Los Tarantos Granada tickets

What the ticket is

You are booking entry to a zambra at Cuevas Los Tarantos, Camino del Sacromonte 9, in Granada. The show lasts one hour, runs nightly, and the fare includes one drink. It is billed as a large cast that includes prominent figures of Granada's flamenco scene, performing in a cave home where flamenco shows have run since 1972. Zambra names the style of flamenco on stage, not a separate tour or a meal. Every night in the calendar comes with its own start time, so plan around the time shown for the night you pick, not one remembered from someone else's visit.

What the fare covers, and what it does not

Two things come with the fare: the show and a single drink. Everything beyond that is bought at the cave and paid for there. More drinks come from the bar, and traditional Spanish dishes can be ordered by anyone who wants to eat. Dinner is not part of this ticket, so if you want a meal around the hour, plan it separately, either at the cave or elsewhere in Granada. You see the fare in your own currency once a date is picked, so nothing needs converting beforehand, and there is no menu to pick when you book.

• On the fare: the one-hour show and one drink.
• At the cave, at your own cost: further drinks.
• At the cave, at your own cost: dinner.

Why a cave, and why zambra

Sacromonte is the hillside neighbourhood of Granada where caves are the usual homes, and Spanish Wikipedia calls it the cradle of Granada flamenco, where zambras arose in tablaos inside the cave houses themselves. Wikipedia describes zambra as a flamenco dance style typical of the Romani people of Granada and Almería, and says it is mostly performed today for visitors in the Sacromonte caves. Andalucía's tourist board traces it to a meeting of Romani and Morisco cultures. The Sacromonte Caves Museum on the same hill even gives one of its caves to the history of flamenco there. So the room is part of what you are buying, not just a backdrop. The guide to the style explains what you may see.

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The cave and its family

The venue's own site describes a family-run tablao that opened in 1972 and has launched local artists, set in caves it calls centuries old and converted into a temple of song and dance. That sits comfortably with what Spanish Wikipedia says about the hill: the caves were the usual homes in Sacromonte, and its zambras grew up in tablaos inside them. A show here is staged in the kind of room the style came from, and the founding year the venue gives matches the 1972 start of its shows. Questions for the venue can go to the phone numbers and email address on its own website.

How booking and cancelling work

Cancel at least a day beforehand and you are refunded in full; you can also book now and pay nearer the date, which holds a night open while other plans settle. Checkout runs through GetYourGuide's protected payment page, with a choice of language and currency. Since every night has its own start time, choose the date first, read its start time, and only then book dinner. Bring the confirmation on the night; it repeats the date you booked. If your plans may shift, the 24-hour window and the pay-later option leave room to adjust.

What guests say

Guests who booked describe an intimate cave, with the dancers and musicians close enough that you feel the intensity of the playing. Some say the clapping of the dancers added to the music. A few wish for clearer seating and better sightlines to the footwork, which is worth knowing before you choose a cave over a theatre, since the room is small and sightlines depend on where you sit. Across more than 2,100 reviews from travellers of many countries, the show averages 4.5 out of 5, with praise for the cast's skill and for the friendly welcome from the owners.

A cave compared with other flamenco evenings

Wikipedia traces the tablao to the 1960s, when such venues took over from the older cafés cantantes, and says drinks are common, with food on offer at some. A Sacromonte cave belongs to the same family of venues but with an older, local twist, since zambra is tied to this hillside. If a raised stage and rows of seats are what you want, a theatre-style show will suit you better. If you want the setting that zambra grew up in, with the performers a short distance from your seat, a cave is the more direct choice, and it is the one format on this hill where the setting is the point.

How the evening fits together

A one-hour show leaves most of the evening free. You can pair it with the Albaicín, the old quarter on the next hill, where Wikipedia says the lookout at San Nicolás is famous for its views of the Alhambra. Eat before, after, or at the cave at your own cost. The guide to a Granada evening lays out the options without fixed timings, because your start time depends on the date you book, and no one can tell you the right hour for dinner before you have picked the date, so book the table last, not first. If the evening is a celebration, a late dinner after the show gives the night a natural second act.

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Questions worth asking the venue

The venue's own website lists phone numbers and an email address for reservations, which is the place to take questions the ticket page cannot answer. Ask about access if steps or slopes are a concern. Ask about dinner if you hope to eat at the cave itself, since it is paid for at the venue and sits outside this fare. If you are coming as a group, or have a food requirement, say so early. Dietary needs for dinner are a question for the venue, not for this page, and so is anything about seating that you would like to raise. None of this is needed for an ordinary booking, but it is the quickest route to a firm answer.

Who this isn't for

This ticket is the wrong choice if you expect dinner within the fare, because dinner is paid for separately at the cave. It also suits people less if hills and steps are a concern: Sacromonte is a hillside neighbourhood, so contact the venue about access before you book. If you prefer a theatre with raked seating, a cave's narrow room will feel different, and a few guests say better sightlines to the footwork would help. And if you want a long, sit-down evening, remember that this is a one-hour show, with the dinner decision left to you and paid for separately at the venue.

Booking in four steps

The booking itself is quick. Open the calendar beneath the hero button or at the end of this page, then work through the steps.

• Pick your date and read the start time shown beside it, then plan dinner around that time.
• Choose how many guests are coming and your language.
• Pay now, or reserve now and pay later, whichever suits your plans.
• Keep the confirmation; cancelling at least a day beforehand is refunded in full.