New System for Alhambra tickets

I get lots of comments from guests staying at La Perla Blanca asking how to get tickets for the Alhambra in Granada as they have all sold out online. Well here is some great news, they have a new ticketing system.

One of Europe’s most popular attractions, Spain’s Alhambra attracts up to 6000 visitors a day and more than two million per year. Historically, travel agencies were granted more passes than the general public, but that’s all changed with the introduction of a new ticketing system.

As of 1 March, Spanish expat paper the Olive Press reports, 70% of the available tickets to the fortified Moorish palace complex are now being reserved for public use, and so far, the new system has been a smashing success, selling 12,590 tickets in the first eight hours alone at an average rate of 1200 per hour.

​Previously, 49% of tickets were allocated to travel agencies and just 29% to the general public – and agencies would often reserve tickets without paying or confirming until the last minute, so they’d go unused or be sold to scalpers at a heavily-inflated rate. Now, tickets are up for purchase three months in advance on the official website or two hours before the allotted entry to Palacios Nazaríes at the on-site kiosk..

Entrance fees are €14 for a day-ticket, plus an online commission of €0.85 for reserving online. For more information on the available categories and to purchase tickets, visit tickets.alhambra-patronato.es.