Federico García Lorca. Civil war and the death of the poet

Stop at: Plaza de las Pasiegas

One of the busiest places in Granada is the Plaza de las Pasiegas. A trapezoidal-shaped square that lies between the gates of the Cathedral and the Plaza de Bib-Rambla, and which has been a meeting point since its beginnings.

The Plaza de las Pasiegas arose at the end of the 17th century when the Colleges of San Miguel, dedicated to the education of the children of the Moors, and Santa Catalina, dedicated to preparatory studies for university and ecclesiastical careers, were demolished.

Stop at: Cerro del Maullo

The main attraction of this path is the viewpoint that we reach on reaching the top of the Cerro del Maúllo. Unexpectedly, we discover that there is something similar to a fortified castle excavated here, which served as a trench during the Civil War. In addition to the awe produced by the route through the interior of the galleries, a former scene of skirmishes with real fire, there is the added attraction of a panoramic view of the Sierra Nevada of surprising beauty.

The route allows us to walk through reforestation pine forests, among which we can observe the resin pine, traditionally exploited by means of its wise bleeding in spiral cuts through which its resin slides. These woods are the ideal places to enjoy the birds singing or scurrying around looking for food. But the path also descends to ravines with vegetation that colours the landscape with shades of green, ochre and yellow every autumn and spring.

Stop at: Barranco de Viznar fosas

The Barranco de Víznar (Víznar Ravine) is a sloping edge of some 10,000 square metres that descends over a sharp, shady bend in the road between Alfacar and Víznar, which has been declared a Place of Memory. It is an area covered by thick reforestation pine woods, which allowed the graves to be covered up after the mass executions committed from July 1936 onwards by platoons made up of assault guards and volunteers from the Black Squads.

The ravine is full of mass graves of all sizes, five of which have been identified. Thousands of people were buried there after routine unloading for their sympathies with the Republic as part of the ferocious repression that followed the uprising.

Stop at: Parque Federico García Lorca

Federico García Lorca Park is a public park in the city of Granada, Spain, built in homage to the Granada poet Federico García Lorca. With a surface area of 71,500 square metres, it is a park of contemporary design that surrounds the Huerta de San Vicente, the former summer home of the poet's family.

The Federico García Lorca Park is located in the Camino de Ronda district of Granada, between the streets Virgen Blanca, Arabial, Camino de Purchil and the Bailén-Motril motorway, near the Neptuno shopping centre.