Palacio del Partal

Palace in Granada

Torre De Las Damas, Alhambra, Granada 1 — CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wolfgang Pehlemann

Torre De Las Damas, Alhambra, Granada — CC BY-SA 3.0 / Paazwi

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Mezquita Del Partal, Alhambra 4 — CC BY-SA 3.0 / Margarita Ramiro Hernández

The Palacio del Partal or Partal Palace is one of the Palaces of the Palacio Nazaríes in the Alhambra Complex, in Granada, Spain. It was built by Muhammad III of Granada who ruled from 1302 to 1309.

Where does the Palacio del Partal get its name?

El Partal comes from an Arabic word meaning “the portico”, and is the name given to the remains of the residence of Sultan Yusuf III, the northernmost of the Nasrid Palaces.

What does the Palacio del Partal look like?

The stately Moorish homes which once filled this part of the Alhambra Hill were allowed to fall into ruin because they were not close enough to the new Christian palace to be conveniently used, by its intended inhabitants, as recreational areas and decorated gardens, of the type so popular during the Renaissance. All that is left now are the archaeological excavations of several of these homes visible among the terraced gardens (planted in the 20th century) – and the picturesque arcade, tower and pond of El Partal.

The Palacio del Partal appears in our Complete Guide to Visiting Granada!

Other names of Palacio del Partal

The Palacio del Partal has the following names: Palacio del Partal, Partal Palace.

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Visiting Palacio del Partal

Hours:

For opening times of the Palacio del Partal see Alhambra Opening Times

Price:

The Palacio del Partal is part of the Alhambra Complex and access it you need to purchase Alhambra Tickets or a Alhambra Guided Tour.

Address: El Partal Callejon Guindo, 2T 18009 Granada Spain

Duration: 20 minutes

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What to see in the Palacio del Partal

Torre de las Damas

The Torre de las Damas or Tower of the Ladies had a beautiful reflecting pool in front where you can take a great picture of the building itself and it’s reflecting in the water. From here you can see the gardens of the Partal, the Albaicin and the orchards of the Generalife.

The pillars of the building had to be replaced since the original pillars were in bad shape. The Tower of the Ladies was built between 1302 – 1309 during the reign of Muhammad III.

Palacio de Yusuf III

The Palacio de Yusuf III or Palace of Yusuf III was built between 1408 – 1417. It was the residence of the governors of the Alhambra until 1718. Afterwards the Palace of demolished. The Palace has now been transformed in a maze. There is evidence that suggest that the Palace had a similar design and grandeur than other Palaces in the Alhambra.

You can now follow the path which leads alongside the battlements from the Nasrid Palaces to the Generalife. Along the way you can see the remains of buildings. These days the gardeners maintain some nice flower beds in the gardens.

Mezquita del Partal

Near the pond stands a small mosque, one of the most charming buildings of the Alhambra. It was built atop the ramparts and is barely wide enough for three or four persons to kneel in side by side. The “mezquita del Partal” is the only free-standing mosque conserved in the city.

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