Lower Albaicín · Granada
The story of
Camarón Suite
The former taracea workshop in the lower Albaicín where, according to neighbours, Camarón de la Isla once slept. In the Albaicín (Albayzín), a World Heritage Site.
What Granadan taracea is
Taracea is Granada's marquetry craft: the geometric inlay of noble woods, mother-of-pearl and bone, handed down from Nasrid times through generations of the city's workshops. Tables, chests and card cases left these workshops with patience and precision, piece by piece.
From taracea workshop to cave house
Before becoming a home, this cave house in the lower Albaicín was a traditional taracea workshop. Local neighbours say that Camarón de la Isla once spent a night here — hence the name.
Who Camarón de la Isla was
José Monge Cruz, Camarón de la Isla, was the singer who renewed flamenco. In 1979 he released 'La leyenda del tiempo', an album with poems by Federico García Lorca that changed the history of the genre. His figure remains very present in the cultural memory of Andalusia.
The house today
Camarón Suite is today a 55 m² duplex cave in the lower Albaicín, with no hills. The cave bedroom, carved into the rock, is over 3.5 m high, and aerothermal underfloor heating and cooling keeps it comfortable all year round. You are 15 minutes from the Alhambra. Self check-in from 3:00 pm. Before your arrival we send you the access instructions by private message.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Everything you want to know about the cave
The cave is in Granada’s lower Albaicín, a completely level area with no hills or steps. It is around 300 metres from the Arco de Elvira and opposite Jardines del Triunfo, in the heart of the historic neighbourhood designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The cave is carved directly into the rock of the Albaicín hill, which keeps a natural, steady temperature of around 18–20 °C all year round — cool in summer and mild in winter. Today it is complemented by aerothermal underfloor heating and cooling (hot/cold) to adjust the comfort to each season.
The building housed a traditional Granadan taracea workshop — the art of inlaying noble woods, mother-of-pearl and bone — which used the natural cave to store and cure the pieces. According to neighbours, Camarón de la Isla once slept here, and that is where the name comes from. As context, Camarón was the singer who released 'La leyenda del tiempo' in 1979, with poems by Federico García Lorca.
Sleep where the legend lived
Book your night in the cave in the lower Albaicín
A cave house with history, where taracea and bioclimatic comfort coexist among the original stone.