Alhambra and Generalife Skip-the-Line Ticket with Official Guide

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Duration:2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Location: Granada, Andalucia

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Enjoy guaranteed and skip-the-line access to the popular Alhambra fortress and Generalife Gardens. Know more abouth the Alhambra with an official guide and get swept up in the beauty and architecture of this UNESCO site.

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1. The Alhambra
The Alhambra, located on the Sabica hill, is an Andalusian palatine city. Its name comes from the reddish colour of its walls, coming from the clay of the land itself (Al-Hamra in Arabic). It is formed by a group of palaces, gardens and fortress where there was a citadel within the city of Granada itself, its main function was to serve as accommodation for the monarch and the court of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. There are also Christian settlements, such as the palace of Charles V and the church of Santa Maria, built on top of the old mosque. It is one of the most visited monuments in Spain and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1984. Enjoy the visit with an official guide.
2. Alcazaba
The Alcazaba is the oldest part of the Alhambra, from the Arabic: القصبة al-qaṣbah (citadel) was a fortified enclosure of urban character, whose function was to serve as royal residence to Mohamed I until the Palaces were finished, from there its function was purely military.
3. Palace of Carlos V
Carlos V's palace is a Renaissance construction by the architect Pedro Machuca. The palace is unique in its style, forming a square with a circular courtyard inscribed inside. It is the most outstanding work of the Spanish Renaissance.
4. Generalife
The Generalife is the villa with gardens used by the Muslim kings of Granada as a place of retreat and rest. It was conceived as a rural villa, where ornamental gardens, orchards and architecture were integrated in the vicinity of the Alhambra. The name we give to the Generalife complex literally means Yannat al-Arif: "The Architect's Garden", an allusion to the gardens and orchards that supplied fruit and vegetables to the Nasrid court. However, the palace to which we are heading, designed as a resting place for the monarch, was what the poet Ibn al-Jayyab called "the royal house of happiness".

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Posted By : F7281WLlaural
Leticia ha sido maravillosa, nos ha explicado todo genial.El tour se ha hecho súper ameno y se nota que sabe de lo que habla. Para repetir
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Posted On : 2024-06-29 05:48:53

Posted By : Pervez_Q
Excellent service looking forward to next trip where we can visit the main decorative parts of Alhambra

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Posted On : 2024-06-28 12:48:05

Posted By : Gleb_M
I was able to secure tickets into the Alhambra last minute with this tour. The guide was energetic and the tour covered the grounds of the Alhambra and its history well.
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 16:20:21

Posted By : 414chelsyg
Des vues magnifiques ainsi quel la guide super gentille (Béatrice) , elle expliquait bien, j’y suis allé avec ma soeur c’était super on a adoré !
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Posted On : 2024-06-27 12:04:48

Posted By : Valeriu_N
The place was extremely crowded and there were more than 30 people in the group, not allowing us to ask many questions. The guide was great, but the tour was not well organized, it took us 30 minutes to get to the location.
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 17:17:11

Posted By : Anthonius_L
Especially the gardens are very beautiful. Unfortunately we missed the Fountain of Lions. The tour didn’t bring us there
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 13:57:30

Posted By : Carolyn_C
Very knowledgeable and pleasant guide. We learned far more about the Alhambra than we would have done if we had not taken the guided tour.
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 03:20:06

Posted By : Sarkisbelian
Thank you, so much Ms. Fernandez for the informative and the nice Al Hambra palace tour. Recommended without any doubt.
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 14:43:25

Posted By : 384kenf
We're the types that never buy tours, preferring to go at our own pace and to our places of interest. So we were tough people to please.and pleased we were!
Our tour guide (Virginia) was fantastic, deeply knowledgeable (we learned so much that we never would have on our own), answered all our many questions with gusto, and even though she's been doing it for 8 years she came across as enthusiastic and excited. A gem

Another plus is that they hand individual wireless headsets so you can hear everything without crowding around the guide

Only negative is that this does _not_ include the nasrid palace, which we've learned is common, but we didn't realize at the time. Book both!
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 13:16:32

Posted By : graham_t
Fabulous views marvellous architecture very interesting a must see
So much to see in a wonderful setting

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Posted On : 2024-06-20 15:36:54