The north side of Granada encompasses the newer neighborhoods with wide boulevards, grand classically-designed buildings and the modern bus station, train station, government buildings and the university.
 

Granada's two grand  boulevards, Gran Via and Calle Reyes Católicos meet at the Plaza Isabel La Catolica which displays a statue of Queen Isabel granting Columbus his commission to travel to the new world.

Granada's cathedral, begun in 1518 on the site of a Moorish mosque, combines Gothic and Renaissance features in its richly decorated altarpieces and statuary.
 

The Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabel, commissioned the Chapel Royal as their burial place. In addition to their mausoleums, there is a significant collection of artwork of the period.

The Sacromonte is known as the old settlement of the Roma people. It is very picturesque with white-washed caves used as residences carved into the rock.

Lying across from the Alhambra, Albayzín is the best preserved Moorish quarter in Spain. It had its main development during the Nasrid era and was the residential area for craftsmen, industrialists and aristocrats.
 

Albayzín maintains the urban fabric of the Al-Andalus. With mysterious lanes arranged in an intricate pattern, colorful corners, and Moorish arches, Albayzín is fascinating to wander through.

Alcaicería is the former silk market, an area of tiny lanes lined with shops selling Arabic and North African merchandise. It is reminiscent of a Moroccan souk.
 

The Nasrid palace-city, the Alhambra, occupies a plateau on the southeastern border of Granada. Part fortress, part palace, part government city and part garden, it was the last Moorish stronghold in Spain.

The Carrera del Darro is a scenic footpath along the banks of the Rio Genil from where pedestrians have views of the old Jewish quarter, the Alhambra and Albayzín, and can access historical Arab baths and Christian convents.