La Corral del Carbon - Granada

La Corrala del Carbón was originally Granada's grain exchange, also called an Alhóndiga.

This old grain exchange is located downtown in the El Albaicin district. It was built in 1336 during the period of the Moorish rule of Yusuf I. In addition to the grain exchange, Corrala del Carbón also served as an inn where merchant caravans gathered to trade and temporarily store their products.

After the reconquest of Granada by the Catholics, la Corrala del Carbón became a marketplace for coal ("Carbón"), hence the current name La Corrala del Carbón; the coal house. From 1593 the building was used as a theater and as a community house.

Today, a number of cultural institutions, a tourist information center and handicraft shops are housed in this building, and open-air performances are sometimes given in the courtyard. The building consists of an entrance pavilion and a courtyard surrounded by galleries and craft workshops.

Willem Vandenameele