History
The Monastery of Our Lady of the Assumption, better known as La Cartuja de Granada, is a monastery in Granada that housed a community of Carthusian monks from its construction until 1835. Although it mixes several styles, it is one of the high points of Spanish Baroque architecture.
It was born of a decision taken in 1458 by the community of the monastery of Santa María de El Paular. Building began in 1506 once the site had been chosen, on land donated by the Great Captain, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba. Work resumed in 1516 and went on for three centuries without the original project ever being completed. Only part of it survives: the cloister and the monks' cells were destroyed in 1842, and the prior's house was completely demolished in 1943. It was inhabited until 1835, when the monks were expelled.
If you would like to visit the Cartuja Monastery and the Albaicín (a World Heritage Site), you may be interested in the following guided tour:
Albaicín and Cartuja Monastery tour - Private guide
- Duration: approx. 2.5 to 3 hours.
- Itinerary: walk through the Albaicín, stop at the San Nicolás viewpoint and visit to the Cartuja Monastery.
- Guide: accompanied throughout the tour by an official Granada guide, a member of the Association of Heritage Guides and Interpreters of Granada (A.G.I.P.).
- Summer opening hours:
Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 20:00
Saturdays, 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 20:00
Sundays, 10:00 to 20:00
Winter opening hours:
Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00
Saturdays, 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 18:00
Sundays, 10:00 to 18:00
Ticket office: same hours.
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