Flamenco in the famous Sacromonte caves
There’s probably no setting more evocative to witness flamenco than in the caves of the Sacromonte. These grottos lace the underworld of a Granada hillside, and echo with the signature sounds — the clapping, stomping, singing — of Spain’s soulful art form. Without a doubt, a flamenco show is an essential experience while visiting Granada, and here are a few of the most unique ways to both enjoy it and get more acquainted with it.
Walking Tour
Elevate your encounter with flamenco by taking in a show but also by understanding the world around it. On a Granada flamenco show and walking tour, you’ll visit one of Sacromonte’s caves — Las Cuevas Los Tarantos, to be exact – to watch a flamenco performance (while sipping on a beverage of your choice — or go all out, and upgrade to a three-course dinner). The show makes up just one part of this opportunity to delve into Granada’s rich history, because afterward you’ll go on a walking tour of the Albaicin. The city’s former Moorish quarter is a hillside tangle of tiny streets lined with whitewashed buildings and dotted by unexpected viewpoints around almost every turn. With the guide at your side, you’ll receive unique insights into flamenco as well as this spellbinding southern city.
Scooter Adventure
If you’d rather pair your flamenco experience with an equally high-energy tour of town, then skip the walking and go straight for a Granada scooter tour with flamenco show. On this two-wheeled adventure, you’ll buzz around the aforementioned Albaicin, checking out those spectacular vistas as you go. Leave the Albaicin behind and head for the Sacromonte, zipping past caved homes and up into the forested hillside where you’ll spy the Sacromonte Abbey. And of course, if you’re up for it, you can upgrade your moto experience to include a trip to the Sacromonte caves to see one of the famous flamenco shows.
Dance Lesson
But maybe you want to do more than just watch flamenco, and instead actually embrace it yourself — like really embrace it. In a cave-turned-dance-studio (because where else?) you can discover your inner duende (a flamenco term that essentially refers to soulfulness) during a private flamenco dance lesson in Granada. Over the course of 45 minutes or 1.5 hours — your pick — a private teacher instructs you on everything from rhythm to fundamental facial expressions. Depending on which course you choose, you’ll quench your thirst or cool your nerves with a beverage of your choice either during or after class.
- Contributed by Erin Ridley
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