BIBO ORO DEL DARRO MEANS HISTORY

This palace, turned into majestic and cozy suites in front of the Alhambra, is named after the area where it is located, next to the Darro river in the Carrera del Darro, also known as Paseo de los Tristes (historical journey of great beauty and full of romance, due to its cobbled street next to the river, the luxury and green lushness of the Alhambra gardens). It is said to be the most beautiful street in Spain. We would just say that it is the most beautiful street in Granada. Back in the days, in the 1st century BC, most of the gold was extracted from this area. Back then, from the 30s (right before the Spanish Civil War) until the 40s, it was considered a consolidated profession and a difficult job. They used to work from dawn to dusk, exclusively from June to September, with a salary of 3 Spanish Pesetas, thus becoming “privileged”. Oro del Darro Suites was also a pawn shop, founded in 1740, where hundreds of valuable objects (jewelry, ornaments, antiques, coins and even haute-couture clothes) were stacked, called Monte de Piedad de Santa Rita de Casia. It was an economic relief for some families from the city and from other cities in Andalucía. Three religious men managed the famous treasure, with a clear charitable and humanitarian role, since these three monks did not earn any interest or salary from the loan. User donations were voluntary and selfless. All of them had one key, required to open those sacred arks, in order to avoid potential temptations or embezzlement. Nowadays, this Christian and altruist diligence is still expressed in the majestic building, with the presence of carved religious works. On the left side, Virgen de la Caridad Chapel is located and on the right side, Santa Rita Chapel, foundation and lawyer guard, and also, guard of the impossible.