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The Alhambra is on a hill 100 metres above Granada.
There are several ways of getting to the Alhambra ticket office.

On foot:
Walk up the Cuesta Gomerez (pedestrian only – 1,100m from Plaza Nueva)
Walk up the Cuesta de los Chinos or Cuesta del Rey Chico (pedestrian only – 720m from Plaza de los Tristes)
By bus:
Catch the  32 minibus
By car:
Via Ronda Sur – the Granada ring road to the Alhambra carpark (map).

Notes on the map above.

The Albayzin is the old part of town with whitewashed houses.
See more pictures here
http://granadafoto.net/index.php/Barrios---Areas-of-Granada/Albayzin

The Realejo is the other old part of town
See more pictures here
http://granadafoto.net/index.php/Barrios---Areas-of-Granada/Realejo

A useful map of Plaza Nueva is here
http://granadamap.com/27.htm