Few other art forms have the power to raise the hair on the back of your neck like a live flamenco performance. And the Andalusian city of Granada is home to Zambra Gitana, a style of flamenco with a particularly intense and expressive quality, giving you chills even under the Spanish sun. Authentic venues like the Jardines de Zoraya and Palacio Flamenco line up intimate atmospheres where, if you bag a seat early, you’ll be close enough to feel the whip of the dancers’ ruffled skirts as they sweep by. But you don’t need to be a lover of music or dance to appreciate a flamenco performance in Granada. While the skills and techniques are impressive alone, it’s the emotionally charged atmosphere these artists create that transforms Andalusia’s oldest tradition from simply a performance into something unforgettable.