Alhambra Complete: Ticket Skip-the-Line Nasrid Palace and Generalife with Guide

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Duration:3 hours to 5 hours (approx.)
Location: Granada, Andalucia

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Enjoy guaranteed and skip-the-line access to the popular Nasrid Palaces, Alhambra fortress, Carlos V Palace, Generalife, and its gardens. Go with an official guide and get swept up in the beauty and architecture of this UNESCO World Heritage 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. Nasrid Palaces
The Nasrid Palaces, are a palace complex of the Alhambra of Granada formed by two independent palaces, the Palace of Comares and the Palace of the Lions, and annexes, Mexuar, its construction dates from the first third of the fourteenth century. The Alcázar or "Qasr al-Sultán" was the palace area of the Alhambra, the nucleus of the Nasrid kingdom. In this area resided the sultans, in addition to receiving an audience, dispachar the affairs of government or manage the administration of the court.
4. 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.
5. Palacio El Partal
El Partal integrates archaeological and architectural remains corresponding to palatine rooms. Its name in Arabic means portico, and refers to the remains of the residence of Sultan Muhammad III, the northernmost and oldest. In these gardens, you can see the remains of several palaces, as this area was inhabited by the Muslim nobility. The most important was the Palace of Yusuf III, with a floor plan similar to the Palace of Comares, sadly demolished in the 18th century. The Partal Gardens are an incredible place to stroll or stop during your visit to the Alhambra in Granada.
6. 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 : Julie_N
Natalie was a wonderful guide. Very interesting learning about the history. The architecture was amazing!
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 13:32:00

Posted By : Atheer A
Best experience ever and the guide was very informative , we had fun fact on the site and she answered all our questions. Its recommended to family to attend this tour
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Posted On : 2024-07-02 13:17:51

Posted By : Navigate20246712830
Tour perfetto, ottima organizzazione dei gruppi divisi per lingua all' arrivo, nessuna coda, la nostra guida Ana è stata bravissima nel passarci tutte le informazioni possibili senza mai essere noiosa, davvero un' ottima esperienza. L'unica cosa che segnalerei è che ho dovuto sollecitare via mail la conferma del tour perché non mi era arrivata.
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Posted On : 2024-06-28 09:56:10

Posted By : Clarisse S
Visite très instructive vaut largement le coup de consacrer 3h de temps guide très compétente serviable gentille et à l'écoute des personnes
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Posted On : 2024-06-25 13:18:45

Posted By : Carina_O
While the palace is huge (not the doing of the tour of course!), 3 hours of walking and leaning about the Moors is a bit much. If there’s a 2 hour tour option, I think this would be ideal. Especially for families; our kids won’t remember the experience as fondly because they were just so tired and kind of over it by hour 2. That said, the Alhambra is unbelievable and unforgettable.
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Posted On : 2024-06-22 10:36:53

Posted By : Michaela_R
Our tour guide Alba was amazing, she was very enthusiastic which made the tour very interesting and enjoyable. So worth touring this amazing place while in Granada!
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Posted On : 2024-06-21 02:27:05

Posted By : Viajeramendocina89
Excellent visit! We highly recommend it! Leticia was a great guide!! Super clear, dedicated and you could tell she knew a lot!
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Posted On : 2024-06-20 08:27:13

Posted By : Damincella
Very nice experience. The tour guide did an excellent job providing information and explaining everything in a candid and efficient way. Her name was Virginia and she was good doing her job.
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Posted On : 2024-06-19 15:55:36

Posted By : georgel266
We booked our day tour with My Top Tours on Thursday 6th June 2024 with a view to taking the tour on Monday 10th June 2024 and only then discovered that they are not the "official" Alhambra tour operator that they purport to be on the search engine.
In fact, they could not confirm the ticket sale immediately and we didn't receive confirmation until the next day.
On the Monday we drove from Malaga to Granada and arrived in good time to join our tour only to find on arrival at the pre-agreed meeting point utter confusion with multiple tours operated by My Top Tours in various languages convening on the same meeting point.
Nobody appeared to be in charge, some of the My Top Tours personnel were helpful, but language was a barrier and it seemed that within certain tours - specifically the English Language tour there was a subtour for people only undertaking part of the programme.
Eventually we found our tour and were surprised to find far from it being an intimate (read small) tour that there were some 30 participants and the tour guide was conducting it by audio.
To be fair, the tour itself was quite informative though it was primarily focused upon the Muslim era and little to no information was offered about either the Jewish or Christian contribution. We also missed out on a couple of areas which our guide advised weren't important, apparently because we started late because two late arrivals failed to bring passports despite being clearly advised on every booking page that passports were essential.
Overall, it was not an unenjoyable day, but in my opinion My Top Tours take a lot of license in the way that they describe and deliver their product.
I have since discovered that there are a myriad of other providers in the market many of whom have excellent reviews that I would have chosen in preference.
I think it is telling that there is no area on their website to leave a review!!!
Finally to add insult to injury, two days after we had taken the tour of the Alhambra (on Wednesday 12th), I received an email from My Top Tours reconfirming our booking and the meeting point for our tour on Monday 10th.
This is a company which can confidently be described as disorganised and I would therefore recommend you look elsewhere.
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Posted On : 2024-06-18 17:14:47

Posted By : Travel490513
Unique experience, beautiful monuments, clear and clear guide, very good at explaining and explaining, gardens and buildings blend into a single natural and beautiful monument
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Posted On : 2024-06-17 09:10:37