Food, service, ambiance, and performances were amazing! Highly recommend if you are in this area…read more Air conditioning works well too.

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!…read more You probably think you know flamenco but you can't know it until you've been here and see it up close and personal with some of the best flamingo dancers in Spain. You sit very close together in a small cave and the dancers are inches away from you. I realize this is not just some romantic dance but a powerful way of communicating strong emotions. The dancers are incredibly talented, emotive, precise, energetic! They playfully interact with the audience, one of the performers taking the hat off my head and improvising a dance with it-- incredible! The level of physical skill required is breathtaking, like the fastest tap dancer you've ever seen you wonder how they can move their feet that fast. This was absolutely one of the highlights of my visit to Spain, and it could be for you, too.

A Granada si va essenzialmente per godersi l'Alhambra. Lo abbiamo fatto anche noi…read more Ma sarebbe un errore lasciare la città senza avere partecipato ad uno spettacolo di flamenco tradizionale in una cueva del Sacromonte. E quando diciamo partecipare è perché davvero si viene coivolti a 360 gradi nell'esperienza del canto e del ballo. Non vi aspettate il classico tablao: le performance degli artisti si svolgono al centro della sala, lunga e stretta, a due centimetri dal vostro viso. Il vostro corpo percepisce le vibrazioni del pavimento calpestato dalle bailarinas. Anche noi, solitamente timidi e ritrosi a questo tipo di serate, ci siamo lasciati trasportare, copia di vino alla mano, dall'atmosfera familiare di questa grotta. Non possiamo che consigliarvela! Qui tutte le info https://www.marialacanastera.com/

We visited the Zambra in the Sacromonte barrio of Granada on March 12, 2024, just a few weeks ago…read moreas part of a 6-week investigative plan and vacation in Spain. We had met dancer owner Enrique Carmona Cortes, aka El Canastero earlier in the day. We had a few friends in common, so he invited us to attend the evening show. The establishment is named after his mother Maria La Canastera, we had a great time meeting his family and enjoying the flamenco dancing. It is great that most of the caves have now installed wood floors for the dancers. Needed for the footwork and most important for the care of the dancer's body. We had a great time, and we have visited a few caves throughout the years and all of them have good flamenco shows. But the history the Zambra carries is special within the history of flamenco dance. Ole to all of them. Michael Miguel Bernal

Super talented dancers, singer, and guitar player. Very impressed with the show itself…read more It was easy to get tickets online and get in the venue to find a seat (general admission only). Only complaint is they have really small non-cushioned chairs for seating but because venue was not packed when we went, it was comfortable enough (would've been rough if it was sold out though). Recommended!

Four performers gave their full effort for I hour. Small stage and seats 40 people. You feel like…read moreyou in an atrium. It was a good quality show. You leave feeling exhausted from watching the energy they used. No food or drink is served, Show was at 9pm and cost 18e.

This is included on the Granadatur card, suggested by Rick Steves, as a combo deal that gets you an…read moreentry time into the Alhambra Palace, plus admission to a a bunch of monasteries, cathedrals and the like. Plus six tickets to ride the red buses that wind up the hills and around the city on loop routes. Take your bus rides! Pony up the 1.40 if you don't have the passes. The views are amazing, especially at sunset. The buses themselves are very small, to wind through narrow roads laid out in the Middle Ages (or earlier). I'd been to cathedrals and the like in Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo and Seville. And when you've seen eight of em, the modern museum sounds like a good break. I took the C5 bus and walked about 10 minutes to the museum, which is a large modern building and impossible to miss. Much to my surprise, I had the place to myself. There are four large interactive galleries on the history and culture of the area. The interactive part is Nintendo Wii style, but a little buggy. A staff member came with me to get me going. You stand on the red dots and point at topics and characters to get their stories. English is an option. There are large walls with panoramic displays and related physical exhibits in front of them. Glass cases with related objects are nearby. The first two floors each have two of these permanent interactive galleries. The top floor has temporary exhibits. It's not the Guggenheim or MOMA, but it's good, and the walk back to the center of town along the canal shows hows the locals live,

So this is a small Jewish museum as well as a performing arts center of sorts. They have a flamenco…read moretheater every night at 8PM/20:00. We did not visit the museum, unless you count the gift shop. We did however attend the flamenco theater. The play is about a poem written by a respected Granada writer. The poem is about incest and rape, so not a very happy play. The performance is an interpretation of the poem with the use of music, song, and flamenco dance. There's not a lot of participants (two dancers and two musicians) and the venue seats about 20 people. The performers are very humble and true thespians, performing solely to entertain and enjoy their craft. Very talented performers so I would recommend this if you are in the mood for something a little bit different and unique.

We saw two flamenco shows while in Granada, and this was by far the better. The singers, dancers…read moreand guitarist were all magnificent. Not much ambience, given the auditorium layout, but the show was to die for. I would give them 10 stars if I could.

Being in Granada, I needed more flamenco!! I stumbled upon a flamenco show next door to the…read morerestaurant I had dined at. The hostess was incredibly welcoming and not only helped me purchase a ticket on the spot, but also walked me inside the theater to make sure I got the best seat. Depending on which show and ticket option you select from, a paella dinner is offered, which I wish I had discovered sooner! Since the seating was more theater-style, my seats at Jardines de Zoraya were better. However, the performance itself wasn't as impressive as the other shows I saw during my trip. They leaned a bit too much into contemporary elements with their outfits, when in reality, most tourists are looking for the classic flamenco experience--polka dots, ruffled dresses, and all.

Great experience and very entertaining show! We had food and drinks at a relatively decent price,…read moreas well as very kind staff before, during and after the show.

5 Stars for an incredible, intimate, and powerful Flamenco show in Granada…read more Wow, I have to say this was one of our favorite experiences in Granada. To give some context, I was able to enjoy a Flamenco performance in Madrid years ago, but wanted to see one with my family on our recent trip to Granada. We chose La Alborea and (PRO-TIP:) made a point to arrive early and wait outside so we could claim front row seats. The space is intimate, as mentioned before, and has several rows of seating (stadium, style, so you can see the performance from the back). Snag your seats and then head over to grab a sangria or beer for the show. The performance included two musicians (guitar and percussion) and two dancers. Every aspect of this performance was powerful. The quote on the front of the stage says it best: "Un extracto de fuego y de veneno, eso es el flamenco." - Antonio Gades (translation: An essence of fire and venom, that's what flamenco is). Both the female and male dancer commanded your attention with sensuality and force. Having seen Flamenco many times before, we were absolutely blown away by the performances at La Alborea! Overall, I would highly recommend booking a show at La Alborea. Several of us in the group left vowing to find Flamenco lessons when we got home!

We chose this flamenco show for our last night in Granada since it was super close to our Airbnb…read moreand we would only need to walk about 5 minutes both ways to reach it. It is promoted heavily in the tourist shops so I wasn't sure what we were getting into. The show was great! I'd previously been to a flamenco show in Seville and did not enjoy it so much but this show was much more energetic and spirited with lots of fancy foot work and more inspiring music than the one I saw in Seville. We selected to include a glass of wine with our admission which was a nice touch. Seating is a bit crammed and very close together. The show was exactly an hour. My only complaint other than the tight seats was a rowdy group of Brits sitting behind us that kept talking during the performance, but I can't really downgrade the venue for their bad behavior. Although, maybe they could have asked them to be more polite and quiet. All in all, recommend for a short flamenco show experience in a convenient location.

Good for dessert shakes, a good coffee and an amazing vibe…read more Must visit for the decor!

Went in late on a Tuesday night, midnight, so it was quiet. The cocktails on offer wouldn't be my…read morekind of thing (no whisky sours) but the music was good as you'd expect. The place is littered with music memorabilia, old posters, albums etc. Really quirky and cosy.