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El Bañuelo
CultureVisit: ~30 min
An Arab bath from the 11th century on the Carrera del Darro, one of the best-preserved Andalusi baths on the peninsula. Its rooms are covered by barrel vaults pierced by star-shaped skylights, and the horseshoe arches rest on capitals reused from Roman and Visigothic times. It preserves the cold, warm and hot rooms.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at El Bañuelo: 2 missions
- Look for the star-shaped skylights in the vaultsLook up in the main room and notice how the light comes in through the star-shaped openings in the vault.
- Look at the horseshoe arches and their ancient capitalsLook at the capitals of the columns in the main room, reused from earlier buildings, and compare them with one another.
Near El Bañuelo
Archaeological and Ethnological Museum of Granada126 m awayAlhambra Forest127 m awaySacromonte266 m awayAlhambra293 m awayPaseo de los Tristes334 m awayAlcazaba of the Alhambra389 m away
Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for El Bañuelo?
Allow about 30 min for the visit.
What is there to do at El Bañuelo?
Look for the star-shaped skylights in the vaults and Look at the horseshoe arches and their ancient capitals.
What is there to see near El Bañuelo?
Archaeological and Ethnological Museum of Granada (126 m), Alhambra Forest (127 m) and Sacromonte (266 m).
Source: Wanloria