OL脡! Where to See Granada鈥檚 Best Flamenco Shows, Granada, Spain

There鈥檚 something simply magical about seeing a Flamenco show in a gypsy cave聽in Sacromonte. It鈥檚 about as authentic as it gets, right?

Allow me to start off by explaining; Sacromonte聽is聽extremely authentic. A 鈥渂arrio鈥澛爉ade up of cave-houses, it鈥檚 historically known as the Gypsy neighborhood. These cave-residing Gypsies have been聽born and raised with Flamenco in their family bloodline. The minute they popped outta mama鈥檚 womb,聽they were most likely exposed to the clapping, stomping and 鈥淥L脡s!鈥� of Flamenco.

Many聽of the most famous names in Flamenco came from Sacromonte, like聽Juan Habichuela, Pepe Habichuela, Juan Carmona, Antoio Carmona鈥�(yes, they鈥檙e all related.)

Glad you asked! You know how all beautiful, historical landmarks eventually get turned into tourist attractions? Take the Alhambra, for example. Well, that鈥檚 exactly what happened to these Flamenco Gypsy caves! These oh-so-popular cave venues have pretty much been turned into museums, where Flamenco artists come to play for groups of tourists who鈥檝e been bused in from their downtown hotels, like a herd of sheep. Not to mention these tablaos,聽or 鈥淔lamenco venues鈥澛燼re聽super聽overpriced. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: OL脡! Where to See Granada鈥檚 Best Flamenco Shows
Guide Location: Spain » Granada
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Casie Tennin
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