Palacio de los Olvidados — Attraction in Granada

I visited this delightful place for a flamenco show almost a week ago. This show came highly recommended by a walking tour guide with extensive knowledge of the art and history of Granada, and I knew I had to come back after the tour to see a show. Housed in a building centuries old, with an intimate theater set under a museum detailing one of the most infamous events of Spanish history, this is a venue unlike any other to see the famous flamenco dancers and musicians of Spain.

I can say with confidence that my trip to Spain would not have been the same without this show specifically. The performance is completely acoustic, with no microphones. The passion of the singers is amazing, they give astounding emotional performances not to mention how nice it is to see the rapport between them. At my showing they featured 2 female singers, a guitarist, and 2 dancers (male and female) who each danced solo. Each artist provided a completely unique performance and my jaw dropped multiple times during the show at their skill, power, and showmanship. The hour long show flies by. I also want to mention the other staff of the theater. The person working the front desk on my night was not only friendly but clearly extremely passionate about flamenco and sharing its beauty with the world. You could tell the staff wanted people to have this experience, to see why these esteemed artists of Spain are famous and known all...

On the 2nd January 1492 was the fall of Granada in southern Spain. For a start we have to remember that Spain was a Muslim country from 711. After the decline of the Roman Empire around 400 the northern part of the Mediterranean Sea was more Catholic. Granada was the capitol of the Emirate of Granada located in the south of Spain. It was Ruled by Emir Muhammad XII (1460-1533) also King Boabdil. By his time Spain was divided into 5 Kingdoms and the Emirate was the last Muslim stronghold. It was a 10-year battle (not a 10 year war) more like individual attacks (targeting the Alhambra castle) against the Emirate over a 10 year period from 1482-1492. The Catholic Queen Isabella I from Castile and Ferdinand II from Aragon combined their forces to finally make a breakthrough in 1492 with their more modern, advanced artillery weapons. As a result, Muhammad surrendered and the treaty of Granada was filed. The treaty had eventually mild terms for the Muslims but was overtime not followed by the book. In the aftermath the Muslim had to convert to Christianity or ended in slavery. The relatively large Jewish community was forced to convert or being expelled. Within the 10-year conflict about 100,000 died in battle or became enslaved. For the Christian community it was considered a significant siege that was seen as a revanche to the loss of Constantinople to the Ottoman...

I did not see the flamenco show, here. However, I did go through the museum and it was all very interesting. Very sad, but I am happy that I went for the experience & knowledge.

The Palace of the Forgotten (Palacio de los Olvidados) is a museum in Granada, Spain, dedicated to the Spanish Inquisition, and Granada's and Andalusia's heritage. The building is located in the Albaicín, a neighbourhood declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.

There are hardly any remains left today of Jewish Granada, but Jews formed an important community in this classic Andalusian city, with great poets, statesmen, scientists and philosophers, who contributed and enriched the "City of the Alhambra".

The Palace of the Forgotten was conceived as an exhibition space dedicated to the Sephardic culture of Granada, owing its name to "a people that was forgotten after the Inquisition and its expulsion from Granada by the Catholic Monarchs." The museum intends to cover that historical void and the lack of knowledge about the Sephardic presence...