Granada: Self-Guided Audio Walk Through Moorish and Royal Splendor

This self-guided audio walking tour explores Granada’s layered history, from the Nasrid world of the Alhambra to the grand Christian monuments of the old city. It will appeal to first-time visitors who enjoy palaces, gardens, churches, and the stories of conquest, faith, and art written into the streets.

The route begins at the Palace of Charles V inside the Alhambra complex, then leads past the Church of Santa María and the Convento de San Francisco to the Generalife Gardens and the Gate of the Seven Floors. From there, you descend through the Puerta de las Granadas toward the lower city, passing the Royal Chancellery and the Church of San Gil y Santa Ana beside the Darro.

The walk continues through the historic center to Castril Palace, the Royal Convent of Saint Isabel, Hospital San Juan de Dios, and the Monastery of San Jerónimo. It then returns to the heart of Granada at the Cathedral, the Madraza, the Archbishop’s Palace, Zacatín and Alcaicería, San Matías, and Casa de los Tiros, before ending at the Royal Chapel of Granada.

Along the way, the most memorable moments include standing between Islamic and Renaissance Granada at the Alhambra, strolling through the calm beauty of the Generalife, wandering old market streets once tied to the silk trade, and finishing beside the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella.