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Attraction · Granada · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Puerta de Elvira in Granada

Puerta de Elvira is an attraction in Granada, Andalusia. This place has a story in the app. 32 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 40 m you'll find a bench and a water point.

Puerta de Elvira in Granada
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The story

Story · Puerta de Elvira

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You're standing at the Puerta de Elvira, an old city gate in Granada. Take a good look at that big arch. What you see today is only part of what once stood here. Still, for centuries this was the main way into the Albaicín, the neighbourhood where the city of Granada first began.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Puerta de Elvira in Granada
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Photo: Paul Hermans · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near Puerta de Elvira

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 32 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Catedral de Granada
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Catedral de Granada · 630 m

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Photo: Berthold Werner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Alhambra
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Alhambra · 1.2 km

Royal Chapel
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Royal Chapel · 660 m

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Photo: Heparina1985 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Palace of Charles V
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Palace of Charles V · 1 km

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Photo: Superchilum · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Generalife
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Generalife · 1.4 km

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Photo: Charles J. Sharp · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 40 m.

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