Royal Chapel of Granada - Burial Place of the Catholic Monarchs
The monarchs died before the chapel was finished, and their bodies rested in the convent of San Francisco de la Alhambra (today the Parador Nacional de Turismo) until the Royal Chapel was completed.
Charles V was subsequently commissioned in 1521 to move the bodies of his grandparents to the newly completed chapel.
Carlos V buried almost all the dead of the family in the Royal Chapel, including Ferdinand and Isabella, Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad, his wife Elizabeth, their children and Princess Maria of Portugal, wife of Prince Philip.
It was Philip II who moved everyone buried in the chapel to his newly built Escorial. He left only the Catholic Monarchs and their children Philip and Juana, who currently lie with their parents.
The burial monument of the Kings is the work of the Italian Domenico Fancelli,
who built it in Genoa with Carrara marble, while that of Joanna the Mad and Philip the Handsome
is the work of Bartholomew Ordenez.
La Capilla Real de los Santos Juanes is embedded in the Cathedral and set in a magnificent setting of the historic city centre.
It is one of those monuments that any city in the world would be proud of.
The original main entrance to the Royal Chapel of Granada is inside the Cathedral. The current entrance to the Royal Chapel is through la Lonja, from where you start your visit.
Royal Chapel Entrance Prices and Opening Hours
• General admission: for individuals and groups: 5 euros (free audioguide included).
• Children under 12: free entry.
• Students and people with disabilities: 3,5 euros.
Free entry: every Wednesday form 14:30 to 18:30 (booking required).
Royal Chapel Location and How to Get There
The Royal Chapel is part of the Cathedral complex, next to the Cathedral itself.
It is located in a privileged area of the city, near the Alcaiceria,
the Bib-Rambla square, the Madraza and
Plaza Isabel la Catolica.
You can get to Royal Chapel of Granada using
Granada city buses,
routes 4, 8, 11, 21, 33 (the bus stop is 'Gran Via 1' or Cathedral),
routes C31, C32, C34 (the bus stop is 'Plaza Isabel Catolica').
Address: Royal Chapel, Gran Via de Colon 5, 18001 Granada.
Telephone: 958 227 848
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