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What to see and do in Capileira

What to see and do in Capileira (Alpujarra Granadina, Granada): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities

When to go to Capileira: festival calendar

August: Procesión de la Virgen de las Nieves al Mulhacén (August 5)
November: Fiesta de la Mauraca de Capileira (November 1)

How far each place is from the centre of Capileira

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza de Capileira 150 m

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What to see and do in Capileira

Capileira
Village
In the Poqueira gorge, at 1,457 meters altitude, its entire settlement is declared a conjunto histórico-artístico (protected historic-artistic ensemble) and has been cited by the Council of Europe as a model of vernacular architecture. In 2025 it has 590 inhabitants.
Casa-Museo Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
Monument
House dedicated to the writer Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, author of 'La Alpujarra,' next to the church of Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza (17th century) and the village's old public washhouses.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza de Capileira
Monument
Church rebuilt in the 17th century, with a Baroque wooden altarpiece and an image of the Virgin donated, according to tradition, by the Catholic Monarchs in the 15th century.
Fiesta de la Mauraca de Capileira
Activity
Roast chestnut festival, with an evening event in the Plaza del Calvario organized since 1991.
Procesión de la Virgen de las Nieves al Mulhacén
Activity
Procession on foot to the summit of Mulhacén in honour of the Virgen de las Nieves.
Capileira, Pueblo Más Bonito de España
Curiosity
Capileira, whose townscape has been noted by the Council of Europe as a model of vernacular architecture, has belonged since 2017 to the network Los Pueblos Más Bonitos de España (Spain's Most Beautiful Villages).