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Albaicin and Sacromonte with an architect
Joined 2021
Visit the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Granada by the hand of an architect. In this route you will discover a part of the historical city of Granada connected with water, landscaping and history. We will walk the islamic narrow streets, viewpoints, and monuments that the Albaicin hides inside.
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
Plaza Nueva square (by the central fountain)
Plaza Nueva
We will meet in a XVI century square in the city center of Granada where we will see some of its monuments and will take a taxi to our next stop.
San Miguel Alto
From this viewpoint I will develop the historical introduction to the city of Granada, a church built on the limit of the nasrid city.
Sacromonte
We will visit the Sacromonte neighbourhood, the traditional cave-dwelling quarter of the city of Granada, where gipsies developed the "zambra", the traditional flamenco performance.
Albaicin
We will walk through the oldest neighbourhood of the city discovering some interesting squares, streets, monuments and the most famous viewpoints in Andalucia.
Ending Point
Plaza Nueva square
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Guided services, taxi to San Miguel Alto and audio devices (only for over 7 people)
Tour Important Information
MOVEMENT DISSABILITES: As the Albaicin neighbourhood is placed on a hill there are lot of stairs and difficult slopes, so it is impossible to do this tour with a wheelchair or with movement dissabilities.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2021
About Tour Guide Manu B.
Hello! My name is Manu. I am master architect, master in Historical Construction Techniques and licenced guide. I studied architecture in Granada and during the degree I also worked as urban photography teacher and editor in an arts magazine. I finished in 2015 and I did an internship in Yokohama National University in Japan. After that I worked for the structures department of the University of Castilla La Mancha, where I did some restorations and started working with heritage architecture. In 2018 I started my own architecture studio and got an official guiding licence. Since then I work running my own projects and collaborating with different companies while showing the Andalusian architecture , heritage, history and urbanism in the cities of Granada, Sevilla, Guadix and Málaga.
Reviews
“Manu is fantastic ”
Manu is an excellent guide. His English is impeccable, he is extremely organized and knowledgeable about the Alhambra and Spanish history in general. He made the Alhambra come alive for us, painting pictures in our minds of how it was built and occupied centuries past. We saw Granada, Sevilla, and Cordoba on this trip and our party agrees Granada was our favorite. Since all we did in Granada was see the Alhambra with Manu, I can’t help but think he had everything to do with it.
$470/ per group
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