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Explore Alhambra and the Generalife Gardens during this full-day shore excursion from Almeria. Drive to Granada and see the famous Moorish citadel and palace of Alhambra and learn about its rich history. Avoid the long lines with skip-the-line admission and head straight into the complex to explore the Alcazaba, La Qasba, Nasrid Palace, La Dar al-Mamlaka, and the Generalife gardens with your guide.

Almería’s story is inextricably linked to the Mediterranean, which gave it lucrative trading opportunities, yet also left it vulnerable to pirate raids. Under Muslim rule, it flourished by exporting fine silks and marble, but later it became sidelined, hampered by poor overland communications through the rugged, mountainous terrain. The city recovered thanks to a mining boom in the 1800s, before reinventing itself as a hub for agriculture and movie-making. This self-guided audio tour starts in the Parque de Nicolás Salmerón between the port and the city, where you’ll explore the area around Almería cathedral, developed by Bishop Diego de Villalán in the 1500s. From there, you’ll climb through the Almedina district to the Alcazaba (fortress). The tour ends near the port, opposite the Cable Inglés, which was used to transport iron ore to waiting ships.

Discover the Alcazaba of Almeria, one of the largest in Spain today. We will enter the three internal enclosures that it has, where we will visit the Towers of the Odalisque and the Gunpowder, the Tower of Mirrors, the Wall of the Candle, the Muslim reservoirs and royal baths, and the domestic dwellings, not forgetting the patios and gardens with water pools that it has. We will also see the walls of Jairán and the Cerro de San Cristóbal. And finally, we will make a panoramic view of the city and the seaport from the Baluarte del Saliente. Alcazaba of Almeria