Granada Cathedral and Royal Chapel

The Granada Cathedral is one of the first Renaissance cathedrals in Spain, started in 1523 after the Reconquista and built to assert the primacy of Christian rule in the city. The interior is notable for its scale and its white paintwork (unusual for a Spanish cathedral, which gives it far more light than comparable buildings). Entry is EUR 6. The Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) is a separate building attached to the cathedral and is the reason to visit: it contains the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella (the Reyes Catolicos who completed the Reconquista and expelled the Moors and Jews from Spain), their daughter Juana la Loca and her husband Philip the Handsome, and Ferdinand's father the Infante Miguel. The marble effigies on the tombs are the most important funerary monuments in Spain. The Royal Chapel also holds the original collections of Isabella: Flemish paintings, jewellery, crowns, and her personal cross and sceptre. Entry to the Royal Chapel is EUR 6. Both are worth visiting but the Royal Chapel is the priority.