Granada Trip Overview
Visit the most important and visited monument in Spain with an audio guide in 12 languages, visiting Nasrid Palaces, Alhambra fortress and Generalife Gardens completing the experience with a walking tour arround the encharming quartier of Albaycin and Sacromonte and enjoy the art of the flamenco dancing in a real natural cave in the evening.
A great experience to enjoy the city!
You can do this tour in 1 day or 2 days, after your booking, please email us and let us to know: elplacerdeviajar@mytoptour.es
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* Duration: 1 to 2 days
* Starts: Granada, Spain
* Trip Category: Shows, Concerts & Sports >> Flamenco
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What to Expect When Visiting Granada, Andalucia, Spain
Visit the most important and visited monument in Spain with an audio guide in 12 languages, visiting Nasrid Palaces, Alhambra fortress and Generalife Gardens completing the experience with a walking tour arround the encharming quartier of Albaycin and Sacromonte and enjoy the art of the flamenco dancing in a real natural cave in the evening.
A great experience to enjoy the city!
You can do this tour in 1 day or 2 days, after your booking, please email us and let us to know: elplacerdeviajar@mytoptour.es
Visit: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
The Alhambra, located on the Sabica hill, is an Andalusian palatine city.
Its name comes from the reddish colour of its walls, coming from the clay of the land itself (Al-Hamra in Arabic).
It is formed by a group of palaces, gardens and fortress where there was a citadel within the city of Granada itself, its main function was to serve as accommodation for the monarch and the court of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. There are also Christian settlements, such as the palace of Charles V and the church of Santa Maria, built on top of the old mosque.
It is one of the most visited monuments in Spain and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1984.
Enjoy the visit at your own pace with an audioguide.
Duration: 3 hours
Visit: Nasrid Palaces, Calle Real De La Alhambra, 18009 Granada Spain
The Nasrid Palaces, are a palace complex of the Alhambra of Granada formed by two independent palaces, the Palace of Comares and the Palace of the Lions, and annexes, Mexuar, its construction dates from the first third of the fourteenth century.
The Alcázar or “Qasr al-Sultán” was the palace area of the Alhambra, the nucleus of the Nasrid kingdom. In this area resided the sultans, in addition to receiving an audience, dispachar the affairs of government or manage the administration of the court.
Duration: 40 minutes
Visit: Alcazaba, Calle Real de la Alhambra Conjunto Monumental de la Alhambra y el Generalife, 18009 Granada Spain
The Alcazaba is the oldest part of the Alhambra, from the Arabic: القصبة al-qaṣbah (citadel) was a fortified enclosure of urban character, whose function was to serve as royal residence to Mohamed I until the Palaces were finished, from there its function was purely military.
Duration: 30 minutes
Visit: Palace of Carlos V, Alhambra, 18009 Granada Spain
Carlos V’s palace is a Renaissance construction by the architect Pedro Machuca. The palace is unique in its style, forming a square with a circular courtyard inscribed inside. It is the most outstanding work of the Spanish Renaissance.
Duration: 30 minutes
Visit: Palacio El Partal, Calle Real de la Alhambra 2, 18009 Alhambra Spain
El Partal integrates archaeological and architectural remains corresponding to palatine rooms.
Its name in Arabic means portico, and refers to the remains of the residence of Sultan Muhammad III, the northernmost and oldest.
In these gardens, you can see the remains of several palaces, as this area was inhabited by the Muslim nobility. The most important was the Palace of Yusuf III, with a floor plan similar to the Palace of Comares, sadly demolished in the 18th century.
The Partal Gardens are an incredible place to stroll or stop during your visit to the Alhambra in Granada.
Duration: 20 minutes
Visit: Generalife Realejo-San Matias, 18009 Granada Spain
The Generalife is the villa with gardens used by the Muslim kings of Granada as a place of retreat and rest. It was conceived as a rural villa, where ornamental gardens, orchards and architecture were integrated in the vicinity of the Alhambra.
The name we give to the Generalife complex literally means Yannat al-Arif: “The Architect’s Garden”, an allusion to the gardens and orchards that supplied fruit and vegetables to the Nasrid court. However, the palace to which we are heading, designed as a resting place for the monarch, was what the poet Ibn al-Jayyab called “the royal house of happiness”.
Duration: 45 minutes
Visit: Albayzin, On the Hillside Opposite the Alhambra, 08010 Granada Spain
The Albaycín is one of the ancient nuclei of Muslim Granada, together with the Alhambra, the Realejo and the Arrabal de Bib-Arrambla, in the flat part of the city.
It was a neighborhood where about 40,000 people resided, and there were about 30 mosques. Its streets are winding, narrow and elusive; its squares are luminous, secluded and intimate; its palaces, mansions and churches are brimming with history and art.
There are still remains of mosques, minarets, Spanish-Muslim cisterns and above all a very Andalusian essence and a taste of everyday life, bustling and cheerful.
In the Albaycín there are abundant cármenes, which are houses with gardens, typically Granada and Mudejar towers. The viewpoints of San Nicolás and San Cristóbal offer magnificent views of Granada and the Alhambra. There are still remains of mosques, minarets, Spanish-Muslim cisterns and above all a very Andalusian aftertaste and a taste of everyday life, bustling and cheerful.
Duration: 1 hour
Visit: Sacromonte, Granada Spain
Sacromonte is a picturesque and idyllic place and is the traditional suburb of the gypsies of Granada. They speak in caló. Originally from India, they arrived in Spain in the 15th century, after wandering around Europe and Africa.
The reddish, dry hill, bristling with pitas and prickly pears offers panoramas of indescribable beauty: the Alhambra towers, the white slopes of the Albaicinero farmhouse and the greenery of the Valparaíso Valley through which the Darro runs.
The caves of Sacromonte are grouped around ravines, forming a kind of streets.
The caves of Sacromonte in Granada have been home for centuries to gypsies, bohemians and flamenco artists. Soul possessed of deep passions and dark mysteries that are expressed in the spectacle of their Zambras. In the distribution of caves we usually find the kitchen at the entrance next to the dining room. and one or two bedrooms, according to your possibilities and those of the land.
Duration: 45 minutes
Visit: Cueva La Rocio, Camino Sacromonte 70, 18010 Granada Spain
Seeing a flamenco show in a natural cave in Granada is one of the things you can’t miss.
The flamenco show is a Zambra gitana, a party where you can feel the heel under your feet, impregnate yourself with rhythm, tradition and the most authentic gypsy culture. A show full of strength, emotion and magic that you will never forget.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
