Albaicin
The Albaicin is the old Moorish quarter across the valley from the Alhambra, a UNESCO-listed maze of whitewashed houses, jasmine-covered walls, and narrow streets climbing the hillside. Free to wander.
Walk in Granada
Granada Albaicin Sunset Walk
The Granada Albaicin Sunset Walk is a self-guided evening route through the Moorish quarter to the city’s best free viewpoint. Free. Start in the lower Albaicin, climb through the whitewashed alleys to Mirador de San Nicolas for sunset over the Alhambra, continue through the Sacromonte cave quarter, descend to Calle Caldereria Nueva for mint tea, and finish at the Paseo de los Tristes with the Alhambra walls lit above. Budget travelers walk one of the most atmospheric free routes in Spain and see the Alhambra from every angle without buying a ticket.
The route
Where it stops
Each stop is free to stand in front of, whatever the tour costs.
Sacromonte
Sacromonte is the hillside neighborhood above the Albaicin known for its cave houses (cuevas) and as the historic home of Granada's Roma community and flamenco culture. Free to walk.
Tea Houses of Calle Caldereria Nueva
Calle Caldereria Nueva is a narrow street in the Albaicin filled with Moorish-style tea houses (teterias) serving mint tea, pastries, and hookah. Free to walk.
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