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Alcazaba and Nasrid Palace in Malaga

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Alcazaba and Nasrid Palace in Malaga

Activity provider:APARTRIP TRAVELS

4.9

7 reviews

Explore one of the most popular monuments in Malaga and Islamic civilization on this 1-hour private tour with skip the line ticket. Walk with official guide through the Islamic Nasrid palace and Alcazaba Fortification.

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Duration 1 hour
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Live tour guide
Arabic, English, Spanish, French
Small group
Limited to 10 participants

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  • Choose between a morning or afternoon departure
  • Decide between several departures throughout the day
  • Skip the line
  • Enjoy personal service
  • Take in fantastic aerial views
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Learn about the history of Islamic Malaga on this 1-hour guided tour of the Alcazaba and Nasrid Palace with skip the line ticket. A specialist and historian guide will lead you around the vast complex, dating back more than 1000 years. Marvel at a magnificent mix of Islamic art and culture. Once the tour is confirmed, you have to send your meeting time, and then you will start our visit from the entrance area, which is close to the Plaza de Aduana and the Roman theatre in Calle Alcabazilla. You will pass through the Puerta de la Bóveda (Gate of the Vault), a typical Moorish puerta en recodo (a defensive castle entrance designed to delay the arrival of attackers - after entering through an arch, they come up against a blank wall, and have to make a sharp turn to gain access to the next part of the fortress). A little higher up, you'll pass through the Puerta de la Columnas (Gate of the Columns), which was built using Roman marble columns to hold up the Moorish horseshoe arches. You will then enter the lower precincts of the Alcazaba, via the second puerta en recodo under the Torre del Cristo (Christ's Tower). This was where the first mass was celebrated following the victory over the town by the Reyes Catolicos, and continued to be used as a chapel. The lower precinct follows the contours of the hill, and you can stop and rest at the Plaza de Armas, which is now a garden with fountains and a bastion on the south side which once defended the coast. You will follow the little cobbled paths through the Puerta de los Cuartos de Granada (Gate of the Halls of Granada, which lead into the upper precinct where the pathway passes through attractive landscaped gardens. Inside the Nazari palace, at the top of the fortress, you can explore three courtyards: the Patio de los Surtidores (Courtyard of the Fountains), which features a row of caliphal arches leading to the Torre de la Armadura Mudéjar (Mudejar Armoury Tower) with its 16th-century carved wooden ceiling. The Torre de Maldonaldo (Maldonado Tower), with its original marble columns and balconies, offers the best views so far. The next two courtyards in the palace are the Patio de los Naranjos (Courtyard of the Orange Trees) and the Patio de la Alberca (Courtyard of the Pool). The palace is quite extensive with arches, towers, gates, and original marble columns.
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  • Local taxes
  • Professional art historian guide
  • Entrance fees
  • Private tour
  • Guaranteed to skip the long lines
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Food and drinks
  • Lunch
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
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  • People with mobility impairments

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In front of the tourist office main gate of Alcazaba, Calle Alcazabilla, 2, 29012 Málaga, Spain

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  • Wheelchair accessible, please advise at time of booking if wheelchair assistance is required
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