Albaicín
Guide
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FreeWalkAllow 1.5–2.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A steep hill of white houses, walled gardens and cobbled lanes facing the Alhambra, with small squares, old churches built over mosques, and a street of tea houses at the bottom.
A brief history
It was the oldest part of Moorish Granada and is a World Heritage Site together with the Alhambra; its walled house-gardens are called cármenes.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon, ending at a viewpoint for sunset
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1.5–2.5 h
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Albaicín: The white Moorish quarter on the hill facing the Alhambra: beautiful and steep, with several hostels.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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