We didn’t get tickets to go inside the Alhambra itself, but we did the Jardines y Generalife night visit and got to walk through the gardens and see the Alhambra again. The intricate Nasrid Islamic stucco and architecture was beautiful.

Not pictured: the strong scent of jasmine.

The Nasrid-era fortress walls and towers of the Alcazaba at the Alhambra glow with golden lighting at dusk, framed by manicured hedges and tall cypress trees under a clear evening sky.View of the Torre de la Vela at the Alhambra lit against a deep blue twilight sky, with the illuminated Albaicín neighborhood sprawling across the valley in the background under dramatic clouds.Night view of the Church of Santa María de la Alhambra, its richly textured brickwork and Renaissance details highlighted by exterior lighting, with cypress trees and nearby structures in shadow.Panoramic nighttime view of the Alhambra complex from a distance, with its illuminated towers and walls—including the Torre de Comares and Torre de la Vela—rising above treetops, and the lights of Granada city twinkling in the background.The Generalife’s Patio de la Acequia at night, with a central water channel bordered by arching fountains and symmetrical garden beds, leading toward a colonnaded hall adorned with intricate stucco work.Detailed view of ornate stucco and calligraphic inscriptions in Arabic from a wall and archway inside the Nasrid Palaces, showcasing the fine craftsmanship of Islamic architecture at the Alhambra.A rose-covered archway in the Generalife gardens at night, with clusters of coral-pink blooms climbing a metal trellis over a pebbled path, surrounded by rows of trimmed hedges and dark cypress trees.A quiet courtyard near the Generalife, with a small circular stone fountain in the foreground and a softly lit staircase leading to a doorway where a group of visitors stands under a warm light.Close-up of a wall covered in blooming jasmine, with dozens of star-shaped white flowers and dense green leaves brightly illuminated against the night.Nighttime view of the Alhambra complex from a distance, with its iconic towers and palace structures—such as the Alcazaba and Palacio de Carlos V—bathed in golden light against the dark hillside.