Palacio de los Olvidados
Sixteenth-century mansion pairing a grim Inquisition exhibit with a nightly live flamenco tablao.
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This guide to the Palacio de los Olvidados in Granada follows a sixteenth-century Albaicín mansion whose coat of arms nobody has ever fully identified, likely tied to a family who converted from Judaism to Christianity and let their real name slip from memory. It traces the house's long stretch as simply the Palace of the Forgotten before its 2014 reopening as a museum, and the flamenco tablao that now takes over its courtyard most Monday nights with a new lead performer. Arrive early and watch the guitarist tune by ear before the first cry of cante breaks the room open.
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