We use our own and third-party cookies in order to offer our services, display videos, obtain statistics and offer personalized advertising. You can accept all cookies by clicking "Accept". If you want to refuse all or some of them, click "Cookie settings". For more information, please read our cookies policy.

Cookie settings
×

Cookie settings

We use our own and third-party cookies in order to offer our services, display videos, obtain statistics and offer personalized advertising.

Technical Cookies
These cookies allow the user to navigate the website and use the different options and services offered. InSpain.org uses its own and third-party technical cookies. Our website needs some technical cookies to work properly. These cookies cannot be disabled.
Analytical cookies
These cookies allow the tracking and the analysis of the behavior of website visitors. The gathered information is used for measuring the website activity and to develop statistics to further improve the website. InSpain.org uses third-party analytical cookies.
Behavioural advertising cookies
These cookies collect information about your browsing habits in order to make advertising relevant to you and your interests. InSpain.org uses its own and third-party behavioural advertising cookies.

For more information, please read our cookies policy.

Home / Provinces of Spain / Granada / Granada / Attractions in Granada /

Palacio de la Madraza

It was the first Islamic university, becoming one of the most important in the Islamic world. It constituted an academic centre that attracted philosophers and learned men of that time from most the countries. It was founded by Yusuf I.

 

When in the XVIII Century a Baroque palace was built on its place, the architects kept the old oratory or mirhab.

It is organized around the nave or central courtyard. The oratory has a square floor and four scallops make that heights have an octagonal shape and over them, there is a beautiful and worked Mocarab cornice.

 

Nowadays, it belongs to the University of Granada, Moreover, here we can find that some rooms belong to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de Granada Nuestra Señora de las Angustias. The Sala de los Caballeros Veinticuatro is the place where the seminars and conferences are celebrated, also existing a room for exhibitions.

Built: XIV Century (1349)

Author: Yusuf I

Style: Baroque, Nasrid

Category: Civil

Type: Palace

Best things to do

★★★★★10620 reviews

From 39.00 €
Information and bookings for Alhambra of Granada guided group tours. Join a tour with tickets and official guide included. Standard, reduced and super small groups, with and without transport.

★★★★★350 reviews

From 248.00 €
Private guided tours to discover the Alhambra of Granada. Tickets and official guide included. Private VIP Tours to enjoy the monument at your own pace, with a guide for you, your family or friends.

★★★★★2078 reviews

From 17.00 €
Book a flamenco show in Granada, Albaicín or zambra in cuevas del Sacromonte. Tickets online.

★★★★★4 reviews

From 14.00 €
Would you like to know truly Granada? [+]

Would you like to know truly Granada?

In this walking tour: Albayzin and Sacromonte we will take a walk through the Granada's Historical districts. We will discover the Granada's history and the artistic details of its buildings.

Don't join us?
 

Plan your visit

Address

Oficios, 14. 18000 Granada

Opening times

Monday to Friday, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.

Prices

Free entry.

If you see any mistakes or want to add anything to this information, please contact us.

Location

Things to do in Granada

★★★★★10620 reviews

From 39.00 €
Information and bookings for Alhambra of Granada guided group tours. Join a tour with tickets and official guide included. Standard, reduced and super small groups, with and without transport.

★★★★★350 reviews

From 248.00 €
Private guided tours to discover the Alhambra of Granada. Tickets and official guide included. Private VIP Tours to enjoy the monument at your own pace, with a guide for you, your family or friends.

★★★★★2078 reviews

From 17.00 €
Book a flamenco show in Granada, Albaicín or zambra in cuevas del Sacromonte. Tickets online.

★★★★★4 reviews

From 14.00 €
Would you like to know truly Granada? [+]

Would you like to know truly Granada?

In this walking tour: Albayzin and Sacromonte we will take a walk through the Granada's Historical districts. We will discover the Granada's history and the artistic details of its buildings.

Don't join us?
 

From 185.00 €
Can you imagine walking through Granada with a guide just for you and choosing your preference route? [+]

Can you imagine walking through Granada with a guide just for you and choosing your preference route?

Well, it is possible with these private routes. You can choose between the Historic Center and Albayzín, Albayzín and Sacromonte, or just one of these last two historic neighborhoods declared a World Heritage Site. For more than two hours you will enjoy an exclusive guided tour just for you and yours.

For your next visit to Granada, don't hesitate and book your private route.

From 20.00 €
Something that every visitor to Granada is looking for is a viewpoint to contemplate the Alhambra. Would you like to visit them with a local guide? Sign up for this tour and take a journey through charming viewpoints such as San Cristóbal or San Nicolás,... [+]

Something that every visitor to Granada is looking for is a viewpoint to contemplate the Alhambra. Would you like to visit them with a local guide? Sign up for this tour and take a journey through charming viewpoints such as San Cristóbal or San Nicolás, ending in a very special place such as the Mirador Ojo de Granada. 

You will make an ideal route where you will take spectacular photos at every step.

From 36.00 €
There are two monuments, which are the most visited after the Alhambra, essential to truly understand Granada: the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel. They are a symbol of the history and transformation of the city and Spain after the conquest of Granada... [+]

There are two monuments, which are the most visited after the Alhambra, essential to truly understand Granada: the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel. They are a symbol of the history and transformation of the city and Spain after the conquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs.

Don't miss out on discovering all their details and book your guided tour. You will visit both buildings and the historic center with a guide who will explain how Granada changed between the 15th and 16th centuries.

You will learn anecdotes you never imagined. Additionally, tickets are included in the price.

From 56.00 €
Step into two of Granada’s most iconic landmarks: the Renaissance Cathedral and the Royal Chapel, resting place of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand. [+]

Step into two of Granada’s most iconic landmarks: the Renaissance Cathedral and the Royal Chapel, resting place of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.

Discover stunning art, historic architecture, and the legacy of Spain’s Catholic Monarchs. Uncover fascinating stories behind these sacred sites that shaped Spanish history.

Experience the grandeur and cultural heritage at the heart of Granada. Book your tour today and immerse yourself in the city’s religious and artistic treasures.

From 38.83 €
Skip the lines on this private tour of Granada Cathedral and the Royal Chapel with an expert guide. [+]

Skip the lines on this private tour of Granada Cathedral and the Royal Chapel with an expert guide.
Discover the beauty of Renaissance architecture and explore the artistic treasures inside.

Visit the tombs of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Catholic Monarchs.
Learn the fascinating stories behind these iconic landmarks and their role in Spain’s history.

Enjoy a personalized experience at your own pace, fully immersing yourself in Granada’s religious and cultural heritage.

★★★★★31 reviews

From 0 €
This Free Tour is ideal to discover the most emblematic places of the Granada city centre. [+]

This Free Tour is ideal to discover the most emblematic places of the Granada city centre.

You will visit places as outstanding as Plaza Nueva, the Royal Chapel, the Cathedral, Alcaicería, or the Albaicín Bajo.

Do not pay anything now and put the price at the end of the route.

★★★★★12 reviews

From 0 €
A perfect free tour to understand how changed Granada at the end of 15th Century after Catholic Kings conquest is walking through the historical neighbourhoods. A tour guide will carry to you to stroll the labyrinth and stoned streets of the Albaicin and... [+]

A perfect free tour to understand how changed Granada at the end of 15th Century after Catholic Kings conquest is walking through the historical neighbourhoods. A tour guide will carry to you to stroll the labyrinth and stoned streets of the Albaicin and the picturesque gypsy Sacromonte. Both neighbourhoods are declared World Heritage by UNESCO. 

You'll fall in love of Granada and its leyends from the best Alhambra viewpoints.

From 7.00 €
Information and bookings for Alhambra of Granada private guided tours. Buy your tickets in Alhambra official website and hire a private guide for you, your family or friends.

Attractions in Granada

The monumental complex of the Alhambra and the Generalife is considered nowadays as one of the most beautiful and meaningful cultural landscape in the world.
The Royal Chapel is located inside the Cathedral, over the place of the former Major Mosque.
This construction was based on the Gothic model of the Toledo Cathedral, and was designed by Enrique Egas. In 1529, it was entrusted to the architect Diego de Siloé who designed a new design for the temple based on the Spanish Renaissance style and joining...
It takes up the whole hill that forms the Western part of the Cerro de San Miguel (St. Michael´ s hill) and the Southern part of the Cerro de San Cristóbal (St Christopher´ s hill).

Book your hotel

Booking.com