Essential generations
“The revitalization of the Albayzín is not possible if we go against the trends of the district. We need to help and support the population that will revitalize the district; the measures would not work without the constant participation of the residents.”
George S. Zouain (UNESCO)
I am from the Albayzín
Oral tradition and intangible history
The restoration icon
“I am a photo seeker. I am a compulsive collector. Thanks to the internet, the first photos of the Albayzín, Granada and Spain were collected and spread.” This
The last one of San Nicolás
Rita is 88 years old, and she is the last resident of the viewpoint called Mirador de San Nicolás. “From the people that always lived here, I
Women recounting the Albayzín
My parents married on the 21st of May 1928, and the Bañuelo, the Muslim bath of the 11th century, was declared a National Monument on the 22nd
Another kind of tourism is possible
In his warm house in the Albayzín, while he serves a tea to the visitor, Jago Sermasi faces the complex and permanent issue that affects district daily
Residents and culture
Since the beginning, the main purpose of the association was to increase the cultural level of the district” affirmed Lola Boloix, the head of the recently defunct
Maestro guitarrero
Valerio Licardi joined the Granada School of Guitar-makers. It is an honour to belong to the school because we are talking about the best guitar-makers in the world.
Flying high
Glovento Sur is a high-flying company. They offer hot-air balloon trips in Granada, Malaga, Cadiz and Seville and are located in the heart of the Albayzín. This
The first association
My name is Antonio Jiménez Castro. My parents emigrated. I was born in France, but I have been living in the Albayzín since I was a child. I
The head of the Albayzín’s hotel industry
Ana Fernández Carrillo is a businesswoman and the head of the AEHRA, that is the association of businesspeople of the hotel and restaurant industry of the Albayzín.
Building social cohesion.
District associations
Camino del Sacromonte, s/n,
18010 Granada
958 22 14 45 (10.00-14.00h)
info@abadiasacromonte.org
C/ Portería de la Concepción, 8 (Casa de Zafra)
18010 Granada
info@aehras.org
C/ Convalecencia, 1
18010 Granada
958 22 74 49
museosjd@msj.es
Plaza de Alonso Cano, s/n
18001 Granada
958 21 63 23
arzobispado@archidiocesisgranada.es
Iglesia de San Nicolás. Plaza de San Nicolás
18010 Granada
info@amigosdesannicolas.com
Centro de Actividades El Gallo
Callejón del Gallo, s/n
18010 Granada
Cruz de la Rauda, nº 51
18010 Granada
C/ Navarrete, nº 1 6º Dcha
18001 Granada
conocegranadapaseando@gmail.com
C/ Perete, nº 34
18014 Granada
958 15 16 16
asociacion@downgranada.org
C/ Aljibe de la Gitana, nº 9
18010 Granada
aavvalbayzin@gmail.com
C/ San José, nº 8
18010 Granada
bajoalbayzin@gmail.com
Camino del Sacromonte, nº 107. Loc. C1 y C2 (La Chumbera)
18010 Granada
avvsacromonte@hotmail.com
C/ Almona del Campillo, nº 2 – 1ª planta
18009 Granada
958 222 436
gerencia.asogra@gmail.com
Placeta de Porras, s/n
18010 Granada
958 07 12 46 – 958 22 44 25
csporras@ugr.es
Placeta de San Miguel Bajo, s/n
18010 Granada
Cuesta del Chapiz, nº 9
18010 Granada
958 24 87 00
rinvitadoscarmenv@ugr.es
Placeta de la Concepción, nº 1
18010 Granada
958 94 40 07
info@cmartesania.com
Carrera del Darro, 19
18010 Granada
958 56 35 04
Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación
Campus Universitario de Cartuja, s/n
18071 Granada
Plaza del Carmen, s/n
18071 Granada
Paseo de la Bomba, nº 11
18071 Granada
958 02 78 00
Cuesta del Chapiz, nº 22
18010 Granada
958 22 22 90
C/ Benalúa, nº 8, 3A
18010 Granada
federacionartesanos.gr@gmail.com
Placeta Cristo de las Azucenas, s/n
18010 Granada
958 200 030
fundacionaguagranada@fundacionaguagranada.org
Cuesta de las Tomasas, nº 12
18010 Granada
958 22 83 45
Carmen Aljibe de la Gitana
18010 Granada
Iglesia de San Miguel Bajo. Placeta de San Miguel Bajo, s/n
18010 Granada
C/ Santa Isabel la Real, nº 8
18010 Granada
958 27 80 36
Placeta de la Concepción, nº 2
18010 Granada
958 22 53 68
monasterioconcepcion@gmail.com
C/ Santa Isabel la Real, nº 15
18010 Granada
958 27 78 36
Barranco de los Negros, s/n
18010 Granada
958 21 51 20
info@sacromontegranada.com
Cuesta de Santa Inés, nº 6
18010 Granada
958 100 840
info@palaciodelosolvidados.com
Carrera del Darro, nº 5
18010 Granada
958 07 02 31
contact@patiodelosperfumes.com
Placeta de Toqueros, nº 7
18010 Granada
958 22 77 12
correo@laplateria.org
Plaza Nueva, nº 10
18009 Granada
C/ Caballerizas, 2 (esquina C/ Colegios)
18001 Granada
Iglesia de San Cristóbal. Plaza de San Cristóbal, s/n
18010 Granada
Iglesia de San Juan de los Reyes. C/ San Juan de los Reyes, 79
18010 Granada
C/ San Jerónimo, nº 13 1º A
18001 Granada
info@volaregranada.es
958279562
Plaza de San Nicolás s/n
958 202 526
c/ Marqués de la Ensenada 4 6ºC
Granada, 18004
Cuesta de San Gregorio, 20
Granada 18010
958-22.56.03
Carrera del Darro, 41-43
18010 Granada
museoarqueologicogranada.ccul@juntadeandalucia.es
“In the last few years, outrages, acts of vandalism and clumsiness —apart from other things— have been merciless with the Albayzín. (…) And this is happening despite some isolated ‘Don Quixotes’, charity campaigns and warning screams from some chosen souls and organizations which suffer and writhe in unheard cries— a silent wasteland—.”