Palacio de Carlos V

This magnificent Renaissance palace has two museums worth visiting either before or after the rest of the Alhambra complex. The ground floor Alhambra Museum displays a wonderful collection of furniture, paintings, ceramics and coins from the Nasrid period. The Fine Art Museum upstairs contains some excellent religious paintings and sculpture from the 16th and 17th centuries along with some of David Roberts' 19th-century watercolours. The palace itself dates from a later period than the neighbouring Moorish palaces. It was built by Pedro Machuca, a former pupil of Michelangelo, for Emperor Carlos V in 1527. The central courtyard now acts as an atmospheric venue for orchestras and theatre companies during the International Music and Dance Festival. Admission is free.

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