PRIVATE TOURS WITH AN EXPERT FOR CURIOUS TRAVELERS IN ANDALUCIA
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO START
ALHAMBRA
The Alhambra is an Islamic palatine city built mostly between the 13th and 15th century by the sultans of the Nasrid kingdom and used after its conquest by the Spanish court until its abandonment in the 18th century.
With Walkitect’s private tours with an expert you can discover the complexity of this overwhelming urban space, with palatine architecture, medieval facilities like water supply, orchards and remains where the different historical layers are combined. Our experts will show you the history of the Alhambra which will be developed in front of you to deeply understand how this city became the summit of medieval architecture and art in the world.
GRANADA
The city of Granada started as an Iberian settlement on top of the Albaicín hill, that grew through time. It became specially relevant during the islamic period after the establishment of the Zirid capital in the 11th century and later under the Nasrid rule in the 13th century.
In our private tours with an expert in Granada we will discover a city where each neighborhood has its own personality and where you can see Islamic dwellings juxtaposed to others of the Castilian era or contemporary buildings. Our academic experts in Granada will show you the relevance of this city during the nasrid period and its relation with the Alhambra or even how the territory configures a unique urban and cultural net that turns this city into the most important of eastern Andalusia.
CORDOBA
The city of Córdoba is a curious point in the history of humanity since, contrary to what happens with other peninsular cities, this has been a city of enormous relevance for millennia and for different civilizations.
During the Walkitect’s private tours with an expert in Córdoba we can read the ancient and medieval remains that shaped this city during centuries. We can also visit the greatest Umayyad building done: the Mezquita stablished in the year 758 by Emir Abderraman I, the only survivor of the Ummayad family. We can analyze how this city became the largest in the world in the 11th century or how all this heritage left in this city influenced gastronomy and art through the ages.
Visit the mosque, the Jewish quarter or the center on a private tour with an expert in Córdoba, adapting the trip to your needs and complementing it with gastronomic experiences and the best recommendations.
SEVILLA
The capital of the Guadalquivir riverside, was born as a settlement in the middle of marshes, becoming a huge city in the roman period. All through its history Sevilla has been one of the most important comercial locations in western Europe and today it continues being a cosmopolitan and modern city.
It is the ideal place to appreciate with our private tours with an expert its historical buildings such as the Reales Alcázares or the cathedral. Both coexisting with the most contemporary spaces in the south of the Iberian Peninsula. In addition, Sevilla has a culture that has built the archetypes of the Spanish imaginary, and along its culture you can find music, literature and gastronomy that will delight all those who want to trully know the Andalusian way of living.
MÁLAGA
Malaga is one of the oldest cities in the Mediterranean shores of Spain. For this reason its configuration has received influences of all kinds, from Greeks to Merinids, from Nasrids to Castilians.
However, its age its not a problem as today it is one of the best cities for doing a private tour with an expert, as it is a city perfectly updated to the XXI century.
It is a cosmopolitan place filled with museums where Islamic, Greek and Roman tradition mix with contemporary ways of life and an impressive gastronomy, that you can discover in the streets of its city center.
GUADIX
One of the less known cities in the province of Granada and yet one of the most historically significant in southern Spain. This city was conceived as one of the most important centers in the southwest of Roman Hispania and takes on special relevance as a Nasrid city where a huge part of the army used to be.
With our private tours with an expert, apart from discovering historical buildings and very important archaeological remains,you will discover Guadix troglodyte neighborhood. In here, houses are built in the karsts, a geological formation unique in Spain.
What is the tourism we would like to have?
That was the question that led Manu Barba to give an architecture approach to a touristic project, that began to take shape as “WALKITECT” by the end of 2019 due to the demand of visitors of a different way of knowing the city. Visitors wanted a new way of tourism that provided a specialist approach while being respectful and sustainable with the city visited.
The coronavirus crisis of 2020 was the opportunity that gave shape to the Walkitect set of ideas, team and project. The team is currently made up of licenced guides, specialized in heritage with at least a universitary degree and a two or more master degrees. Our guides also also required to practice their profession in the most important cities of Andalusia, as we believe this is one of the best ways to provide a professional approach to city and local knowledge.
In addition to tourism projects, we work on many things. We keep on writing in the Walkitect Blog. We also work into architectural advisory, projects, heritage, visualization through virtual reality or 3D prototyping. So if you are also interested in rehabilitation, design and construction works in Andalucia, feel free to contact us
Our philosophy leads us to create routes that are aware of the urban environment and that follow the highest quality standards of sustainable tourism:
· At Walkitect we only do private tours with an expert: just for you and the people you choose. That way we can avoid crowds and massification that deteriorates our cities, offering a better experience for you and the locals.
· Our experts are recognized professionals in their fields that have an official Spanish official guiding license + academic degree + two or more official master courses in their expertise. That way we can provide credible and accurate information about the cities and monuments visited, according also with the local laws.
· Walkitect provides audio devices for avoiding acoustic contamination in our neighbourhoods in groups over 5 people.
· We provide the visitors local recommendations for empowering local bussinesses and craftsmen that work along with us for making cities a better place.
· We build your journey, we guide it. There is no subcontracting of guiding services through local third party agencies or unknown providers of other services as transfers, that don’t give the visitor a service that is at the level of our parameters of excellence.
