We tell you the secrets to get to know Granada

Do you only have a long weekend or a long weekend to enjoy Granada? Don’t worry, we have the perfect tours to spend 3 days in the city of the Alhambra. If, like us, you are excited about the idea of ​​knowing which ones they are, keep reading this post until the end to find out useful tips and find out the best way to visit the wonders of Granada in 3 days.

First day in Granada

The first day of the trip in Granada we are going to dedicate to discovering the essence of the Andalusian past of the city. To do this, an official guide will show you the history behind the streets of this neighborhood declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The Albaicín neighborhood is a labyrinth of narrow, cobbled streets where you can find magnificent tea rooms, unique viewpoints such as San Nicolás and endless stimuli for the senses such as Calderería Nueva Street.

–> Tour of Albaicín and Sacomonte 

The most characteristic thing about the Albaicín neighborhood, apart from its streets and its location in the heart of the city, is the type of housing that we can find while walking through its streets. The carmen is a detached house with a small orchard or interior garden and often has a tower where the balcony is located. In the Albaicín it seems that time has stopped and it is still possible to escape the urban bustle in some corners.

The Sacromonte neighbourhood has a more recent history. Specifically, it is a neighbourhood that was dug into the bowels of the earth over the last 500 years. Originally it was a refuge for opportunists and outlaws, currently it is the cave neighbourhood in Granada that still maintains the charm of tradition in its streets. Walking around the Sacromonte can be quite an adventure. There are streets that end in cliffs, slopes and curves that seem hard to climb and a harmonious blending with nature in houses that maintain a constant temperature all year round. The Hermitage of San Miguel also has a fantastic viewing point.

You can’t visit a city like Granada, birthplace, along with other Andalusian cities, of great flamenco geniuses such as the singer Enrique Morente, musicians such as Manuel de Falla, poets such as Lorca or guitarists such as Juan Habichuela. An unbeatable way to end the first day of your visit to the capital of Granada. For an hour you can enjoy alone or in a group a unique show for the senses where passion, art and feeling merge to create a language so sublime and universal that it needs no translation.

–> Flamenco show in Granada

Second day in Granada

On a second day in Granada we recommend visiting another emblematic area of ​​the city, the Jewish Quarter, known as Realejo. It had its heyday around the 8th century, its streets lined with old palaces and stately homes, as well as countless monasteries and churches lining every corner. This neighbourhood has also been developing over the last 500 years since the Reconquista. Going up its streets you can reach the Alhambra hill from where you can see a spectacular panoramic view.

–> Guided tour of the Jewish Quarter of Granada, the Realejo.

As the tour progresses, unique sites are visited while the official guides explain the history that accompanies them. These are places such as Campo del Príncipe, the statue in Jaspe, Cristo de los Favores, the imperial church of San Matías or the Casa de los Tiros. The adventure continues by visiting the forests of the Alhambra from the Torres Bermejas, a reminder of the 9th century, before putting the icing on the cake on the second day.

We now move on to the most special and magical tour that is available and that you and your group will surely love. It is a visit to the Nasrid Palaces of the Alhambra at night. Click on this link to access the specific information of the tour.

–> Night visit to the Alhambra

The night visit to the palaces is more suggestive, you will be enveloped in a halo of mystery while before you appear plays of light and shadow that change as you move through the complex. In addition, night tours with an official guide and without queues are wonderful during holiday months such as August, as you can access the monument practically empty and at a more pleasant temperature than if you visit during the day.

The visit begins at the Mexuar Palace, to continue through the Comares Palace and end in the famous Patio de los Leones inside the palace of the same name. Book this tour now for yourself, your partner or your group of friends or family. You will love it!

Third day in Granada

For the third day, there is a visit that can be done at the same level and where each stop on the tour is not far from the next. The tour we propose for a third day of visiting Granada is the private tour of the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel with an official guide. This way, you will be able to get to know in depth one of the greatest symbols of the Reconquista, such as the Granada Cathedral and the place of eternal rest of the Catholic Monarchs, architects of what we know today as Spain.

–> Guided tour of the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel of Granada

The Cathedral was designed by the architect Diego de Siloé and is currently part of the daily life of the people of Granada, as it is located in the heart of the city. The Royal Chapel is located next to the Cathedral and the building is in the late Gothic style. Unlike the Cathedral, which combines Renaissance styles and, in particular, a national interpretation known as Spanish Renaissance.

Our guides will be in charge of putting you in context so that you can imagine what it must have been like to convert the last exponent of Muslim domination of the Iberian Peninsula, crystallized in the Kingdom of Granada during the last years of the Reconquista, into a symbol that represented Christianity. Suddenly, the Nasrid bastion was in the hands of the Catholic Monarchs and a gradual reconversion (first soft and then hard) of society to Christianity began. Boabdil El Chico had no choice but to go into exile once he had surrendered the city and handed over its keys to Isabel la Católica.

This is just a small taste of what you can find on the tours to see Granada in 3 days. Do not hesitate to contact us directly if you have any questions or doubts about any of the tours. We will be happy to help you in any way we can so that the visit you are planning to Granada turns out wonderfully and both you and your group are delighted with the experience.

Visiting a city like Granada is a real privilege, not only because of the legacy that the city of three cultures preserves, but also because of the great location near the beach, the mountains and the only desert in Europe. Come and discover Granada, the city of charm and enchantment!

At Nhue Concierge we will be delighted to accompany and guide you through Granada, so you won’t miss a single detail and you will discover the magical corners of the city.