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Private Shore Excursions from
Granada


Minimum 2 participants – maximum 8
Prices per person:

2 passengers $790
3 passengers $526
4 passengers $433
5 passengers $346
6 passengers $288
7 passengers $246
8 passengers $215

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TOUR # 1
Highlights of Granada

TOUR # 2
Trails of the Alpujarras

TOUR # 3
Al Andalus Granada

 

TOUR # 1 - Highlights of Granada
 
Granada - Tour 1

It consists of a visit of an approximated duration of two hours and a half, during which a pleasant route by the monumental set of the Alhambra and Generalife is made, visiting the famous nazaríes palaces, the military fortress, the Christian palace of the Emperor Carlos V and the aromatics gardens of the Generalife along with the summer palace. The Real Chapel, place of interment of Catholic Kings and the Cathedral of Granada (Renaissance greater cathedral of Spain) are two of the first buildings that are constructed in Granada after reconquers it. In this visit we cross the Real Chapel and the Cathedral of Granada along with its corresponding museums, also includes a stroll by the streets of the Alcaicería (old Arab market of silk) and the Madraza (old Muslim university).

Tour Duration: 7 hours

TOUR # 2 - Trails of the Alpujarras
 
Granada - Tour 2

The Alpujarra is placed between Sierra Nevada, the Lújar range and the Gádor range. It finds its way to the Mediterranean Sea from the Mulhacén, the highest peak of the Iberian Peninsula. Its landscape is rough yet colorful, its geography is scattered with ravines, canyons and valleys, where the villages of this district lie and sometimes climb. This region was inhabited by Phoenicians and Romans, but the eight centuries of Arab domination gave them its peculiar architecture, its water irrigation system, its cuisine and even its name. Isolated and with difficult access along centuries, this steep land has kept itself nearly untouched, as if the Alpujarra had been stopped in time. The villages of the Alpujarra, with its whitewashed houses, spread themselves along the slopes between green forests. The beauty of these villages is only one of its many attractions. Lanjarón, city with many spas, famous for the longevity and good health of its population, is the gate to the alpujarras wonders. Trévelez, the highest town in Europe, is known overall because of its exquisite jams. Another main touristy destination is the Poqueira ravine, where we will visit the villages of Pamponeira, Bubión and Capileira. The stories tell of an area with goblins and witches, as well as the smells of olive trees and trout with jam. We will have free time for eating in one of these Villages. These villages have marveled everybody with their charm. Pedro Antonio de Alarcón dedicated them his first travel book in Spanish and Gerald Brennan told us about its excellences in Al sur de Granada. For Federico Garcia Lorca it was "the country of nowhere". The dances and the songs are an important part of a rich folklore and an ancestral tradition. The Moors and Christians fiestas are celebrated in a large number of places but one of the most original manifestations of the district are the Trovos from La Alpujarra. In this Trovos, the two troveros sing in turns improvising the response according to what the other has sung. Next to La Alpujarra we find the fertile Lecrín valley where the fields of orange and lemon trees perfume the air in spring with a very heady blossom smell. Old flour mills, Muslim castles and charming cortijos, sprinkle this quiet and bright

Tour Duration: 7 hours


TOUR # 3 - Al Andalus Granada
Granada - Tour 3

In the morning we will visit The Alhambra, one of the most visited monuments in the world. Its construction was begun by the founder of the Nasrid Dynasty: Mohammed Ibn Alhamar, in the XI Century, at the red hill known as Assabic, which overlooks Granada . The fortress or alcazaba was built in first place, and afterwards, the Royal Palace and the highest part of the Alhambra which became the court member residence. Later on, Charles V commissioned a palace to be built at the same site. We shall visit the most important halls and courtyards of the Alhambra including the Patio de los Arrayanes (myrtle courtyard), the Patio de los Leones (lion courtyard), the Salon of the Embajadores (ambassador’s hall), and the Sala de los Abencerrajes, which was the scene of a tragic legend. In addition, we shall also visit the Alcazaba fortress, the royal baths, the partial gardens and the palace of Charles the Fifth. The visit will then continue to the Generalife, situated next to the Alhambra , and which was a place of leisure and recreation for the moorish kings of granada . The Generalife contains magnificent gardens with many varied sorts of flowers and fountains, described by the poet "the hidden water weeps". The visit includes two further courtyards, the Patio de la Acequia and the Patio de la Sultana. After that we will visit the Sciences' Park of Granada and the full time exhibition "Al-Andalus and Science", using a new exposing basis and introducing different interactive modules in order to show us all the scientific knowledge left by the wisemen in the period between the VII and the XV century, and all the advances reached in Astronomy, Mathematics, Medicine, Botanic, pharmacology, agronomy or navigation.

Tour Duration: 6 hours


 

 

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