Arab baths in Granada: the Bañuelo you can visit and the hammams you can bathe in, with prices

💡 The Short Version: The Bañuelo is a visit, not a bath: an 11th- or 12th-century Arab bath on the Carrera del Darro, inside the €8.48 Andalusian monuments ticket and free on Sundays. To bathe, book a hammam: Hammam Al Ándalus (Calle Santa Ana 16) is from €70 with a massage, Hammam Palacio Nazarí from €45 and Baños de Elvira from €55 with a massage on GetYourGuide. A swimsuit is required at all three, the hammams are mixed apart from the changing rooms, and a session starts on the hour and is not made up if you are late. Prices are in euros. Or book a tour: the Hammam Al Ándalus sessionad is from €70 and the Palacio Nazarí bathad from €45 (GetYourGuide).

The baths compared

GetYourGuide sells each hammam’s sessions, and the listings are run by the hammams themselves. Prices are its lowest “from” prices, per person, and move with the date and the massage. Hammam Al Ándalus takes bookings by date and hourly slot on its own site, by phone on +34 958 913 125 and at its front desk.

Tours worth paying for

Each is a session in the hammam rather than a tour. Free cancellation applies up to 24 hours ahead at all three.

Hammam Al Ándalus with a massage

From €70 · 1.5 hours · 4.8 stars from 1,895 reviews

Granada: Hammam Al Ándalus with Massagead is sold by the hammam. The session moves between hot, warm and cold baths and steam rooms fed by thermal water, with mint tea and a relaxation room, and a 15- or 30-minute massage if you choose that option. A towel, lockers, shampoo and a hairdryer are provided. Underwear is not allowed in the baths, so bring a swimsuit or bikini; entry is barefoot.

Traditional bath at Hammam Palacio Nazarí

From €45 · 90 minutes · 4.6 stars from 1,299 reviews

Granada: Traditional Bath at Hammam Palacio Nazaríad is sold by the hammam. It has seven pools at different temperatures, a Turkish bath, a hot stone and tea, with an optional massage of 15, 30 or 45 minutes. Full swimwear is mandatory and can be bought at reception. Sessions start on the hour, so arrive 10 to 15 minutes early. It is wheelchair-accessible.

Hammam experience with a massage at Baños de Elvira

From €55 · 4.7 stars from 505 reviews

Granada: Hammam Experience with Massage at Baños de Elviraad is sold by the baths, in a building at Calle Arteaga 3 that is decorated in the Nasrid style. The price includes the thermal circuit, a massage whose length depends on the option, tea, juice and fruit, slippers, a towel and lockers. It is not for children under 10 or for pregnant women.

What to see

The Bañuelo is the one Arab bath you can walk round. It is on the Carrera del Darro, below the Alhambra, and the Patronato lists it among the Andalusian monuments it manages.

The main hall of the Bañuelo. Photo: Palickap, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. The bath. It was the Hammam al-Yawza, the “Walnut Bath”, called the Bañuelo since the end of the 19th century because it is smaller than the Alhambra’s royal baths. The Patronato dates it to the 11th century, the Zirid period, though other researchers place it in the 12th, and calls it one of the best-preserved public Arab baths of the Peninsula.
2. The setting. The bath stood on an important public road beside a city gate, as Andalusian baths did, and the Patronato says shops may have opened onto the street beside it.

The order that works: a short stop between the Carrera del Darro and Casa de Zafra, both of which are free on Sundays: see the Albaicín and the Albaicín walk, which puts the Bañuelo in a route with the other Andalusian monuments. What to skip: nothing; the visit is short, and the hammam is the way to bathe.

The star-shaped skylights in the Bañuelo’s vault. Photo: SaraGuerri, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Practical information

• Bañuelo hours: 10:00 to 17:00 daily from 15 September to 30 April; 09:00 to 14:30 and 17:00 to 20:30 from 1 May to 14 September. Closed on 25 December and 1 January.
• Swimwear: required at all three hammams. Hammam Al Ándalus also sells neoprene slippers at reception.
• Late arrival: at Hammam Al Ándalus and Palacio Nazarí, time not used once the session starts is not made up.
• Who should not go: Hammam Al Ándalus and Palacio Nazarí advise against it for people with high blood pressure, and Palacio Nazarí and Baños de Elvira for pregnant women.
• Getting there: Hammam Al Ándalus is by Plaza Nueva, and its own directions put it five minutes’ walk from the Gran Vía bus stops, with a taxi rank in Plaza Nueva.
• The one thing that ruins a visit: arriving after the hour, because the session is not made up.

The Albaicín is the quarter around the Carrera del Darro, and Alhambra tickets sets out the Andalusian monuments ticket that includes the Bañuelo. Free things to do in Granada lists what is free on Sundays, and Granada with kids says which sights admit children. Flamenco in Granada fills an evening. For a bed, see where to stay in Granada.