The Alhambra
- Address: Cuesta de Gomérez, Granada
- Hours: Open daily 8:30am - 6pm (until 8pm Mar - Oct), open late Fri and Sat evenings. Closed Dec 25 and Jan 1
- Admission: €12. Other areas of the complex have separate admission fees
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Must-Do Experience,
Monument - Historical,
Palace
The Alhambra Reviews
We've found 289 The Alhambra reviews from Viator.com travelers and members: what they loved, what they liked and what they think could be improved. It's all here to help you make the most of your next trip.
Review by ROBAT E W, February 2013
Doing what: Granada Day Trip from Malaga, including the Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens
A good day out. Lucky we went with an organised trip, otherwise there was no guarantee of entry to Alhambra, or we would have had to wait for hours outside. With pre-booking we were allowed to enter soon after arrival. The lady guide on the bus was excellent as was the guide around Alhambra. Plenty of stops for refreshments and toilets.
Review by Daniel B, February 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Alhambra and Generalife Gardens Half-Day Tour
Our guide simply walked us through the rooms, commenting on the view and where we could take photos. She did not seem to know anything about the Alhambra or even take an interest in it. At one point, she was texting on her phone, and when my husband asked her a question she told him to 'hang on'.
Review by Catherine C, January 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Alhambra and Generalife Gardens Half-Day Tour
A lot of tourists come to Alhambra and skipping the line was a time-saver. Granada has a lot of gypsies and hills so I wouldn't want to go to Alhambra/Generalife on my own. Guide was great. Definitely worth the money!
Review by Dulce L, January 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Alhambra and Generalife Gardens Half-Day Tour
We were lucky to be guided by Imaculada for our tour around the Alhambra and Generalife in Granada. The tour was informative and full of little interesting tips and informative titbits. There were four of us and we all thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt a lot as well.
Review by Kristen L, January 2013
Doing what: Granada Day Trip from Malaga, including the Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens
This was the perfect way to see the Alhambra and get a glimpse of Granada. The local guide at the palace and garden was very knowledgeable and interesting. Finding lunch was a little challenging (more direction from the guide would be appreciated). A lot of walking - be prepared.
Review by bowmanme2003, January 2013
Doing what: Granada Day Trip from Seville Including Skip-the-Line Entrance to Alhambra Palace and Optional Albaicin Walking Tour
First, Clara, our guide was wonderful! She was helpful, nice, spoke very good English, and explained everything perfectly, even when we would sleep during the ride. The ride was pretty comfortable (though long) and the countryside was very pretty. The Alhambra is MUST SEE.
Review by Catherine R, January 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Alhambra and Generalife Gardens Half-Day Tour
The guide we had, Tarek, was absolutely superb. He was an older man, Spanish I think, with impeccable English and a superb knowledge of Alhambra and Art and History in general. The 3 hours wizzed by.
The organisation for picking us up, however was a bit haphazard and chaotic, hence the 4 stars! We didnt know whether to wait at our hotel, or in the Plaza Neuva. The e-mail telling uswhere and when to meet didnt arrive until after we came back from the trip!!
Review by aydinakbudak, January 2013
Doing what: Granada Day Trip from Malaga, including the Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens
Alhambra was totally great. We dıdnt see Granada due to rain but it was ok too. My only problem was my seat wıth a very short leg space, and unncessary stops for 1h 45m trıp.
Review by Robert S, January 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Alhambra and Generalife Gardens Half-Day Tour
This was a great tour once it started! Getting off the bus and grouped by language groups and size was very confusing and haphazard. But once the tour started, we were very pleased. Our guide was knowledgeable and humorous and made sure we were all able to hear him and get our questions answered. I would recommend it readily for anyone wanting to go the Alhambra.
Review by Dorothy C, January 2013
Doing what: Granada City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Nice way to see the city. If you want to go to the Alhambra or the Albayzin book separate tours. They weren´t interested in helping us since we had pre-paid. Didn´t discuss the walking tour of the Albayzin with us as with others, so we missed out on that.
Review by John H, January 2013
Doing what: Granada Day Trip from Malaga, including the Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens
The tour of the Alhambra Palace and gardens was excellent, conducted by a fluent English-speaking expert local guide, Gerardo. However, the day trip itself was let down by poor time-keeping on the part of the tour guide, Eva, which meant a lot of waiting around and a very late return to Malaga.
Review by janette a, January 2013
Doing what: Skip the Line: Alhambra and Generalife Gardens Half-Day Tour
Expensive but hassle free way to see the Alhambra. The guides were very good and had a tremendous knowledge of their subject. Tip-wear warm clothes if doing off season as sunny but freezing cold.
Review by SCV, December 2012
Doing what: Granada Day Trip from Seville Including Skip-the-Line Entrance to Alhambra Palace and Optional Albaicin Walking Tour
The Alhambra is so beautiful, well worth a visit! We had an official Alhambra tour guide who was very nice and knowleagble; I was glad I had booked a guided tour rather than go by myself, as everything made a lot more sense with the guide's explanations. The drive from Seville to Granada went relatively fast, as the minibus was very comfty and the host entertained us with interesting stories about the region most of the way. We also stopped on the way at a little shop that had local products and I bought an amazing olive oil! Very recommended!
Review by Maite M, December 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Alhambra and Generalife Gardens Half-Day Tour
the staff that gave us the tour knew a lot about the alhambra. Allthought we had a very strong rain, the handled very well the awful weather.
Review by HiawathaB, December 2012
Doing what: Skip the Line: Alhambra and Generalife Gardens Half-Day Tour
Our tour would rate a 5 except for problem with hotel pickup. We confirmed prior day with office pick-up time and location. The hotel entrance is pedestrian only. We waited where taxi stops r made. After several calls to office no pick-up and an 8Euro frantic taxi ride to Alhambra. ps Gustavo was great!
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