Known for
The cave valley east of the Albaicín: Venta El Gallo, the zambra of María la Canastera and the Sacromonte Abbey.
Caves and the abbey
Sacromonte
Sacromonte
Camino del Sacromonte, Cuesta del Chapiz, Barranco de los Negros
The cave valley east of the Albaicín: Venta El Gallo, the Zambra María la Canastera and the Abadía del Sacromonte. A separate climb, not the palaces of the Alhambra.
Why go
Come in the evening, for a zambra. By day the road is dusty, and the abbey is a long way from the cathedral.
Where to stay
No reason to sleep here unless the caves are the point of the trip. The path is steep. The suitcase stays in the lower town.
Local guide
Fedor Samorodov · guide
This is a separate climb east of the Albaicín, along the cave road, not the courts of the Alhambra. The abbey is at the far end and the way back is the same road down, so on the slope you want shoes that hold on the stone.