The building
Palacio de los Olvidados
A 16th-century palatial house
At the Palacio de los Olvidados you can visit the permanent exhibition on the Inquisition and enjoy its viewpoint over the Alhambra. But also a flamenco tablao with live music and dance every evening, Monday to Sunday. All of it available as a combined ticket.
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In the historic city of Granada stands the Palacio de los Olvidados, on Cuesta de Santa Inés, in the lower Albaicín. This is one of the most historic and charming districts in Granada, declared a World Heritage Site in 1984.
This emblematic building is a former 16th-century palatial house which today houses the Museum of the Inquisition of Granada and a flamenco tablao with shows every night. It is a cultural space devoted to the Spanish Inquisition, Sephardic history and the traditions of Granada. Tickets for the museum and for the tablao can be bought together.
The palace owes its name — the Palace of the Forgotten — to its coat of arms, which the family living there had to remove in order to convert to Christianity after the conquest by the Catholic Monarchs and the expulsion of the Moors.
The magic of its streets
The streets of the Albaicín, where time seems to have stopped, still carry the air of a mixture of cultures: Arab, Sephardic and Christian. Among those narrow, history-laden streets stands the Palacio de los Olvidados, a former 16th-century palatial house on the banks of the river Darro, at the foot of the Alhambra, which carries you back to another age.
The façade of the Palacio de los Olvidados
The remarkable two-storey Mannerist doorway of this palatial house offers a fine view from the bottom of the hill, as it juts out from the rest of the building. Its lower storey consists of a lintelled opening framed by Tuscan pilasters and an entablature, while the upper one holds a wrought-iron balcony flanked by pinnacles in the Escorial tradition set above coats of arms. The doorway is crowned by a broken curved pediment housing a noble coat of arms, which suggests it belonged to a convert subjected to a purity-of-blood investigation.
Inside the palace
The whole is topped by widely projecting eaves decorated with coffers and rosettes. In the corner opposite the doorway rises a tower with an open gallery on timber posts. Beyond the entrance hall opens the square courtyard, with white marble Corinthian columns at the corners and acanthus corbels. This inner courtyard is available for events such as book launches or talks, among others.
Discover the Palacio de los Olvidados through two unique activities
A flamenco show every day
Every evening, Monday to Sunday, you can enjoy a flamenco show inside the Palacio de los Olvidados itself, choosing between different times. The line-up features renowned artists who will let you experience the most genuine flamenco in Granada at first hand: guitar, singing and dance come together in a show like no other, in a setting like no other.
Opening hoursShows at 19:30 and 21:00, Monday to Sunday
See the showsPermanent exhibition on the Inquisition
In this exhibition you will find objects, instruments of torture and works of art that tell the story of the Spanish Inquisition, the life of the Jewish community in Granada, and Sephardic customs and symbols. An exhibition that carries the visitor back to a distant age full of mysteries.
Opening hoursMonday to Sunday, 10:30 to 19:00
Two ways to discover the palace
Buy your tickets and discover both sides of the palace: a visit to the Museum of the Inquisition and a live flamenco show. Two wonderful ways to get to know this historic building in the heart of Granada, through different cultural activities.
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