2 hours
2 languages
Mobile ticket

Highlights

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 hours. From the Alcazaba to the Royal Palaces, the charming Gilded Room, the majestic Comares Hall, the Renaissance palace of Charles V (now the Museum of Fine Arts) or the famous Courtyard of the Lions...

Inclusions

What's included

Alhambra Gardens and Alcazaba Entrance (Alcazaba, Generalife Gardens)
Official guide

What's not

Does not include Nasrid Palaces

Itinerary

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 hAdmission included

Cancellation

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

Reviews

5.0

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Know before you go

Meeting point: Meeting point on the wall map located next to the Alhambra ticket offices
Pickup: Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group size: Up to 30 travellers
Operated by: SUNtravel Granada

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Granada

Its from-price is 24% below the median of the 642 experiences we list in Granada.
It is shorter than most of them.
By number of reviews it ranks 351 of 642.

About Granada

Granada is an Andalusian city below the Sierra Nevada, home to the Alhambra palace complex, the Moorish Albaicín quarter and a famous tapas habit.

The Alhambra, a hilltop fortress and palace complex built by the Nasrid rulers in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, is one of Spain's most visited monuments, with carved plasterwork, courtyards and pools, and the Generalife gardens beside it. Granada fell in 1492, the last Muslim kingdom in Spain, and the cathedral and Royal Chapel, with the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella, mark that turning point.

Top-ranked sights in Granada: Generalife Gardens, Alhambra (Alhambra de Granada), Palace of Charles V (Palacio de Carlos V).

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