Andalucía - Discover Spain: Experience the Best of Spain - page 553

Top Sights

Albayzín C1

Alhambra D2

Capilla Real B2

Sights

1 Hammans de Al-Andalus D2

Eating

2 Bodegas Castañeda B2

3 Kasbah B2

4 Restaurante Arrayanes C1

Sights & Activities

ALHAMBRA
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Palace Complex

( 902 441221; advance ticket purchase: www.alhambra-tickets.es ,
www.servicaixa.com ; adult/EU senior & EU student €12/9, Generalife only €6;
8.30am-8pm 16 Mar-31 Oct, closed 25 Dec & 1 Jan) Stretched along the top of the hill
known as La Sabika, the Alhambra is the stuff of fairy tales. From outside, its red
fortress towers and walls appear plain, if imposing, rising from woods of cypress
and elm, with the Sierra Nevada forming a magnificent backdrop.
Some areas of the Alhambra can be visited at any time without a ticket, but the
highlight areas can be entered only with a ticket. Up to 6600 tickets are available for
each day. About one-third of these are sold at the ticket office on the day, but they
sell out early and you need to start queuing by 7am to be reasonably sure of getting
one.