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The Palacio de Dar al-Horra, also known as the House of the Honest Woman, stands in the upper part of the Albaicín. Its name in Arabic means "House of the Honest Woman," and it was the residence of Aixa, first wife of Sultan Muley Hassan and mother of Boabdil, the last Nasrid king of Granada.
It's the only Nasrid palace to survive intact outside the walls of the Alhambra, which makes it a unique window into how the Nasrid nobility lived beyond the main palace complex itself.
Aixa was a key figure in the politics of the Nasrid kingdom, playing an active role in the final years before the Christian conquest. From the Mirador de San Cristóbal, very close to the palace, you get one of the best views of the building: it's a good spot to picture, as the story is often told, Aixa gazing out over the city from her residence.
The palace stands in an area that in the 11th century formed part of the Zirid defensive walls, built by the Berber dynasty that ruled Granada before the Nasrids. Remains of those walls can still be seen nearby, close to the Mirador de San Cristóbal.
Access to the Palacio de Dar al-Horra is included in the Andalusi Monuments ticket (€7), which also covers El Bañuelo, the Maristán and the Casa Horno de Oro, as well as in the Dobla de Oro ticket, which additionally includes the Alhambra. Tickets are bought through the website of the Alhambra and Generalife Trust, and on Sundays entry to these monuments is free.
It's in the upper part of the Albaicín, close to the Mirador de San Cristóbal, so it's usually visited as part of a longer walk through the neighbourhood, combined with the area's cisterns (aljibes) and traditional walled gardens (cármenes).
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