Royal Chapel of Granada
The monarchs who ended Moorish rule in Spain in 1492 then chose Granada as their own burial ground — and ordered this chapel built to seal the claim.
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Built between 1505 and 1517 in Isabelline Gothic style under architect Enrique Egas, this served as the mausoleum of the Spanish royal family until Philip II founded El Escorial. It holds the tombs of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand alongside a gallery of artworks and personal items connected to Queen Isabella.
What to look for
- The tombs of Isabella I and Ferdinand — the Catholic Monarchs who issued the founding charter from Medina del Campo in 1504
- The gallery of artworks and personal items associated with Queen Isabella
- The Isabelline Gothic interior, a style named after Isabella and directed here by Enrique Egas
Integrated into the complex directly beside Granada Cathedral; both sites share the same city-centre block.
Royal Chapel of Granada is one of 7 sights worth the detour in Granada, all bundled offline in Voyage GO — download the Granada pack and it sits on your map with no signal, filling your travel passport the moment you walk past.
More to see in Granada
- AlhambraThe only well-preserved medieval Islamic palace in the world — two civilizations built on the same hilltop and left the seam showing.
- GeneralifeThe Nasrid sultans came here to escape their own palace — a hilltop estate where royal retreat met working farmland.
- University of GranadaFounded by papal bull in 1531, this 60,000-student university still holds classes in buildings Charles V built before the ink was dry.
- Granada CathedralBuilt on the city's main mosque in 1518, this cathedral broke two architectural rules at once — and took 181 years to finish.
- Estadio Nuevo Los CármenesReal Madrid played the opener here in 1995, and a young Raúl scored in the first official match — this 21,600-seat bowl has been Granada CF's home ever since.
- Palace of Charles VA Michelangelo-trained architect planted a Roman Renaissance palace in the heart of an Islamic citadel — then it sat roofless for 330 years.