Granada: Walking Tour of Sacromonte and Albaycin, Land of Legends and Stories
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138 Ratings
Granada
Embark on a captivating 2.5-hour walking tour of Granada's Sacromonte and Albaycin neighborhoods, where you'll uncover the rich history, legends, and stories of this Muslim and gypsy land. Discover the tales of Spanish heroine Mariana Pineda, the Aljibe lovers, and the gypsy Chorrohumo. A must-do for first-time visitors!
Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Albayzin - The best view at Alhambra
  • Sacromonte - Gipsy place
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Granada: a quintessential terrain of Muslims and gypsies with prime illustrations being the Albayzin and Sacromonte districts. Embark on this 2.5-hour directed ambulatory exploration to unearth myths and tales of its past dwellers like the Spanish champion Mariana Pineda, the lovers from Aljibe, and the gypsy Chorrohumo. This excursion is essential for those paying their initial visit to Granada.

  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Pl. Isabel la Católica, 36
Plaza Isabel la Católica
ESPAÑOL: Plaza Isabel La Católica (busque los paraguas morados) INGLÉS Y FRANCÉS: Plaza de Santa Ana cerca de la Iglesia (busque los paraguas naranjas)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.6
(138 Ratings)
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220shirazj
May 17, 2023
A fantastic experience seeing some very cool neighbourhoods with Marta! - Well worth the tour of both stunning neighbourhoods. Booked online with the company the night before and set off at 6pm for a 2.5hour tour of these incredible neighbourhoods. Would have never found half the places on my own and the guide (Marta) was very knowledgeable, had excellent English and very positive. She answered lots of our questions along the way and made it fun for everybody. Well with joining one of these tours to see places and viewpoints that you would have missed otherwise!
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Marialuisa_p
Oct 9, 2022
Excellent - Excellent! Our tour guide, Carmen, was exceptionally good. Thoroughly enjoyable tour. Will most definitely recommend.
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Manuel_r
Mar 5, 2020
A gorgeous place and a great guide. - We had so much fun exploring that part of the city. The neighborhood is gorgeous and the historical context offered by our tour guide (Josh) helped put everything in perspective. I would do it again if I'm ever back in town.
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Mouna_2288
Feb 11, 2020
Wonderful experience! - We did the free morning tour around the city with Josh and we loved the experience. he was so nice, giving excellent explanations and historical stories. We decided to book the night tour with him as well and it was as great ! We clearly recommend to do these tours with Josh (English tours) he is the best and we learnt so much on Granada.
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878franzk
Jan 18, 2020
Perfect! - Josh lead us through an architectural and historical maze providing unusual insights and sights only a person intimately familiar with the area can do. Terrific job!
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Jen_w
Dec 13, 2019
Awesome Granada Walking Tour - This wonderful walking tour to see Albaycin and Sacromonte areas in Granana definitely exceeded our expection. Oour tour guide is Jose. He is very friendly and knowledgeable. He speaks really good English. Throughout this tour, he provided a lot of insights for us to understand more about this beautify city. He even took us to the best spots to see Alhambra in the evening. We are very pleased with the tour and would highly recommend this for anyone visiting Granada.
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Nestor_f
Sep 8, 2023
The company changed the meeting point without any advise. - We waited almost half an hour to the guide. He didn’t appear. Another guide from another company told us that the meeting was changed. We lost the opportunity of this tour
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Catherine_x
Mar 14, 2022
Tour operator didn’t show up - We showed up at the meeting place on time ( we even verified meeting spot ahead of time via WhatsApp in advance), but the tour operator was not at the location at all! I called the tour operator number Viator gave to me, the operator said they made a mistake, and suggested me to get a refund. So we ended up not able to visit the tour covered areas. Wasted our opportunity and time. Very frustrating.
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Catcal9
Mar 13, 2022
We were never able to take the tour as the guide was not at meeting pls r - The tour guide at the meeting place on the ticket said he didn’t have our name on his list, so we couldn’t take the tour.
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X9391xobens
Dec 5, 2019
Cancelled 2 hours before start and no refund - I booked onto the English speaking Sacromonte and Albaycin Walking Tour. I called the day before to confirm the tour was taking place as this company has a 24 hour cancellation policy (for you) and they said it was. 2 hours bore the tour was due to start they called me to say the tour was cancelled due to low numbers. I cut short a hike to get back to the city in time so i was very disappointed. I asked for a refund and the girl explained her manager needed to process that and that they would call me back. I have not been contacted and have not received my refund. I ended up walking the same area by myself, there isn't any need to go with these guys, there are lots of plaques detailing the history of the buildings and the surrounding areas you can just read yourself.
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