Granada Cathedral

About Granada Cathedral

Granada Cathedral, dedicated to the Incarnation, stands in the city centre beside the Royal Chapel. Building began in 1523 to a Gothic plan by Enrique Egas, but Diego de Siloé took over in 1528 and made it a landmark of the Spanish Renaissance. Work lasted almost two centuries: Alonso Cano designed the main facade in 1667, and the second tower was never built. It is a Bien de Interés Cultural.

Five tall naves lead to Siloé's circular Capilla Mayor, ringed by gilded columns and hung with Cano's paintings of the life of the Virgin below 16th-century stained glass. Look for the Baroque organs of 1744 and 1749 and Cano's Inmaculada in the sacristy. The KERYGMA exhibition runs inside until 28 November 2026.

Tickets are sold online through Tickets Granada Cristiana or at the door, with no timed slot. Adults pay €10, reduced €8, while KERYGMA is on; under-12s go free and a free app audio guide is included. It opens Monday to Saturday 10:00–18:15 and Sunday 15:00–18:15. The entrance is on Gran Vía de Colón; there is no parking, so use public car parks or buses. Allow about an hour. Wheelchair access is possible with some limitations.

Weekday mornings are quietest, and visits stop during services. Dress modestly; large backpacks and suitcases are refused. The Royal Chapel next door has its own ticket.

Granada Cathedral in pictures

What you’ll find

• Audio guideAudio guideBuy
• ExhibitionExhibition visit (€8–€10, 10:00–18:15)Ticket
• Monument visitSelf-guided visit (€8–€10, 10:00–18:15)Ticket
• Religious servicesMassFree
• Step-free accessAccessible visitFree

Nearby places to visit

The Royal Chapel of Granada (50 m) adjoins the cathedral's south side, with Isabel and Ferdinand in its crypt, and the Corral del Carbón (200 m), the only Nasrid alhóndiga preserved complete in Spain, lies just across Calle Reyes Católicos. Beyond Plaza Nueva, El Bañuelo (500 m) is an 11th-century Moorish bathhouse on the Carrera del Darro, while Dar al-Horra Palace (550 m), linked to Boabdil's mother Aixa, sits up in the Albaicín. The Monastery of San Jerónimo (600 m), to the north-west, holds the tomb of the Gran Capitán in its Renaissance church by Diego de Siloé.