TRIP TO GRANADA (Alhambra and Generalife) FROM ALMERIA AND ALMERIA COAST:

Description

We pick you up from all the different hotels we will come across towards Granada through Guadix. We will stop for a coffee break (25 min.) in Los Abades service station. Once we arrive to Granada we'll follow the next points (the order will vary according to the Alhambra entrance time):

1. Visit the Cathedral and the Royal Chapel (not included in the price).Free time to walk and enjoy the city center.

Granada Cathedral is a key work of the Spanish Renaissance. It was declared a National Monument and a Site of Cultural Interest and was built next to the old main mosque. The Royal Chapel is the building adjoining the Cathedral and was chosen by Fernando the Catholic to house the Royal Pantheon. The Main Altar contains the remains of the monarchs which are kept in a beautiful sepulchres crafted by Domenico Fancelli.  

2. Visit to the Alhambra and Generalife (about 2 hours)
Alhambra is the most interesting monument in Granada and the most beautiful Arab art built in any time or any country. Alhambra is named after its reddish walls (qa´lat al Hamra). It was the leisure residence of the Nasrid Royalty. It rises over the al-Sabika Hill, overlooking the whole city. This huge precinct and its surroundings have wonderful sights over the city, above all over its main quarters (Albaicin, Alcazaba,.).   Inside the Alhambra we stressed the Lions Court, named after the fountain in the centre laying over 12 lions; the Court of the Myrtles, where the central pond reflects the light inside the rooms around; the Ambassadors Room, whose ceiling represents the seven heavens of Islamic cosmology;   Charles the V Palace.
Generalife is adjacent to the Alhambra. In the Generalife you will admire beautiful water games, ponds, and really well cared gardens plenty of flowers. 
 
3. Buffet Lunch in Hotel El Carmen. (Optional, lunch extra charge Adult:12 €, Children: 10 €)

Return to Roquetas through Motril with another 25 minutes break.

Details of the visit

• Full day trip.
• Trip price: See diagram below.
• Departures on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays: See diagram below.
• Guaranteed languages: Spanish, French, English, German and Dutch.  
• Children: Up to 3 years old, free without services. Children prices availables from 4 to 11 years old.
• Buffet lunch in Hotel El Carmen. (Optional, lunch extra charge Adult 12 €, Children 10 €). Please, indicate in your reservation form if you are having the lunch.
• Includes go and return transport, guide, Alhambra and Generalife tickets, and lunch (optional).
• How to pay (Secure Paymet): Paying everything in advance, by credit card or bank transfer. 

Further details

• The meeting point is usually your hotel or a hotel nerby. The meeting point will be fixed later. 
• If there was no possibility to make a group in a single language, in some occasions the visit could be carried out in two languages.
• To make a reservation, please fill the following form. We will contact you soon to inform you how to pay. Once it is done, we will send you the confirmation of the visit.
• Any booking application should be sent 48 hours in advance.