Calle Virgen del Rosario

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Calle Virgen del Rosario
El Realejo
Granada, September 2023

“El Realejo-San Matias extends from the hill where the Alhambra is located to the Fuente de las Granadas. It's a neighborhood with a lively atmosphere all year round, where two distinct areas can be found. The lower part of the Realejo is a flat area full of terraces and tapas bars, while the upper part is characterized by narrow streets full of steep slopes. In order to understand the origin of the Realejo, one must go back to the time of the Muslim era, when the Jews who lived in the city grouped their homes and businesses around an area that came to be called Garnata al-Yahud (Granada of the Jews). The Realejo became the Jewish quarter of Granada until the city's capture in 1492 when the Catholic Monarchs also decreed the expulsion of the Jewish people from the city. It was then that the Realejo began to take on the appearance it has today.” (Realejo, Civitatis Granada)