way, the tourist will feel comfortable in a cosy atmosphere surrounded by close people of all ages, while visualising and capturing the essence of this wonderful area of Granada.
There are two interesting tourist buildings: the
Cathedral and the
Royal Chapel. The first one is an important work of the Spanish Renaissance that cannot be missed when visiting the city. Its Royal Chapel is characterised by being the place where the remains of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, their daughter Joanna of Castile, known as Joanna the Mad, and her husband Philip I of Castile, known as Philip the Handsome, lie. Besides, there are important paintings of such famous artists as Roger van der Weyden and Hans Memling.
The
Town Hall, the
Alcaicería (traditional neighborhood of the Muslim culture), the
plaza de las Pasiegas or the
plaza Bib-Rambla are other important monuments, since all of them reflect and allow us to appreciate the history of the city.
Most of the shops of the city are situated in the
Centre of Granada: little shops with their unique charm as well as the best international firms. You can visit this area walking through the streets
Gran Vía de Colón, Reyes Católicos, Recogidas, Mesones, Alhóndiga and Puentezuelas.
For this reason, a walk through the Centre of Granada will make the tourist fall in love not only since its charm and the magic hidden behind each monument, but also since the opportunity to have a good shopping day and to relax while eating a delicious
tapa of Granada.
