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Sacromonte
The hillside of cave homes where Granada's Gitano families kept flamenco alive, with shows in candlelit caves.
- Open
- Always; shows most evenings
- Price
- Free; paid for the shows and the museum
- Time Needed
- An evening
- Address
- Camino del Sacromonte, 18010 GranadaDirections
- Getting There
- Bus C34 from Plaza Nueva, or a 20-minute walk along the Darro.
Why Go
Gitano and other poor families dug homes into the hill from the 16th century on, and the caves became famous for the zambra, a local style of flamenco. Shows are held in caves along the main road every night.
By day, the Sacromonte Caves Museum shows how people lived in them, and the abbey at the top looks down over the valley.
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