Catedral de Granada: Cathedral of the Reconquista

The Granada Cathedral (Catedral de Granada) is a monumental masterpiece of the Spanish Renaissance, renowned for its breathtaking white-and-gold interior and towering domed main chapel. Commissioned by the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella following the 1492 Reconquest, construction began in 1523 on the site of the city’s former main mosque and took an astonishing 181 years to complete.

The Main Chapel (Capilla Mayor) is a towering, 45-meter-high circular sanctuary decorated with striking stained-glass windows, large historic paintings by Alonso Cano, and gleaming golden busts.

Massive, clustered Renaissance pillars line the wide central nave, creating an exceptionally bright, airy, and open layout that sets it apart from typical dark Gothic cathedrals.

Two massive, highly detailed 18th-century pipe organs frame the central choir area, still standing as functional works of musical art.
Designed by legendary local artist Alonso Cano, the exterior presents a dramatic, multi-tiered triumphal arch structure in a transitional Baroque style.
Inside the cathedral 400 year old effigies of religious figures and icons are exhibited in an impressive display of extraordinary religious worship through the ages

The cathedral sits right in the heart of Granada’s modern city centre. Next to it is a chapel housing the tombs of the famous Catholic monarchs. Both are situated just below the historic Alhambra complex.

Destination: Spain