El Bañuelo
El Bañuelo is an 11th-century Moorish bathhouse on Granada's Carrera del Darro, one of the best-preserved public baths of al-Andalus, lit through star-shaped openings in its brick vaults.
About El Bañuelo
El Bañuelo, in Arabic the bath of the walnut tree, stands at Carrera del Darro 31 in the Albaicín, on the river Darro opposite the remains of the Cadí bridge. It was built in the 11th century, under the Zirid dynasty, and is one of the oldest and best-preserved Arab public baths in Spain, saved because it later lay inside a private house. A national monument since 1918, it is run by the Alhambra trust.
A small courtyard leads to the rooms in the order bathers used them: changing room, then cold, warm and hot rooms, roofed with brick vaults pierced by star-shaped and octagonal skylights. In the warm room, horseshoe arches rest on columns with capitals reused from Roman, Visigothic and caliphal buildings.
El Bañuelo is on the Andalusí monuments ticket (€8.48), which also covers Dar al-Horra Palace, the Casa Morisca on Calle Horno de Oro and the Corral del Carbón; entry is free for all on Sundays, and no timed booking is needed. From 15 September to 30 April it opens daily 10:00–17:00; from 1 May to 14 September 09:00–14:30 and 17:00–20:30. It is 5 minutes on foot from Plaza Nueva; there is no parking. Allow 20 to 30 minutes. Rooms are small with uneven floors, awkward for wheelchairs, but children enjoy it.
Arrive at opening time to see the shafts of light before the crowds. Sunday's free entry is busier, so go early.
El Bañuelo in pictures
What you’ll find
- Archaeological siteRuins visit (€8)Ticket
- Free entryFree visit (10:00–17:00)Free
- Monument visitSelf-guided visit (€8, 10:00–17:00)Ticket
Nearby places to visit
The Archaeological Museum of Granada (100 m) occupies the Renaissance Casa de Castril on the same street, with key pieces including the Orce molar. Up on the Alhambra hill, the Ángel Barrios Legacy Museum (450 m) fills the former bathhouse of the main mosque on the Calle Real. Dar al-Horra Palace (450 m), on the same Andalusí monuments ticket, is a steep walk up through the Albaicín. Down in the centre beyond Plaza Nueva, Granada Cathedral (500 m) shows Alonso Cano's triple-arched facade, and the Royal Chapel of Granada (550 m) beside it is the burial place of the Catholic Monarchs.
El Bañuelo at a glance
Location
Vega de Granada, Granada
Town
Granada
Address
Carrera del Darro 31, 18010 Granada, Granada, Spain
Opening hours
15 Sep–30 Apr daily 10:00–17:00; 1 May–14 Sep daily 09:00–14:30 and 17:00–20:30; closed 25 Dec and 1 Jan
Prices
Andalusí monuments ticket €8.48 (El Bañuelo, Dar al-Horra, Casa Morisca Horno de Oro, Corral del Carbón); free on Sundays
Checked 1 Nov 2026 on the official website. Times and prices can change, so confirm before you go.
Website
alhambra-patronato.es
Phone
+34 958 027 971
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