i'll be staying in guadarrama for a week before heading south to nerja for a week -my question is where is the best place to purchase tickets in madrid for entrance to the alhambra-i'll be driving into madrid in a rental auto so parking or ease of directions may be a factor muchas gracias

Hola Chuck!

I don't think you can buy tickets in Madrid for the Alhambra, I think you just have to go there to Granada to get them...

Does anyone else know any different?

Suerte,
-GG

Hi Chuck! Have you already searched the message board? I'm pretty sure the information about how to buy/reserve the tickets before arriving has been posted.

YUP! Sure enough! I just did the search and found several threads about it. Here are some of the thread titles:

*Granada Alhambra tickets - internet site
*Alhambra tickets: banks in Madrid
*Madrid Airport - BBV Bank to buy Alhambra tickets?
*Tips on seeing the Alhambra

Good luck and have a great time in Spain!

Saludos, MadridMan