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The Alhambra from Outside: Hill, Woods and Gates
You don't need a ticket to start understanding the Alhambra.
Sacromonte: From the Abbey to the Casa del Chapiz: audio walk in Granada
Thirteen stops downhill across the hill once called Valparaíso: the abbey born of some lead tablets, a cross for every trade, the Friday-night Way of the Cross, the caves the travellers saw, the winter of 1963, the old road out towards Guadix, the postcard prince and the house of the suspect's friend.
What this walk is about
You start at the top, where an archbishop built an abbey on some lead sheets that half of Granada believed in and that we now know were fakes. You walk down among crosses paid for by silk weavers, porters and soldiers, along the path the brotherhood climbed every Friday night. On the Camino del Sacromonte you'll meet an abbot who collected Roman inscriptions, the spring across the valley where Ganivet gathered his friends, the Morisco who defended the zambras before the president of the royal court, the caves a French traveller described and the rain that emptied the hill in 1963. At the foot of the Cuesta del Chapiz you'll hear how the road to Guadix once began here; and you finish in Chorrojumo's little square and at the house of two Moriscos who lost everything, where the story of the lead tablets comes full circle.
- Start
- A half-built abbey and some lead books
- Finish
- The house of the suspect's friend
- Who it is for
- For anyone who wants Sacromonte beyond the show. For people interested in legends, forgeries and the Moriscos.
- Languages
- Spanish and British English
- Underfoot
- The walk has slopes or changes in level. The route notes mention stairs or steps on the walk or its approaches.
The route, stop by stop
An outline of the walk. The full stories are in the app.
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- 1
A half-built abbey and some lead books
- 2
A cross for each guild
- 3
The Friday procession in reverse
- 4
The abbot and the Roman inscriptions
- 5
The fountain and Ganivet's circle
- 6
Where the houses ended
- 7
In defence of the zambra
- 8
The winter that emptied the hillside
- 9
What the traveller saw, and what he judged
- 10
An accusation on paper from 1532
- 11
The road to Guadix and the White Quarter
- 12
Chorrojumo, the prince of the postcards
- 13
The house of the suspect's friend
Walking directions are based on mapped pedestrian routes. Check local access and signs; the route is not an accessibility guarantee. Times are approximate.
Granada, before you go
Check the slope before joining two dots on the map. Good shoes, breaks and one neighbourhood at a time keep Granada’s hills from taking over the whole trip.
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Good to know
What is Podtour?
An app for self-guided audio walks. Choose a city and a route, then listen to the stories behind its streets. You decide when to start and when to stop.
When can I download the app?
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Does Podtour include attraction tickets?
No. Street walks and monument audio tours do not include admission tickets, transport or a guide accompanying you.
Can I listen without an internet connection?
Download the audio in the app before heading out, then listen offline. Loading the online base map and calculating a new route from your location require a connection.
What languages are included?
Every route includes Spanish and British English. The English version is adapted for English-speaking travellers, rather than translated word for word.
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Can I buy for myself or for a group?
Yes. Your own access is included and you can choose 0–5 guests: up to 6 people including you. Each guest saves up to €0.50 on a walk, €1 on a pack or €2 on a whole city compared with buying separately. The counter shows the total before you confirm one payment.
How do I share, and when must guests accept?
After paying, share your purchase’s invitation link. Each guest opens it in Podtour and accepts their place on their own iPhone or Android phone. They must redeem it within 30 days of purchase. Unclaimed places then expire and cannot be recovered or renewed. Access accepted in time is kept. Opening the link does not use a place; one account takes just one place, and no more people can join once all places are taken.
Can I add guests after buying?
No. Choose all your guests before confirming the first purchase. Afterwards you can share the places you paid for, but you cannot increase their number or restart the 30-day deadline.
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