Motril Trip Overview
Taking this private tour from Motril to Granada and the Alhambra Palace, we will visit one of the most beautiful architectural wonders of the world, it is home to two of Spain’s best-known UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
We will explore with our private local Alhambra guide the gardens of the Generalife and the exquisite Moorish architecture of the Nasrid Palaces, framed by the stunning backdrop of the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Mountains. From these ancient Palaces and gardens, you will enjoy stunning views of the beautiful city of Granada and the Gypsy quarters of the Albaicín.
After this private Alhambra Palace tour, we will head up to the centre of Granada. You will have free time for lunch (not included), and then we head back to Motril.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Motril, Spain
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Taking this private tour from Motril to Granada and the Alhambra Palace, we will visit one of the most beautiful architectural wonders of the world, it is home to two of Spain’s best-known UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
We will explore with our private local Alhambra guide the gardens of the Generalife and the exquisite Moorish architecture of the Nasrid Palaces, framed by the stunning backdrop of the snow-covered Sierra Nevada Mountains. From these ancient Palaces and gardens, you will enjoy stunning views of the beautiful city of Granada and the Gypsy quarters of the Albaicín.
After this private Alhambra Palace tour, we will head up to the centre of Granada. You will have free time for lunch (not included), and then we head back to Motril.
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Stop At: The Alhambra, Calle Real de la Alhambra, s/n Palacio de Carlos V, 18009 Granada Spain
Private tour of the spectacular Alhambra Palace with private English-speaking official guide to give you a wonderful insight of the history and culture of this spectacular place. / / On this full day trip to Granada. We will visit the Alhambra palace and its courtyards which were built for the last Moorish Emirs in Spain, for the ruling Nasrid dynasty.
After the Cristian reconquest by the Catholic Monarchs,
Isabella and Ferdinand in 1492, some sections of the Alhambra palace were used by the Christian Monarchy.
Their Grandson Charles V, who was the Holy Roman Emperor in 1527, ruling much of Europe, built a palace that was inserted inside the Alhambra and within the old fortifications of the Nazarid Palaces.
Then afterwards for centuries, the Alhambra was allowed to fall into disrepair as well as being badly destroyed by Napoleon troops.
Duration: 5 hours
