Top Tips for Visiting the Alhambra, Spain

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The Spring and Autumn months are the best times to visit Southern Spain.

If you can only go in the summer months keep in mind that locals usually stay in during the hot hours between noon and 17h00. Get the most out of your experience by going in the late afternoon.

Book your Alhambra tickets in advance. Tickets are not available for purchase on the day of your visit.

Learn more with a guided tour. It will be worth it. I recommend Sister Mariam Roncero Moreno: ronceromoreno@gmail.com (+34 663 52 24 19) . She gives individual, family and small group tours in Arabic, English, Italian and Spanish.

Take your own halal snacks and food for an outdoor picnic.

Be on time for your booking to the Nasrid Palaces and always have your passport ready. The Alhambra checks IDs more times than airports.

Wear comfortable shoes and pack sunscreen.

Members of the Muslim Writers’ Salon on a guided tour with Sister Maryam Roncero Moreno of The Alhambra, May 2024.

Where else to go in Granada:

Mezquita Mayor de Granada, Open for visiting 11h00-15h00 and Asr-Isha Daily; Mosque Garden 11h00-14h00 and Asr-Maghrib; Jummah Prayer starts with Khutbah at 14h30.

Plaza San Nicolás sn

18010 Granada

info@mezquitadegranada.com

+34 958 202 526

Check Out this Halal-Friendly Granada Travel Guide created by Safar Salama Tours to explore more of Granada. They give private tours of the area and Southern Spain if you don’t want to go alone.

Would you rather have a travel book instead? I recommend Huma’s Travel Guide to Islamic Spain Written and Researched by Medina Tenour Whiteman with contributions by Tahira Lamore Whiteman and Dr Abdur-Rahman Mangera.