Arriving by car
How to drive to Cueva de Lindaraja and where to park once you're here.
Driving to Cueva de Lindaraja, and then getting around the city by car, is tricky but not impossible, so we explain it in detail. Like other parts of Granada, the Sacromonte has restricted access for non-residents.
Important: you can’t drive into the neighbourhood at any time you like. You must always enter within the set hours.
Driving into the neighbourhood
Cueva de Lindaraja is at Calle Barranco de los Naranjos, 15, a pedestrian street, so some satnavs can’t find it. If yours doesn’t, search for Camino del Sacromonte, 67, the spot right below the house.
Be careful, too, with the route your satnav suggests. Because of the traffic restrictions in the area, it sometimes takes you down impassable streets or is simply wrong. We’ve checked that searching for Cueva de Lindaraja in Google Maps gives the correct route.
The Sacromonte is also inside Granada’s Low Emission Zone (ZBE), which only vehicles with a C, B, ECO or CERO (zero emissions) environmental badge may enter.
When to drive in
You must always enter within the hours shown in this table. Outside those hours, access is not possible. The hours are set by the City Council and you can check them on the Granada City Council mobility website.
| Days | 00–07 | 07–11 | 11–14 | 14–20 | 20–24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | Open | Open | Closed | Open | Closed |
| Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays | Closed | Open | Closed | Open | Closed |
Open you can drive in · Closed no entry
Public holidays and the days before them follow the weekend hours.
Important: you must enter through the bollards on Calle Pagés. The ones on Calle San Luis are always closed.
The restriction only applies to driving in. Once you’re inside, you can leave whenever you like, at any time of day or night.
Where and how to park
Inside the neighbourhood
There are no car parks in the Sacromonte, public or private. You have to park on the street, specifically on Camino del Sacromonte from number 105 onwards.
Watch out for dropped kerbs and garage entrances and for yellow lines painted on the road, solid or broken: parking there is forbidden and your car will be towed. Look for the white line! The area is quite touristy, so it’s harder to find a space at weekends.
You can park in the white areas. Not in the yellow ones.
Outside the neighbourhood
If you park outside the neighbourhood, look for a space near a bus stop. Even so, if you’re going to park on the street, it’s best to do it inside the neighbourhood, driving in during the permitted hours.
The alternative is a public car park:
- Parking San Cristóbal, the closest, from €25 a day (prices). From there it’s a few minutes’ walk to the house, about 1 km.
- APK2 Triunfo public car park, on Avenida de la Constitución, open 24 hours, about €15 a day if you book through the app. The pedestrian exit comes out on Plaza del Triunfo, very close to the C34 stop; the bus takes you to the house in about 15 minutes.
There are other options, but they are much harder to reach and quite a bit more expensive.
All that said, we recommend coming by public transport: here’s how to get to the house. As most of the city is closed to traffic, once you’re here the best way to get around is by public transport.