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What to see and do in Bérchules

What to see and do in Bérchules (Alpujarra Granadina, Granada): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Bérchules: festival calendar

July: Fiestas de San Pantaleón y del Santo Cristo de Alcútar (July 27 and second Sunday of August)

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What to see and do in Bérchules

Bérchules
Village
One of the highest villages in Spain (1,319 m), documented since Mozarabic times. In 2025 it has 688 inhabitants.
Nochevieja en agosto
Activity
Since 1994 the village has celebrated its own New Year's Eve on the first weekend of August, a tradition born from a power outage that prevented celebrating the real New Year's Eve; today it draws more than 10,000 visitors.
La seda nazarí de Bérchules
Historical milestone
Bérchules, of Mozarabic origin dating from the 8th century, was during the Nasrid period a silk-producing centre that came to rival the finest eastern silks; the Nasrid vizier Ibn al-Jatib mentions it as a possession of the Banu Hassan family.
El nacimiento del río Guadalfeo
Nature
The Guadalfeo river, which flows into the Mediterranean between Salobreña and Motril, rises in the municipal term of Bérchules, one of the highest municipalities in Spain at 1,319 metres.
Fiestas de San Pantaleón y del Santo Cristo de Alcútar
Activity
Patron saint festivals of Bérchules and its settlement of Alcútar.