Alhambra Group Walking Tour

Alhambra Group Walking Tour in Malaga, Spain

5.0(2)

Duration

3 hours

Languages

English, Spanish, French, German

Guests

1-15

Visit Alhambra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and get to know the last historically Arabic city in Spain. This tour takes you back 600 years, when this fortress was reconstructed and converted into a magnificent royal palace by the Sultan of Granada in 1333. The complex offers sweeping views of nearby villages and the jagged Sierra Nevada mountain.

Highlights:

Alhambra
Nasrid Palaces
Alcazaba fortress
Generalife Gardens

Includes:

A guide
Entrance fees to the Nasrid Palaces
The Alcazaba fortress
The Generalife Gardens
Earphones

Please note: Passport is required.

The complex sits atop a hill and offers sweeping views of nearby villages and the jagged Sierra Nevada mountain range in the distance. Upon arrival at hte meeting point, your guide regales you with stories about the site's construction and transformation over the centuries.

Enter the sprawling complex, gazing up at its sheer stone walls designed with contemporary Nasrid architecture. This former fortress was converted into a palace in the 14th century, so you're greeted by delicate stonework and ornate ceilings with each chamber you enter.

Step into the Royal Complex and see the quarters that Charles V once called home, and then wander the former sultan's recreational area and lush Moorish gardens. Hear more stories about Alhambra's origins as a military fortress before its transformation into an extravagant hilltop palace.