Hi -- I'm on the booking site for the Alhambra, and it offers something called La Dobla de Oro. In the English translation, it's sort of vague about exactly what it is, but I think it includes admission to the Palacios Nazaries. But it seems like only at 13:30. Whereas the regular Alhambra General tickets have many times available (we're talking mid-March).
Does anyone know about La Dobla de Oro? It's 21,05 euro, as opposed to 15,40 euro for the Alhambra General.
Also, I'm thinking of going to the Alhambra, at least the Palace, twice - once at night (I know, for many, once would be enough, but I'm a moorish architecture junkie so this is like the Holy Grail). My question is, is nighttime worth it - extra hassle of getting there, etc?
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Theresa,
According to the official Alhambra website: http://www.alhambra-patronato.es
Here is the information about what La Dobla de Oro ticket offers: http://tinyurl.com/Dobla-de-oro-info
La Dobla de Oro ticket includes entrance to the Palacios Nazaries, & to 6 other Spanish-Moorish monuments in the Albayzín.
Here is what it includes:
- Day General Visit to the Alhambra (Nasrid Palaces, Generalife, Partal and Alcazaba).
- Bañuelo (free entry until it´s sold out, every Saturday).
- Casa Morisca (Horno de Oro St.) (free entry until it´s sold out, every Saturday).
- Palace of Dar al-Horra (free entry until it´s sold out, every Saturday).
- Casa del Chapiz.
- Casa de Zafra.
- Corral del Carbón (this last monument has free entry).
When we visited Granada this October, we purchased the Alhambra General ticket which includes the Alhambra & Generalife Gardens.
We chose to visit in the afternoon because the mornings are more crowded with tour groups.
We did not visit at night but I've read that it's an amazing experience& I'm sure others will chime in.
Enjoy your trip!
Posted by
New York, NY, USA
11294 posts
It wasn't a hassle to get to the Alhambra at night in 2006, when I went. The buses ran from "downtown Granada" to the Alhambra, and back, until late. Even if the buses aren't running, a taxi shouldn't be too expensive.
The nighttime visit was a very different experience from the daytime one. In my case, I really preferred the daytime visit, and feel seeing it only at night is inadequate, but the nighttime visit is an interesting supplement.
Remember that once inside the Nasrid Palace, you can stay as long as you like; you can backtrack too, as long as you don't exit (I went back to the beginning and saw the whole thing twice).
I was very glad I went with an early morning entry, as the Palace did fill up during my time there.