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

About this experience

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.

What to expect

1. Stop 1 · 5min

   Tour Departure Point: My Top Tour Tickets Office (Paseo de la Sabica nº32, junto al Hotel Guadalupe)

2. Stop 2 · 1h

   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.

3. Stop 3 · 20min

   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. Stop 4 · 45min

   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".

5. Stop 5 · 30min

   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.

Tour & ticket options

Options may have different inclusions and meeting points. Choose your option when booking on Viator.

Meeting & pickup

• My Top Tour Ticket Office is next to Hotel Guadalupe. You must be at the meeting point 15 minutes before.

End point

• The visit will end in the Alhambra

• A current valid passport or ID is required on the day of travel

Before you go

• 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.

Cancellation policy

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