Granada Trip Overview
Experience the Alhambra Palace from the comfort of your home with an engaging self-guided virtual tour narrated in English, from your PC or smartphone browser. It’s so simple! You will receive an email with the tour link and instructions, and you will travel back in time and enjoy a virtual journey from the comfort of your couch!
Through the power of storytelling combined with street and satellite views, you will discover not only historical facts but also unknown stories and tales of ancient and modern times that will amaze your family and friends. The tour’s content is the result of in-depth research, squeezed into brief intriguing stories that will make your virtual visit both engaging and informative. The tour is only available online and you can access it repeatedly anytime.
This is an unmissable opportunity to gain valuable insights into the last Moorish Kingdom treasures of the Alhambra Palace and immerse yourself in the surroundings/exhibits in an entirely innovative way.
Additional Info
* Duration: 1 to 2 hours
* Starts: Granada, Spain
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Granada, Andalucía, Spain
Experience the Alhambra Palace from the comfort of your home with an engaging self-guided virtual tour narrated in English, from your PC or smartphone browser. It’s so simple! You will receive an email with the tour link and instructions, and you will travel back in time and enjoy a virtual journey from the comfort of your couch!
Through the power of storytelling combined with street and satellite views, you will discover not only historical facts but also unknown stories and tales of ancient and modern times that will amaze your family and friends. The tour’s content is the result of in-depth research, squeezed into brief intriguing stories that will make your virtual visit both engaging and informative. The tour is only available online and you can access it repeatedly anytime.
This is an unmissable opportunity to gain valuable insights into the last Moorish Kingdom treasures of the Alhambra Palace and immerse yourself in the surroundings/exhibits in an entirely innovative way.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
Justice Gate: The tour begins at Justice Gate. Constructed in 1348, Justice Gate was one of the main entrances of the Alhambra Palace. It preserves its original iron gate and on its facade, you can observe two par excellence symbols of Arabic culture: the hand of Fatima and a key with a cord.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Calle Patio de los Leones, C. Patio de los Leones, 18010 Granada, Spain
The most iconic place at Alhambra Palace is located in the heart of the Palace of the Lions and is surrounded by arched galleries and 124 marble columns. The patio owes its name to the 12 lions which support the 12 sided inscribed and sculpted basin of the fountain and throw jets of water from their mouth. Made from different sculptors, the 12 lions are the core of different theories concerning their provenance and their symbolization.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
Court of Sultana Cypress Tree: Named after a famous old cypress, the court, part of Generalife, has a water stairway that is supposed to be the oldest staircase in the gardens, dated from Muslim period. The court and the cypress tree played a crucial role in the romance of a Sultana with a knight and later became the ideal scene for the novels of the 16th-century Spanish.
Duration: 6 minutes
