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What to see and do in Ugíjar

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

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Ugíjar: festival calendar

December: Expoalpujarra (primeros días de diciembre)

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What to see and do in Ugíjar

Ugíjar
Village
In 2025 it has 2,574 inhabitants; it preserves fifteen noble houses from the 16th to 19th centuries with heraldic coats of arms and the only surviving Franciscan convent in the Granada Alpujarra.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Martirio
Historical milestone
Church in Levantine Gothic-Mudéjar style that commemorates the roughly 240 Old Christians martyred in the area during the Morisco rebellion of the Alpujarra.
Convento Franciscano de San Juan Bautista
Monument
The only surviving convent building in the whole of the Granada Alpujarra.
Las casas señoriales de Ugíjar
Monument
Ugíjar preserves fifteen 16th- to 19th-century manor houses with noble coats of arms, along with the chapels of San Antón, Santa Lucía and de la Aurora.
Expoalpujarra
Activity
Tourism, craft and traditional-produce fair of the Alpujarra, held in Ugíjar.
El liberal y los soplillos de Ugíjar
Food and drink
El liberal, a game dish with fried almonds and crushed garlic, and soplillos, traditional handmade almond sweets typical of Ugíjar.