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What to see and do in Alhama de Granada

What to see and do in Alhama de Granada (Comarca de Alhama, Granada): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Alhama de Granada

Alhama de Granada
Village
Taken by the troops of the Catholic Monarchs on 28 February 1482, an event that opened the Granada War and inspired the ballad 'Ay de mi Alhama.' In 2025 it has 5,544 inhabitants.
Tajo de Alhama
Nature
Deep gorge carved by the Alhama river at the foot of the village, within the Parque Natural de las Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama.
Termas árabes e Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnación
Monument
The baths, of Roman origin (1st century) reused in the Almohad and Nasrid periods (13th-14th centuries), give the town its name ('al-Hama,' the hot bath). The Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnación, from 1505, was the first Christian church consecrated in the former kingdom of Granada after the conquest.
Hospital de la Reina
Monument
Renaissance building described as the first 'blood hospital' in Spain, founded to care for the wounded of the Granada War.
Castillo de Alhama de Granada
Monument
The castle of Alhama de Granada, rebuilt in the 19th century; its interior cannot be visited.
El Pósito de Alhama de Granada
Monument
The communal granary or Pósito of Alhama de Granada was built over the town's old synagogue, which existed before the Reconquest.
Fuente del Pilar de Carlos V
Monument
A 16th-century fountain in Alhama de Granada, next to the Ermita de los Remedios, located at the town's exit toward Granada.
La toma de Alhama en 1482
Historical milestone
The conquest of Alhama by the armies of the Catholic Monarchs on 28 February 1482 triggered the War of Granada. During the subsequent Nasrid siege of 1484-1485, the governor Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones ordered the use of paper money to sustain the defense of the stronghold.
Romería del Vino y Feria Grande de Alhama
Curiosity
The Romería del Vino is held on 15 August, and the Feria Grande around 8 September.
Gastronomía de Alhama de Granada
Food and drink
Local specialties of Alhama de Granada: olla jameña, mushrooms, kid goat, cheeses and cured meats.