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Court of the Lions: Our most recommended tours and activities

Granada: Alhambra Entry Ticket with Audio Guide

1. Granada: Alhambra Entry Ticket with Audio Guide

Enjoy the flexibility and freedom of a self-guided tour of Granada with your audio guide tourist navigator that comes with GPS navigation. After you have picked up your personal tourist navigator and your entry time for Alhambra Palace, enjoy skip-the-line entry to Alhambra and see the exquisitely detailed Islamic art and architecture of Generalife Gardens, Nasrid Palaces, and Alcazaba Fortress. Your audio guide will provide detailed explanations of Alhambra and Generalife as you walk. After your visit to Alhambra and before giving back the audio guide, discover the city’s best cultural offerings, tapas bars, monuments, and museums. Follow the tips of your GPS navigator, and relax in the evening with a massage, have fun with friends at a great restaurant, play golf, or visit an amusement park.  

Granada: Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces and Generalife Guided Tour

2. Granada: Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces and Generalife Guided Tour

No visit to Granada is complete without seeing the Alhambra, the only remaining fortress complex from the city’s Islamic period - so take advantage of this tour of the attraction with an experienced guide.  You will fall in love with this monumental complex: see the fortress (the Alcazaba), the Nasrid Palaces (optional), the Generalife Gardens and Palace, and more beautiful venues scattered around this complex. Enter these incredible places and breathe in the history and art of the Nasrid Kingdom. Your official guide will explain the origins and development of one of the most visited monuments in the world, delighting you with its exquisite fusion of Andalusian art and culture. If the option is selected, your ticket includes access to all the venues, including the Nasrid Palaces. In addition, choose the transportation option to reduce travel stress and make the most of your visit to this unique and stunning monument complex.

Granada: Alhambra Ticket and Guided Tour with Nasrid Palaces

3. Granada: Alhambra Ticket and Guided Tour with Nasrid Palaces

Get a taste of medieval Granada with an unforgettable guided tour of the Alhambra and Generalife grounds, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Relax knowing your ticket to the palatial city includes entry to the Nasrid Palaces, Alcazaba Fortress, and Generalife grounds. Best of all, choose a small-group or private guided experience, depending on your preference.  Your expert local guide will collect you from just outside the complex, ensuring that you access the Alhambra grounds via a separate group entrance. You will also enjoy separate group access with your guide when entering the Generalife Palace.  Take in the tranquility of the Emirs’ old summer palace at the Generalife, including a beautiful rose garden, planted courtyards, and relaxing water features. Hear all about the history of the city of Granada and the Alhambra in this tranquil setting.  Your guide will take you into the Nasrid Palaces, the old Moorish palaces, where you can get up close to the iconic Islamic decorative details. Enjoy the colorful geometric tiling and various courtyard water features, including the famous Patio de los Leones. Architecture and art fans will enjoy the iconic Islamic and Mudéjar styles in the grounds. Visit the Alcazaba with your guide to see the royal fortress, so strong it was used for many centuries after its construction. Climb the steps of the Watch Tower here to get unrivaled views of the city of Granada below you, including the Albaicín and Sacromonte neighborhoods. Roam the free areas of the complex at the end of the tour, whether you want to take in more of the beautiful gardens or visit other features such as the Palace of Carlos V, a Renaissance palace dating from the 16th century. Enjoy breathtaking views of the old Arabic Quarter of Granada, the Albaicín, from numerous viewing points in the Moorish palace complex.

Granada: Fast-Track Alhambra & Nasrid Palaces Guided Tour

4. Granada: Fast-Track Alhambra & Nasrid Palaces Guided Tour

Discover the fascinating and mysterious Alhambra. For years the ancient palace complex has been the most visited monument in Spain, and the greatest surviving symbol of Islamic culture in Western civilization. Choose from a group tour, or select the private option for a tour with you and your party alone. Get to know the Alhambra and its palaces in a relaxed and detailed way, with the help of your knowledgeable expert guide. History and legend are intermingled in this jewel of Nasrid architecture, that perfectly combines water, light, architecture and vegetation.  The Alhambra is the only palatial city from the times of Islamic rule over the Iberian Peninsular that has been preserved. This tour grants you access to the entire fortress complex, including the Alcazaba, the Generalife, the Palace of Carlos V, and the mosque baths. Take advantage of your visit to this marvel of architecture to meditate and understand, with the help of your guide, the magic and symbolism that surrounds each of these buildings.

Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces, and Generalife 3-Hour Guided Tour

5. Alhambra, Nasrid Palaces, and Generalife 3-Hour Guided Tour

On this 3-hour guided tour, visit the Nasrid Palaces, the Palace of Charles V and the Generalife and its gardens. Admire beautiful views of Granada along the journey and skip the long lines to spend more quality time enjoying your trip. Be amazed by the province's beauty and learn about the history of the Alhambra Palaces and its Gardens. See the Nasrid Palace with its beautiful tile work and stucco ceilings, the famous Court of the Lions, fountains, pools, gardens and patios.

Granada: Alhambra & Generalife Fast-Track Guided Tour

6. Granada: Alhambra & Generalife Fast-Track Guided Tour

Discover the unforgettable Muslim palatial city of Alhambra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which once was home to the sultans of the Nasrid Dynasty. Learn more about its rich history and elaborate, Moorish architecture from a professional guide as you walk around the uniquely well-preserved medieval citadel and explore both the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife gardens.  Inside the palatine city and once the explanations have been received, enjoy the artistic beauty of the Patio de los Leones. Known for its iconic Muslim blue and yellow tile decoration, the courtyard is a stunning example of the splendor of Islamic architecture and engineering. Next, visit the Palace of Mexuar, the oldest palace in the complex and the Palace of Comares, which was the official residence of the Sultan as well as the location of the throne room. Finally, head to the Palace of Lions, which is considered the peak of Nazari art. Finish your tour at the sultan’s summer palace to the east of Alhambra. The Generalife is framed by breathtaking scenery and surrounded by a plethora of vegetation and green open space.

Granada: Alhambra Fast-Track Tour with Nasrid Palaces

7. Granada: Alhambra Fast-Track Tour with Nasrid Palaces

Before entering the premises you will have a brief introduction in order to put you in the right context. Your visit to the Nazari monument includes three main areas: Alcazaba, the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife-gardens, the order of which vary according to the circumstances and time of access to Palacios Nazaríes.  Your guide will decide the order and will inform the group about it before starting the tour. The Palace of Charles V is also included in the visit, although access is free without tickets.

Granada: Alhambra Night Tour

8. Granada: Alhambra Night Tour

Get picked up from your hotel in Grenada, and take advantage of a convenient transfer to the Alhambra palaces. Meet your guide and skip the line to enter into the palace complex with a fast-access ticket.  Start the tour from the Atrium of the Alhambra. Begin a walking tour through the monument surroundings as you admire the Water Tower, the Tower of Baltasar de la Cruz, the Tower of the Seven Floors, the Tower of the Captain, the Tower of the Witch, and Tower of the Heads. Next, reach the Charles V Palace through the Tower of the Justice. Finally, continue through the Door of Justice and enter into the Nasrid Palaces, and discover the enchanting architecture and decoration. Explore iconic places including the Hall of Ambassadors, Court of the Myrtles, Hall of the Two Sisters, and the amazing Palace of the Lions.

From Seville: Alhambra Palace and Albaycin Tour

9. From Seville: Alhambra Palace and Albaycin Tour

Follow the route taken by the writer Washington Irving and see the Alhambra Palace and Generalife Gardens, as well as the city of Granada. Your guide will transport you into the magical world of the Arabian Nights as you explore beyond Moorish architecture to learn about the palace's history. Transform your visit into an extraordinary and rich experience. With a guided tour of Alhambra, have one of the official tourist guides at your disposal, an expert interpreter of Granada’s heritage. Your guide will lead you through every part that forms the “red fortress” and will also answer any queries that you may have about this spectacular monument.

Granada: Alhambra Fast-Track Ticket and Guided Tour by Night

10. Granada: Alhambra Fast-Track Ticket and Guided Tour by Night

Delve headfirst into Granada’s rich history with a guided walking tour of the Alhambra by night. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1984, the Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex that once was home to the sultans of the Nasrid Dynasty.  Feast your eyes on the spectacular mix of elaborate Islamic art and architecture as your official tour guide gives you the inside scoop on its monumental and historic stature. Explore the artistic beauty of the Court of the Lions as your guide leads you between the marble columns. Renowned for its iconic Muslim decor of blue and yellow tiles, the court is an impressive example of Islamic architectural and engineering splendor.

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What people are saying about Court of the Lions

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based on 22,695 reviews

The tour was fantastic. The young woman that was our initial guide (while on the bus) was excellent and spoke 4 or 5 languages flawlessly. Once we arrived, the onsite guide was equally well spoken in multiple languages and was able to provide an ongoing explanation and answer all questions from the group. The site itself is spectacular and its history fascinating. Highly recommend taking this tour!

Carmen was a very passionate and expert guide. The agency contacted to confirm details the night before. In this tour we were the only guests but in general they seem to work small groups. An unforgettable experience and excellent service that made it possible

Very well organized experience. Our guide on the bus was so friendly and very knowledgeable about everything we passed on the way from Malaga to the Alhambra. Our guide in the Alhambra was super and delivered an amazing tour

privat tour with very nice and good guide was a great choice. we could fully enjoy the place and get maximum of knowlege + some nice tips for tapas and good activities in Granada

Our guide was excellent. He had designed a knowledgeable 3.5 hour tour that involved all of our senses.