Sight Address : The Royal Chapel is located between Granada Cathedral, the old Fish Market and the Church of Sagrario. Capilla Real, Gran Via de Colon 5, 18001 Granada. Edit
EditThe Cathedral of Granada was built on the site of the former Great Mosque. It has an imposing interior with several beautiful chapels. The Royal Chapel is the burial place of the Catholic Kings and is adjacent to the Cathedral.
The burial monument of the Kings is the work of the Italian Domenico Fancelli, who built it in Genoa with Carrara marble, while that of Joanna the Mad and Philip the Handsome is the work of Bartholomew Ordenez.
La Capilla Real de los Santos Juanes is embedded in the Cathedral and set in a magnificent setting of the historic city centre. It is one of those monuments that any city in the world would be proud of.
The original main entrance to the Royal Chapel of Granada is inside the Cathedral. The current entrance to the Royal Chapel is through la Lonja, from where you start your visit.
Royal Chapel
HistoryEdit
The construction of the Royal Chapel of Granada wss ordered by the Catholic Monarchs in 1504 as a place of burial for their bodies.
The monarchs died before the chapel was finished, and their bodies rested in the convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra (today the Parador Nacional de Turismo) until the Royal Chapel was completed.
Charles V was subsequently commissioned in 1521 to move the bodies of his grandparents to the newly completed chapel.
Carlos V buried almost all the dead of the family in the Royal Chapel, including Ferdinand and Isabella, Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad, his wife Elizabeth, their children and Princess Maria of Portugal, wife of Prince Philip.
It was Philip II who moved everyone buried in the chapel to his newly built Escorial. He left only the Catholic Monarchs and their children Philip and Juana, who currently lie with their parents.
Royal Chapel interior View
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Visiting TimeEdit
March-August:
Monday – Saturday: 10:15-13:30, 16:00-19:30
Sunday & holidays: 11:00-13:30, 15:30-19:30
September-February:
Monday – Saturday: 10:15-13:30, 16:00-19:30
Sunday & holidays: 11:00-13:30, 15:30-19:30
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Average temperatures range from 24°C/ 75°F to 30°C/ 87°F, tempered by the steady and cooling trade winds. The lowest temperatures occur between January and April. The driest season is between January and May. The rainy season is from June to December, where several days out of the week may see rain at some point in the day. Generally when it rains it doesn’t last for more than an hour at a time.
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Individual National Adult Rs. : “General entrance: 3,50 euros
Over 65 years: 2.50 euros
There is no need to buy tickets in advance as they are always available.”
Kids Rs. : Disabled and Children under 10: Free
Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : “General entrance: 3,50 euros
Over 65 years: 2.50 euros
There is no need to buy tickets in advance as they are always available.”
Kids Rs. : Disabled and Children under 10: Free
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