Walks · Granada · English
8 narrated stops, 24 minutes of stories, 3.3 km on foot. Press play at each stop — no app needed — or open the walk in Avsha and let the stories keep coming as you move.
Stop 1 · 3 min
In short: William Walker, an American mercenary and filibuster, ordered the city of Granada burned to the ground in 1856. He did this as a coalition of Central American armies closed in to liberate the city during his short-lived presidency.
↓ 300 m · 4 min to the next stop
Stop 2 · Corral del Carbón, Granada, Spain · 3 min
In short: Built in the early 14th century, it was originally a funduq, serving as a combined warehouse and inn for merchants. Traders slept in upper-level rooms, while their goods and livestock were kept on the ground floor.
↓ 250 m · 4 min to the next stop
Stop 3 · Casa de los Tiros, Granada, Spain · 3 min
In short: Its name translates to House of Muskets because small cannon muzzles poke from its roofline battlements. This 16th-century palace in the Realejo district was the seat of the Granada-Venegas family and now serves as a history museum.
↓ 350 m · 5 min to the next stop
Stop 4 · Puerta de las Granadas, Granada, Spain · 3 min
In short: Built around 1536 by architect Pedro Machuca for Emperor Charles V, this gate replaced a Moorish gate called Bib al-Buxar. It serves as the official entrance to the Alhambra grounds and is named for the three stone pomegranates on its pediment.
↓ 350 m · 5 min to the next stop
Stop 5 · El Bañuelo, Granada, Spain · 3 min
In short: El Bañuelo, also known as Hammam al-Yawza, is the oldest and best-preserved Arab bath in Spain. Built in the 11th century in Granada, it survived destruction after the 1492 conquest because a private house was constructed directly over it.
↓ 400 m · 5 min to the next stop
Stop 6 · Mirador de San Nicolás, Granada, Spain · 3 min
In short: This viewpoint offers views of the Alhambra fortress, including the Alcazaba, Nasrid Palaces, and Generalife gardens, set against the Sierra Nevada mountains. The plaza also contains the Church of San Nicolás and the Great Mosque of Granada.
↓ 1.4 km · 20 min to the next stop
Stop 7 · Cuarto Real de Santo Domingo, Granada, Spain · 3 min
In short: Located in Granada's Realejo district, this 13th-century site served as an architectural prototype for the Alhambra. It features a Qubba tower with original Nasrid decor and was used by sultans as a retreat during the holy month of Ramadan.
↓ 250 m · 4 min to the next stop
Stop 8 · 3 min
In short: In 1856, American mercenary William Walker ordered his men to torch the city as his regime crumbled. The buildings and churches were systematically destroyed, leading residents to rebuild the current neoclassical cathedral during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.