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    Museo de Galera

    5.0 (1 review)

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    Museo CajaGranada

    Museo CajaGranada

    4.0(1 review)
    113.4 km

    This is included on the Granadatur card, suggested by Rick Steves, as a combo deal that gets you an…read moreentry time into the Alhambra Palace, plus admission to a a bunch of monasteries, cathedrals and the like. Plus six tickets to ride the red buses that wind up the hills and around the city on loop routes. Take your bus rides! Pony up the 1.40 if you don't have the passes. The views are amazing, especially at sunset. The buses themselves are very small, to wind through narrow roads laid out in the Middle Ages (or earlier). I'd been to cathedrals and the like in Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo and Seville. And when you've seen eight of em, the modern museum sounds like a good break. I took the C5 bus and walked about 10 minutes to the museum, which is a large modern building and impossible to miss. Much to my surprise, I had the place to myself. There are four large interactive galleries on the history and culture of the area. The interactive part is Nintendo Wii style, but a little buggy. A staff member came with me to get me going. You stand on the red dots and point at topics and characters to get their stories. English is an option. There are large walls with panoramic displays and related physical exhibits in front of them. Glass cases with related objects are nearby. The first two floors each have two of these permanent interactive galleries. The top floor has temporary exhibits. It's not the Guggenheim or MOMA, but it's good, and the walk back to the center of town along the canal shows hows the locals live,

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    Barrio del Sacromonte - If the formidable hike is too much, take a cab to the Restaurant Cueva de la Rocio.

    Barrio del Sacromonte

    4.2(5 reviews)
    111.8 km

    The walk up and through Barrio del Sacromonte is well worth doing but be warned: it's a formidable…read morehike. I queried a restaurant proprietor about distance & height from the base & he said: "La subida no es tan mala y no está demasiado lejos. Un poco!" Un poco! I don't think so. Still, I would do it again, both for the magnificent views and for the uniqueness of the caves. Some of the 16th-century Santas Cuevas (Holy Caves) have been converted into McMansions but most remain modest and subtly expressive. If you think the walk is too much, take a cab to the top and enjoy a meal and Flamenco performance in the neighborhood that claims to be one of Flamenco's birth places. But do not miss Sacromonte--a profound look into Granada's complex history.

    Please note that my review is of the walk up Camino del Sacromonte and not of any of the…read moreattractions that you will find in the area. The cave pictures that you see when you google Sacromonte and see the caves are posted are from the Museum of the Sacromonte caves or from one of the flamenco venues in the area. As for the walk on Camino del Sacromonte you will get rewarded with a nice photo of the Alhambra but you won't see into any cave homes along the way. If you want to see the caves then go to the museum or make arrangements with one of the flamenco shows. We didn't go to a show here but many outfits will pick you up from central Granada to watch a flamenco show, give you a free drink and then drive you back down back to town for 20 Euros.

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    Barrio del Sacromonte - A few of the cuevas has been developed into gorgeous mansions.

    A few of the cuevas has been developed into gorgeous mansions.

    Barrio del Sacromonte - As you walk downhill you'll spot the Alhambra in the distance.

    As you walk downhill you'll spot the Alhambra in the distance.

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    Museo de Galera - museums - Updated May 2026

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