If you're wondering about the origins of the monument visited by almost three million people every year, you need to know that its name comes from the Arabic: al-Hambra ('the red one'). It was designed between the 9th and 12th centuries as a military area (Qal'at al-hamra, 'Red Fortress'), but not only for that: the Alhambra was a stronghold, a Nasrid palace and a medina (small city) all at the same time. That was until 1492, when it became a Christian court after the reconquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs. As the heritage site is enormous and full of details, a visit to the Alhambra is never short. Some people do it in one or two hours, but history lovers can take more than five hou...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Alhambra Gardens and Alcazaba Entrance (Alcazaba, Generalife Gardens)
Official guide
Does not include Nasrid Palaces
Meeting Points
Departure
Patronato de la Alhambra y el Generalife
Meeting point on the wall map located next to the Alhambra ticket offices
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The Alhambra
It is true that Andalusia has many World Heritage Sites; But the most spectacular and visited by far is the Alhambra, a monumental historical complex. Its success is understood if it is seen from the San Nicolás viewpoint, on the other side of the Darro River. Better if it is done at sunset, accompanied by the guitars and singing of street performers. The former president of the United States, Bill Clinton, only had a few hours there to declare that it was “the most beautiful sunset in the world.”
2 hours
Alhambra gardens guided tour (English guide)
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If you're wondering about the origins of the monument visited by almost three million people every year, you need to know that its name comes from the Arabic: al-Hambra ('the red one'). It was designed between the 9th and 12th centuries as a military area (Qal'at al-hamra, 'Red Fortress'), but not only for that: the Alhambra was a stronghold, a Nasrid palace and a medina (small city) all at the same time. That was until 1492, when it became a Christian court after the reconquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs. As the heritage site is enormous and full of details, a visit to the Alhambra is never short. Some people do it in one or two hours, but history lovers can take more than five hou...
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English & Spanish
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Alhambra Gardens and Alcazaba Entrance (Alcazaba, Generalife Gardens)
Official guide
Does not include Nasrid Palaces
Meeting Points
Departure
Patronato de la Alhambra y el Generalife
Meeting point on the wall map located next to the Alhambra ticket offices
