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How to visit Granada

If you come to visit the city of Granada, we offer you the best tours and experiences that this wonderful city has to offer. To get the most out of your visit, we suggest guided tours, where you can discover the best corners that this great city has to offer, guided by a professional.

Guided tour of the Alhambra and the Nasrid Palaces

(Approx. 20 people) Duration: 3h

Visit the Alhambra and discover all of its secrets. You will be accompanied by a guide who will show you in great detail this extensive monument that was once the palatine city and fortress that crowned the Sabika mountain in Granada. Whether with small groups or with a larger one, you will enjoy all the majesty that you can find in the monument.

One of the greatest advantages of taking a guided tour of the Alhambra with us is the possibility of accessing the areas of the complex without waiting in an endless queue. For 3 hours, you will be able to relive, through the guide’s explanations, a mysterious past of palace conspiracies and different sultans who wanted to leave their mark on this red fortress that remains standing to this day. Don’t miss this opportunity and visit the Alhambra like you’ve never done before.

Guided tour of Albaicín and Sacromonte

Duration:2.5h⏰

The Albaicín and Sacromonte neighbourhoods are two symbols of Granada. The Albaicín has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and walking through this neighbourhood connects you with the sensations it could evoke in earlier times. The current design of its narrow streets comes from the Nasrid period and its urban architecture is dominated by a very special type of dwelling with its own name: the carmen. A carmen is a detached house with large whitewashed walls and an interior patio or garden.

The Sacromonte neighbourhood, for its part, is another of the most authentic and where two of the ingredients that make up the Granada character are hidden: caves and flamenco. Although there are houses dug into the ground in many places, it is in the province of Granada where they continue to be used for different purposes to this day. In Sacromonte you will find beautiful cave houses dug into the mountain that provide shelter from the heat in summer and protection from the cold in winter, as well as cave museums where you can see what people lived in a cave 100 years ago.

Granada: Small-Group Guided Tour to the Cathedral and Royal Chapel.

Price: €33 Duration: 1 + 1 hours (can be booked separately)⏰

Just a few metres from Plaza Nueva, one of the entrances to the Albaicín, you will find the Granada Cathedral, the Royal Chapel and the Plaza de la Romanilla. The Cathedral of the Incarnation was built under the direction of the architect Diego de Siloé in the 16th century. Built in a Renaissance and later Baroque style, it is today one of the main symbols of the city and part of the daily life of the people of Granada, being one of the busiest transit areas of the city.

Behind the cathedral is the Royal Chapel. This annex dates back to 1505 and was built by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel I of Castile and Fernando II of Aragon, as a place of eternal rest. The cathedral and the Royal Chapel are two of the most important attractions in Granada. Inside you can admire the tombs made by the Italian artist Domenico Fancelli and outside there is a curious lattice with the famous motto “tanto monta, monta tanto”. By choosing this tour you will also find a very characteristic surprise walking near the foot of the tower, just let yourself be carried away by the smell.

Guided tour to the Alhambra and Generalife + Albaicín and Sacromonte.

Duration: 3 + 2 hours ⏰

Granada Alhambra Albaicín at night. On this tour you will be able to enjoy the charm of the Alhambra and its surrounding neighbourhood in an unusual way. It is well known that at night people tend to be more creative, to have their feelings more on the surface. This means that what you can feel when visiting such a monument after sunset is indescribable. Not only will you see the Alhambra illuminated at night, you will also avoid the unbearable heat that the sun gives us on certain days during the summer. It is all advantages, you will have access to the entire monument with a guide to visit at your leisure following his explanations and without the hustle and bustle that is normally there.

The Albaicín at night is a completely different neighbourhood. It is like a village within Granada. People still go out to get some fresh air at the door of their houses when the sun has set, there are small bars that know their clientele for a lifetime and the views of the Alhambra in areas such as the Mirador de San Nicolás are spectacular. All this without mentioning incredible places of interest such as the gates that give access to the neighborhood: Fajalauza, Elvira or Monaita.

Private tour of the Alhambra and Generalife with Nasrid Palaces.

Duration: 3 hours ⏰

This tour is for those who want it all. For a modest price you will have skip-the-line access to the entire complex, including the Nasrid Palaces and the summer residence of the sultans of the Alhambra: the Generalife. You will discover the rooms where Washington Irvin wrote his famous Tales of the Alhambra and the best of all is that you can bring your partner or up to 8 more people of your choice. The Alhambra is an infinite complex, meaning that there are never any details that went unnoticed on a previous visit and now call your attention. Let yourself be carried away by the Andalusian magic that once intoxicated every inch of these palaces that today tell us what life was like centuries ago.

Private tour of the Alhambra, Albaicín and its Nasrid palaces. Double Gold.

Duration: 5.5h ⏰

Dobla de Oro is a visit to the entire world-renowned heritage complex in Granada. This ticket includes a complete 3-hour visit to the Alhambra with the Nasrid Palaces and the Albaicín and other places belonging to the world heritage such as the Dar Al Horra Palace or El Bañuelo. It is the most complete tour we offer you. You can come alone, as a couple or with up to 8 other people. You won’t have to wait in lines and there is no minimum age to participate.

If it’s your first time in Granada, this is your guided tour. You will be able to soak up all the history and its emblematic places with your partner or friends. Experience the history of the Kingdom of Granada first-hand through its best buildings.

Granada: Cathedral and Royal Chapel – Private Tour.

Duration: 1+1 hours ⏰

Discover all the secrets of the Cathedral of the Incarnation of Granada and its annexes where the burial place of the famous Catholic Monarchs is located. The Cathedral is located in the heart of Granada, just a few meters from the Gran Via and with very good connections to get there.

You will be surprised by its Renaissance and later Baroque architecture. The Royal Chapel, however, is late Gothic with countless pinnacles and pointed arches that you will love. You will be in front of the tomb of the people who politically created what we know today as the Kingdom of Spain by unifying two Crowns: that of Castile and Aragon.

The Cathedral and the Chapel are not the only two stops that will be made on the visit, there are many more such as Calle Oficios, the Alcaicería or the Plaza de las Pasiegas, all of them with very interesting facts and stories.

Flamenco show in Granada.

Duration: 1 hour ⏰

A universal language and a way of life. Flamenco is the quintessential symbol of all Andalusians and especially of flamenco dancers who, with their hands and songs from the soul, continue to keep it alive in the oral tradition. Whoever sees it suddenly finds themselves enveloped in a halo of inexplicable magic that happens before their eyes when dancing with shawls and ruffles, deep singing and a guitar that, like a clock, accompanies footwork and moans, coincide in the same place. Flamenco is a style that transcends languages, cultures and borders because it does not go to reason, but to the heart. Don’t miss out on living this fantastic experience at the Tablao La Alboreá in the Albaicín. Remember that there may be limitations due to the venue’s capacity.

There are times when something cannot be explained with words and it is necessary to feel it for yourself. Attending a live flamenco performance in the city that has produced artists such as Enrique Morente is almost an obligation.

Albaicín and Sacromonte in depth. Private tour.

Duration: 2.5 hours ⏰

Have you ever wanted to get lost in the narrow streets of the Albaicín and discover all its secrets and places of interest? Now you can, and not only that, you can also see the caves of Sacromonte, a picturesque neighborhood where the inhabitants still live in the bowels of the earth. From the Placeta de Diego de Siloé to the Plaza de Santa Ana, you can visit such emblematic places as the Mirador de San Nicolás (with spontaneous flamenco shows if you’re lucky) which has one of the best panoramic views of the Alhambra. Join your partner or friends now on this fantastic tour of the most authentic neighborhoods of the city of the Alhambra.

Don’t think twice and share this experience with your partner and/or friends. The private visit to the Albaicín and Sacromonte will be an unforgettable experience that you will love. A little piece of Granada will always remain in your heart.

Alhambra, Cathedral and Royal Chapel – Private tour.

Duration: 3 hours in the Alhambra and 1.5 hours in the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel ⏰

If your idea of ​​visiting Granada includes a tour of the main symbols of the city, this is your guided tour. You will have access with a guide so you don’t miss anything important. The visit includes the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra, the Palace of Charles V and many other places of interest that you will love. Once the 3-hour visit to the palatine city is over, the visit to the Cathedral of the Incarnation and the Royal Chapel located nearby will begin near Gran Via. The Royal Chapel is the place where the Catholic Monarchs of Spain are buried: Isabel and Fernando. As if that were not enough, the visit also includes the Royal Chapel museum where you will discover treasures of incalculable value due to its history.

The surroundings of the Cathedral are also very picturesque and typical places where you can see the great Muslim presence that the city had for almost eight centuries. Take advantage now to get together with your friends and visit in a special way the most emblematic places of the Granada capital. You will love it.

Albaicín and Sacromonte Tour. Monumental Centre and Albaicín – Private visit.

Duration:2.5h ⏰

This is your route. A tour of one of the most legendary neighbourhoods in Granada and its monumental area is a must if you have already visited the Alhambra. You will find the eternal resting place of the Catholic Monarchs when visiting the Royal Chapel and one of the symbols of the city: the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Built under the direction of Diego de Siloé, it now occupies a prominent position in the urban design of the centre of Granada, integrating with the daily life of passers-by.

You will also visit other emblematic places such as the Corral del Carbón, which was originally an old Nasrid market and inn, later used as a comedy corral and where even today different types of events related to culture are still held, such as concerts, recitals, etc.

It is a tour that will give you time in two and a half hours to visit all the emblematic buildings located in the centre of the city. You can take up to 8 people with you to make the experience something personal and unique.

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