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Sacromonte in Granada – History, Caves and Flamenco in Sacromonte |
The Sacromonte in Granada offers diverse geography, with mountain views, meadows and rivers, and ethnic variety,
with Arabs, Jews, Spaniards and gypsies, along with a new type of house, the cave.
The Gypsies settled in Granada in the eighteenth century on the slopes of Cerro de San Miguel on the
edge of the Camino del Sacromonte, the old route of the Guadix Muslims.
The Sacromonte offers views of indescribable beauty: the towers of the Alhambra, the white slopes of the Albaycin,
the Valparaiso valley and the River Darro.
The caves of Sacromonte are grouped around ravines, forming what amounts to streets. There are caves of several categories.
The best known to visitors are those devoted to Zambra: spacious, white and adorned with shiny copper pots.
These caves of Sacromonte in Granada are located near the road and are easily accessible. In the upper
part of Sacromonte are the caves in better condition: they have an entrance also serving as a
kitchen and dining area, and one or two bedrooms.
The caves of Sacromonte have for centuries been the home of gypsies, bohemians and Flemish artists.
The Gypsies, like the Jews, are a group that has preserved its pure racial identity over the centuries.
Although the performances of flamenco in Sacromonte are now commercial and directed primarily at groups of
foreign tourists, it is a must to spend at least one night in a cave of the Sacromonte to watch a flamenco show.
Flamenco shows in Granada
You can visit the flamenco show
in authentic and traditional Sacromonte caves of Sacromonte.
How to get to Sacromonte
You can reach Sacromonte by bus number 34. For more information, see
Alhambra Bus.
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