Most Internet users have tinkered with the Google Streetview on their maps, where you can drag a figure of a person onto a map and get a 360º view of a particular street. Well, now Google has gone a step further and have applied the same camera technology to access places where their cars cannot reach, using a person with the camera mounted on his back, calling it Street View Trekker.

They started of a series of Street View Trekker with the Grand Canyon giving people all over the world the opportunity to follow the narrow footpath that leads down into the canyon. Until now, of course, unless you physically went there, or a friend brought you back his own video, this would have been impossible.

The latest addition to these Street View Trekker destinations is the Alhambra, making it the second European location (Venice was the first) and the first in Spain.

The compact size of the Trekker, weighing 15 kilos, makes it unobtrusive and easy to maneuver, whilst automatically gathering images as it goes. The Trekker is operated by an Android device and consists of 15 lenses at the top of the mast, each angled in a different direction that will enable us to stitch together a 360-degree panoramic view.

When it will be up and running is still not know, but when it is, you certainly won’t have to brave the queues to have a look around. In fact, if you are planning to visit the monument for the first time, you will have an idea what you are going to find when you do.

You can find out more information about this Google service following this link: Street View Trekker