Cultural experience

1800 reasons to learn…

The cultural offer in Granada is great and diverse and Hotel Casa 1800 Granada is immersed in its most beautiful example, the old Arab quarter of Albaicín opposite the majestic Alhambra Palace, so close that you can see it from some of our rooms. At Hotel Casa 1800 Granada we can arrange tickets for the Alhambra and guided tours prepared especially for you, urban tours around the city, Albaicín and Sacromonte.

In Granada there are music festivals from March to September combining national and world famous artists, at Hotel Casa 1800 Granada we arrange tickets for any event you want to attend. The hard thing is to choose! Granada Festival of Early Music, International Festival of Music and Dance with flamenco and contemporary dance performances, International Jazzy Festival, International Tango Festival, with musicians and dancers who will make you want to learn how to dance. Special mention to flamenco and our Zambra (of Arabic origin zamra, flute), Arabic wedding music integrated into flamenco in Sacromonte during the persecution of the Moors.

In April, Holy Week is celebrated, when the brotherhoods procession their images through the centre of Granada and Albaicín. The big day is Holy Thursday, with the most crowds coming out of the brotherhoods most followed by all the people of Granada, La Estrella, La Aurora and La Concha, with the Albaicín neighbourhood as the protagonist. On May 3, the Day of the Cross, you will see streets, squares and shops adorned with crosses made of flowers recreating the ancient corrala courtyards. In June is the Corpus Christi festival, established by the Catholic Monarchs as the main festival of Granada with the religious procession through the most central streets of the city.