Granada: Royal Chapel entry ticket with audio guide
Entry ticket to the Royal Chapel of Granada, mausoleum of the Catholic Monarchs, with audio guide. Marble tombs, crypt and museum with Isabella's art collection. 4.4/5 with 141 reviews.
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Photo credits
- Javi Guerra Hernando, CC BY-SA 4.0, vía Wikimedia Commons · source
- Wikimedia Commons · David suárez Benítez 2 · File:Fachada de la catedral de Granada - Fotos granada 1122.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikimedia Commons · Benjamin Smith · File:Granada - Catedral - Puerta del Perdón.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Practical details
- Duration
- 45 minutes
- Guide languages
- Spanish · English
- Mobile ticket
- No need to print
- Instant confirmation
- Right after booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- No
- Minimum age
- No restriction
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Cancellation
- Free up to 24h before
Highlights
- Tombs of Isabella and Ferdinand, Joanna the Mad and Philip the Handsome
- Carrara marble sepulchres and Bartolomé de Jaén's grille
- Museum with Isabella's Flemish collection: Memling, Van der Weyden, Botticelli
- Audio guide included
Our take
This is where Spanish history becomes concrete: two monarchs in marble and, below, their lead coffins. Small, intense, with a museum that surprises. Ten euros well spent; do it together with the Cathedral.
What's included
- Entry ticket to the Royal Chapel
- Audio guide
Not included
- Cathedral (separate ticket)
- Live guide
Good to know
What to bring
- Covered shoulders and knees
Things to keep in mind
- No photography inside
- Closed on Sunday mornings for services
- It is small: 45 minutes is enough; combine it with the Cathedral
Meeting point
Royal Chapel, Calle Oficios, Granada
The entrance is on Calle Oficios, between the Cathedral and the Alcaicería, through the Lonja. Show your voucher at the desk.
The experience
What you'll see
The Royal Chapel is the mausoleum Isabella and Ferdinand had built in the city they conquered. Isabelline Gothic, raised between 1505 and 1517, with a gilded iron grille by Bartolomé de Jaén that is a masterpiece in itself.
The tombs
Two funerary monuments in Carrara marble: that of the Catholic Monarchs (Domenico Fancelli, 1517) and that of Joanna the Mad and Philip the Handsome (Bartolomé Ordóñez). Beneath them, down a staircase, the crypt with the five lead coffins.
The altarpiece
By Felipe Bigarny, with reliefs of Boabdil's surrender and the baptism of the Moriscos: the conquest as told by the victors.
The museum
In the sacristy, Isabella's Flemish collection: Memling, Van der Weyden, Dirk Bouts and Botticelli. Plus her crown, sceptre and casket, and Ferdinand's sword.
How to combine it
It adjoins the Cathedral (separate ticket). Both in one morning, with the Alcaicería and Bib-Rambla next door for lunch.
Accessibility
Accessible except the crypt, which has stairs.
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before with full refund.
Frequently asked questions
Who is buried here?
Why did they want to be buried in Granada?
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