Alhambra tips | visitor’s guide

The last entry is an hour before the closing time on the date chosen. If your visit to the Palace is the last time slot of the day, we recommend you explore the other parts of the Alhambra before visiting the Nasrid Palace as this highlight takes a lot of time to explore.

Public Holidays and Saturdays are the busiest days to visit the attraction during any season. Avoid visiting on these days. In case a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, the Spanish do a Puente, that is, they take Monday or Friday off too, making it an extended weekend. In such a scenario, the crowds tend to get massive at Alhambra, and you don’t want that!

If you have already purchased your Alhambra Granada tickets online, you can access the Alhambra Palace through the Gate of Justice (Puerta de la Justicia). This entry is closer to Alcazaba, Partal, and Nasrid Palaces and the queues are much shorter than the ones at the main entry point.

Skip-the-line tickets are the best to purchase especially if you are visiting Alhambra Palace during the peak season (April to June). The lines tend to get longer during this time of the year and you will spend a good part of your trip just waiting in long lines. Also, it can get very hot standing in line.

Spring and summer are the best times to visit Alhambra. You can see the Generalife gardens in full bloom. However, these times of the year also happen to be the peak season and you are likely to see large crowds. However, crowd management is handled quite well inside Alhambra, as only 6000 visitors can enter on a single day.