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Alhambra Two Ways: Full Visit with Ticket, or Two Hours Outside the Walls
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GranadaOne booking, two different days, and which one you pick depends on whether tickets are still available. The complete option is a three-hour walking tour with skip-the-line access and a professional local guide, and it comes with the Alhambra ticket guaranteed. That last point is the one that matters: entry to the Nasrid Palaces is capped and timed, and in high season the official site sells out weeks ahead. Inside, the route covers the Moorish architecture of the Nasrid Palaces and how the sultans actually lived in them, and takes in the Generalife Gardens. The other option is around two hours and does not include admission to the Alhambra. It stays outside the ticketed area, with a guide, and covers the Alhambra Forest, the Gate of Justice, the Plaza of the Cisterns and the Palace of Charles V. That is more than it sounds like: the Palace of Charles V is free to enter, the forest is the approach the sultans used, and the gate is where the whole argument between Moorish and Christian Granada is written in stone. Check in inside the office at the meeting point, not outside it.
What's included
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Nasrid Palaces, the Alcazaba fortress, Generalife gardens Tickets (if option selected)
Itinerary
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P.º de la Sabica, 28, Granada
Welcome Visitor Centre de Granavision, next to the Hotel Guadalupe, 100 metres from the Alhambra entrance. Check in inside the office.
The Alhambra
On the option that includes it, the Alhambra itself. The complex sits high on the hill above the city and started as a fortress at the beginning of the 13th century, then one Spanish ruler after another made it home. Priority access means no queue, and the guide walks the site with the group. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Inside the Hall of the Abencerrajes, look up at the star-shaped dome, and hear the story of the massacre said to have happened here at a 15th-century banquet. After the palaces, the Generalife Gardens, where the sultans and Moorish kings went to get away from them.
Costo extra
Palace of Carlos V
Palace of Charles V
Generalife
The Generalife Gardens, on the option that includes them
Costo extra
Alcazaba
The old Alcazaba fortress, on the option that includes it.
Costo extra
Bosque de La Alhambra
Alhambra surroundings. THIS OPTION DOES NOT INCLUDE ALHAMBRA ENTRY TICKETS. It is a guided walk outside the ticketed area: the Alhambra Forest, the Puerta de la Justicia, the Plaza de los Aljibes and the Palace of Charles V.
C. Real de la Alhambra, s/n, Granada
The exit of the Alhambra
Not included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Headphones
Good to know
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- On occasion the Alhambra Trust may alter the order of the visit and restrict access to certain areas. In this case, the tour will be adapted accordingly without reducing the visiting time
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- Please note that groups regularly change in size and nationality. In order to facilitate these changes, your visit may be given in two different languages.
- Please note: the Alhambra requires that all passengers provide the full name, date of birth and passport details for each participant when booking. If not provided, the Alhambra may deny access to their premises.
- Spanish and English language tours are confirmed but tours in French, German, and Italian require a minimum of 8 people to operate.
- The Alhambra Surroundings Option: (Alhambra Tickets not included only surroundings can be visited) Explore Alhambra surroundings: Guided tour to Alhambra Forest, Puerta de la Justicia, Plaza de los Aljibes, Palace of Charles V.
- It is mandatory to present the original Id card or passport to access the monumental complex
- Up to 15 travelers per booking.
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Guiding available in: de, en, it, fr, es.
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