Alhambra and Generalife Skip-the-Line Ticket with Guide Granada
Description
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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Tour Departure Point: My Top Tour Tickets Office (Paseo de la Sabica nº32, junto al Hotel Guadalupe)
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.
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.
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".
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.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- The tour requires a minimum group of 6 participants to take place. If exceptionally the minimum number is not reached, they will be given an audio guide and the difference will be refunded.
Reviews(579)
Friendly local tour guide with a nice sense of humor. Ventura, our guide, welcomed questions and shared many stories and much history. We highly recommend this tour.
Terrible and recurring experience, as reported in several other reviews, already experienced by other people. We booked a guided tour at the Alhambra in Granada at least a month before the experience, spending €45 per person. When we arrived, we were told that there wasn't the necessary number of people to form a group with a guide in the requested language, so we were given a different ticket with an audio guide for €21. Upon our request for an explanation, we were advised to ask for compensation, and in the end, they only want to issue us a refund of €5 per person, when we spent at least double that extra amount, without having any alternatives. We will certainly proceed through the appropriate channels; this is a full-blown scam. Be careful about trusting them.
We loved our guide, ALBA JIMÉNEZ. She gave a very pleasant and very interesting tour. Everything she showed us was super attractive, educational, and very professional. We are very happy and grateful that Alba was our guide; she is super cordial and professional. A luxury!!
Too many people in the group and you can’t hear the tour guide plus she’s walking ahead and talking about things that, if you’re in the back oh the group, you can’t see what she’s talking about
Terrible organization A total confusion in trying to get the tickets Didn’t even include the main Palace WY over priced I am pissed off as hell I’m trying to get a refund We never had such a stressed out day What a scam
When buying the tour, I didn't understand that I didn't choose the entrance to the Nasrid palace; it was a shame since the guide warned us that our visit ended very quickly. In my opinion, it is not well explained whether or not it includes the palace. Even after the tour, I went back to the website to look for the tour I had bought and look for the tour I really wanted to do, the one with the guided visit with the palace included. I liked the guided tour, the guide is TOP, she made the tour very pleasant and answered all our questions. Thank you for your attention!
I booked an entrance to the Alhambra with a guide for two with My Top Tour for the price of €112. That same morning, I was told that the tour was canceled and that I would have an audio guide as a replacement. When I asked for a refund, they replied that the refund would be €10. I heard that it happened to other groups or couples. Be careful!!!!
Gentile Marina, Ci dispiace leggere che la sua esperienza non sia stata quella prevista al momento della prenotazione. Vogliamo chiarire che la visita guidata richiede un numero minimo di partecipanti per poter essere realizzata. Quando questo minimo non viene raggiunto, il tour guidato non può svolgersi e viene offerta un’alternativa con audioguida, affinché il cliente possa comunque accedere all’Alhambra e realizzare la visita. Comprendiamo che una visita con guida e una visita con audioguida non siano la stessa esperienza, e ci dispiace che il cambio comunicato la stessa mattina abbia causato disagio. Per quanto riguarda l’importo del rimborso indicato, questo viene calcolato tenendo conto del fatto che i biglietti ufficiali erano già stati gestiti, insieme agli altri servizi inclusi nella prenotazione. Prendiamo nota del suo commento, soprattutto in merito alla comunicazione del cambio, per continuare a migliorare l’esperienza dei nostri clienti. Cordiali saluti, Il team di My Top Tour
Agreed on ticket + guide for 56 euros (21 for the ticket + 35 for the guide), paid in advance. A few hours before the tour, I am informed that instead of the guide, an audio guide will be provided and only 5 euros will be refunded. From this, one can deduce that the audio guide cost 30 euros! A scam to be reported to the competent authorities.
Gentile Antonello, Ci dispiace leggere che la sua esperienza non sia stata quella attesa e comprendiamo il suo disappunto per il cambio comunicato prima della visita. Il cambio da visita guidata ad audioguida è stato effettuato per motivi operativi. Ci rendiamo conto che questa modifica possa aver influito sull’esperienza prevista e ci scusiamo per il disagio causato. Tuttavia, non condividiamo che il servizio venga definito una truffa. La prenotazione comprendeva non solo l’ingresso ufficiale all’Alhambra e al Generalife, ma anche servizi aggiuntivi forniti dalla nostra agenzia, come la gestione completa della prenotazione, l’assistenza al cliente e, in questo caso, l’alternativa tramite audioguida per permettere comunque lo svolgimento della visita. Il prezzo del biglietto ufficiale è quindi solo una parte dell’importo totale pagato, poiché il servizio include anche la gestione e il supporto associati all’esperienza. Cordiali saluti, Il team di My Top Tour
The guide knew less about the Alhambra than I did. All the information from the guide was already known to me and the guide didn't tell a couple of important things about the Alhambra. The guide didn't pay attention to where everybody of our (small, 9 people) group was so I was always far behind. Sometimes the guide was so far ahead that I lost reception on my headset.
Dear customer, We are sorry to read that the guided tour did not meet your expectations. We regret that you felt the explanations were not complete enough and that the pace of the visit made it difficult for you to follow the group comfortably. We also apologize for the inconvenience caused by the headset reception, as this should not affect the quality of the experience. Your comments are very valuable to us, as they help us review both the content of the visit and the way our groups are managed during the tour. Best regards, The My Top Tour team
Very impressive and well-guided, time management through the tour was simple
Vielen Dank für Ihre wunderbare Bewertung! Es freut uns sehr zu wissen, dass Sie die Alhambra und den Generalife als so beeindruckend empfunden haben und dass die Führung Ihnen geholfen hat, die Zeit vor Ort optimal zu nutzen. Weitere Erlebnisse und Führungen finden Sie auf www.mytoptour.org/en/ Viele Grüße, Ihr My Top Tour Team
