Church of San Bartolomé Apóstol de Alhambra Monument · Alhambra, Campo de Montiel, Ciudad Real Image of Alhambra, not of the place itself. A church whose construction was begun in 1214 over a former Roman building. Its nave is covered by a lath-and-plaster false vault with lunettes, and a crypt has been discovered beneath the high altar. Photo: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in Alhambra