| You can pre-buy your
tickets for the Alhambra online at BBVA,
a Spanish bank. You may also order
tickets in person through any BBVA
branch office, including those BBVA
branches outside of Spain. It is also
possible to arrange for tickets ordered
in one BBVA branch to be picked up at
another BBVA branch office.
Another
method for reserving tickets is to phone
the Alhambra administration offices (+34)
958-220-912. Tickets can then be picked
up on the day of your visit at the
entrance desk.
From what I have been told, about 8,000
tickets are issued each day for the
Alhambra. Of this 8,000, most will be
booked in advance. If you are going to
do advance reservations (recommended
during high season), don't wait until a
day or two before your visit. Chances are
you will find the reserved tickets for
your day of visit have already been
booked.
The Alhambra ticketing office opens at
8 a.m. If you do not pre-book, it is a
good idea to arrive early. The Alhambra
does limit admissions to the palaces to a
prescribed number and as noted above,
only a portion of the tickets for any
particular day are set aside for people
just walking up to the counter.
From March to October, there are
also night visits to the Palacios
Nazaries on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
from 10:00-11:30pm. While I have never
personally done this, many people report
it was a highlight of their visit to the Alhambra. (ticket
office open 7:45 - 8:15 P.M.)
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