The Reid

Following up to void

    >Also, about how many hours does seeing the Alhambra take?

thats a bit of a piece of string question, 3 hours?

    >According to another poster, lines are extremely long

varies, I have never queued for more than 5 minutes, but I avoid peak
times.
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Oughtfour

void wrote:

    > According to another poster, lines are extremely long, so it looks like
I'd
    > have to order tickets in advance somehow (and then hopefully I will be
able
    > to bypass the long lines?)

I'm sure this is sometimes true, although my experience in September five
years ago was very different.

If you can't get the web site to work (you could maybe try a different
browser), I suppose you could ask a travel agent to do it for you.

    > Anyone know how I can
    > order advance tickets, and where I would have to pick them up? Thanks!

I'm not sure, but could you order your tickets from a cybercafe or travel
agent in Barcelona? Then you'd be able to make the reservation days, not
months, in advance.

Jaro

I'm a little late to this thread, but I would highly recommend
spending the night in Granada.

I spent two nights. You can see more than just the Alhambra, but the
Alhambra itself is worth savoring. I spent most of the day at the
Alhambra, and then spent the evening in the area overlooking the
Alhambra, where you can see the Alhambra illuminated while drinking
wine and eating tapas. There is no reason to rush through this area
of the world.

-Jaro


"geraint" wrote in message news:...
    > sgwennodd "void" yn neges
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > I notice that the Alhambra in Granada is highly recommended. I am
    > considering
    > > making it a daytrip from Seville, but my guidebook says that trains take 3
    > > hours to go from Seville to Granada. Is it really worth sitting on a
    > train
    > > for 6 hours to see the Alhambra?
    > It's a close one......! To tell you the truth, I just went to the Alhambra
    > thinking it was going to be just another touristy thing that would keep my
    > interest for an hour or so. But it was definitely worth going to - spent
    > most of a day there (and its gardens) in the end. And despite the horror
    > stories about getting tickets etc, I just walked into a city centre bank,
    > and just bought one. No queue, nothing - this was in June.
    >
    > Whether it's quite worth 6 hours on the train I don't know. You could be so
    > knackered by the time you get there (and back) that it won't be enjoyable.
    > IIRC, the bus could take less than that, but either way, it's not the most
    > scenic journey ever..!
    >
    > hwyl!
    > geraint.