Paseo de los Tristes and the Rio Darro in Granada

Paseo de los Tristes offers stunning views of the Alhambra and begins at the point where it crosses the Bridge of the Chirimias; the Chirimias are a kind of flute that was once played from a balcony or veranda built there for such use.

view of the alhambra from paseo de los tristes next to the bars

Although the Paseo de los Tristes is officially called Andres Manjon, it is known by this name because funeral processions on the way to the cemetery once passed through it.

Paseo de los Tristes was, until the nineteenth century, one of the busiest areas in Granada where festivals and feasts took place.

Paseo de los Tristes was laid out in 1609 on land provided by the Lords of Castril. There still exists the small building with a tall square-shaped tower and façade decorated with the shields of Granada, near the high bridge of Chirimias. The fountain in the middle of the Paseo de los Tristes dates from 1609.

To the left of the Paseo de los Tristes, facing the Alhambra, extended the Districo of the Axares. The Moors called it the Hospital of Africa for its beauty and cool climate.

How to Get to the Paseo de los Tristes

There are no buses that go directly to Paseo de los Tristes but there many buses that stop nearby. You can go to Plaza Nueva (500 meters away from Paseo de los Tristes) taking buses number 31 or 35, or take any bus to Gran Via 1.

For more information, see Alhambra buses and urban buses.