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Alhambra Small Group with a Nationally Licensed Guide, Named in Advance

A small group, a guide who holds a certified national licence, and a skip-the-line ticket that includes the Nasrid Palaces. The group size is the point. In a small group you can actually talk to the guide, ask the question that occurred to you two rooms ago, and stand still long enough to look at something. At the Alhambra, where the interest is in decoration a few centimetres across, that is not a luxury. The route takes in the Generalife gardens and palace, the Nasrid Palaces and the Court of the Lions, with the entry ticket in the price so there is no queue at the gate. One practical note the operator is honest about: in high season the start time can move, because entry to the Nasrid Palaces is by timed slot and those slots are allocated rather than chosen. The tour is built around whichever slot it gets. A few hours before the start you are sent the name and phone number of your guide, which removes the usual business of hunting for a raised umbrella. The meeting point is by the sign marked guides.