Alhambra news

The monument complex returns to its usual opening hours on 19 August after the precautionary closure caused by the earthquakes, although special routes have been introduced in the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife and some areas remain closed while inspections continue.

The Nasrid Palaces (Palacios Nazaríes), the Alcazaba and later the Generalife have been evacuated as a precautionary measure following the strong earthquakes recorded this Tuesday, 18 August. Staff from the Council of the Alhambra and Generalife (Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife) are inspecting the monumental complex with the support of experts from the University of Granada (Universidad de Granada).

The Alhambra and Generalife Council, in collaboration with the Rodríguez-Acosta Foundation, presents a new temporary exhibition: *"El cielo de cristal"*, by painter Eduardo Roca. The exhibition can be visited until 13 September 2026.

The Alhambra Board of Trustees will restore a Generalife garden that has been closed to the public since 2018, bringing it back into the monument's visitor route.

The Alhambra Board of Trustees has signed the contract to begin the restoration of the decorative elements in the Court of the Lions.

The Alhambra and Generalife Board of Trustees and the Doctor Leila Mezian Foundation have inaugurated the Amazigh Space, the first exhibition venue in Europe dedicated to this ancient North African civilisation, which played a key role in the development of al-Andalus.

The Alhambra of Granada takes part in the first major exhibition on Orientalism at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET) in New York, one of the most ambitious exhibitions worldwide in 2026.

The tours around July's Piece of the Month at the Alhambra Museum will focus on the Lindaraja Fountain. This piece is special for its decoration, as it features a prominent epigraphic inscription. 

Will reopen to the public again this summer and will return to its historical image with white marble from Macael.

The Tower of the Points (Torre de los Picos) received this name because its merlons end in brick pyramids. It was built in the late 13th century or beginning of the 14th and it is therefore surprising to see its Gothic style.