Recommended intinerary for the Alhambra Visit

The recommended tour lasts approximately 2.5 hours and has a length of 3.5 km. The order of visiting the different parts of the monument has to be carried out according to the time slot shown on the ticket to access the Nasrid Palaces.

The order recommended to follow would be one of these:

Alcazaba-Palaces-Generalife
Palaces-Alcazaba-Generalife
Generalife-Alcazaba-Palaces

Any other route order is not as effective.

If you have time, you can also visit the Museums, of Fine Arts and of the Alhambra and the Presentation Room, which are all in the Charles V Palace. The Puerta de la Justicia [Gate of Justice], the woods of the Alhambra, as well as any other premises which, temporarily, are open to the public (every month the monument opens up areas that are usually closed. Ask in the Access Pavilion.)

GENERAL DAYTIME VISIT

ITINERARY: Alcazaba - Nasrid Palaces - Generalife.

Alcazaba,is the military area within the grounds of the Monument. The following areas may be visited: the terrace of the Bucket Tower (Torre del Cubo), the ramparts of the northern wall, the Arms Square (Plaza de Armas) with an urban military district (Barrio Castrense), the terrace of the Arms Gate (Terraza de la Puerta de las Armas), the Watchtower (Torre de la Vela) and the Ramparts´ garden (Jardín de los Adarves).

Nasrid Palaces. This area includes:

Mexuar: Hall, Oratory, Gilded Room and Patio.
Comares Palace: Court of the Myrtles (Patio de los Arrayanes), Hall of the Boat (Sala de la Barca), the Ambassadors´ Hall (Salon de Embajadores).
Palace of the Lions (Palacio de los Leones): Sala de los Mocárabes, Patio, Sala de los Abencerrajes, Hall of the Kings (Sala de los Reyes), Hall of the Two Sisters (Sala de Dos Hermanas), The Emperor's Chambers, Belvedere, Court of the Wrought Iron Grille (Patio de la Reja), Garden of Lindarja.
El Partal: Gallery of the Palace (Portico del Palacio), Gardens and walkways, Rauda, Palace of Yusuf III and the Towers Walk.
Admission to the Nasrid Palaces is only allowed during the time slot shown on the ticket.

Generalife. This area includes: The New Gardens, Patio for Dismounting (Patio del Descabalgamiento), Court of Access (Patio de Acceso), Court of the Water Channel (Patio de la Acequia), Court of the Sultana, Upper Gardens and Oleander Walk.

TICKET FOR THE GARDENS

The entry ticket for the gardens allows access to the main garden areas within the Monument, with the intention that this type of ticket will expand the visitor's choice and be of value.

ITINERARY:

Cypress Walk, Secano Archaeological Walk, Gardens of Saint Francis.
Alcazaba: the Ramparts Garden (Jardín de los Adarves).
Rauda, Partal: Gallery of the Palace (Pórtico del Palacio), gardens and walkways, Palace of Yusuf III, and the Towers Walk.
Generalife: Lower Gardens, Upper Gardens, the Water Stairway.

TICKETS FOR EVENING VISIT

The itinerary for the evening visit begins from the Entrance Pavilion, continues along the Cypress Walk, and crosses the bridge over the Aqueduct next to the Water Tower (Torre del Agua) to enter into the area called the Medina. Then it follows the Royal Street (Calle Real), the esplanade of the Charles V Palace and on into the Nasrid Palaces. To exit: follow Lower Royal Street (Calle Real Bajo) and the Muslim Cemetery (Rauda).

ITINERARY:

Mexuar, Court of the Myrtles (Patio de Arrayanes) and the Court of the Lions (Patio de los Leones).
Nasrid Palaces
Admission to the Nasrid Palaces is only allowed during the time slot shown on the ticket.

*During the evening visit the use of a flash may dazzle and be of a nuisance to other visitors, therefore it is not allowed. It will also distract from the serenity of the scene found along the gently lit routes.

ROUTE FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

Despite the limitations due to the special characteristics of the spaces covered by the visit to the Monument, which includes narrow rooms and stepped and steep areas, as well as due to conservation reasons, adapted resources and tours have been arranged to facilitate access to the Nasrid Palaces, the Generalife, and other areas of the Monument to people with physical, psychic or sensorial disabilities.

The Council of the Alhambra and the Generalife is committed to adapt and improve the areas to which people with disabilities will be able to access; this commitment is shown in the present development of different accessibility plans.

Information in the Entrance Pavilion or directly to the security staff of the Monument.

Wheelchairs are available for the tour.