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What to see and do in Chimeneas

What to see and do in Chimeneas (Comarca de Alhama, Granada): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Curiosities · 1 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Chimeneas

Chimeneas
Village
Built on the former Nasrid hamlet of 'Dúllar,' it developed as a settlement in the 16th century. Local tradition holds that Queen Isabella the Catholic spent a night there before the surrender of Granada. In 2025 it has 1,265 inhabitants.
San Judas Tadeo, patrón único en España
Curiosity
Chimeneas is, according to local sources, the only Spanish municipality to have Saint Jude Thaddeus as its patron saint, with a festival on 28 October.
La leyenda de Isabel la Católica en Chimeneas
Curiosity
According to local legend, before the surrender of Granada to the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella lodged in one of the houses of Chimeneas, then a hamlet called 'Dúllar' during the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada.
Virgen del Rosario y Jueves Lardero en Chimeneas
Curiosity
Chimeneas celebrates the Virgen del Rosario on 7 October and Jueves Lardero with the traditional 'Pucherico,' today turned into a neighborhood barbecue.
Tortilla de collejas de Chimeneas
Food and drink
Among Chimeneas's traditional dishes are the tortilla de collejas (wild greens omelet), the Lenten potaje and Saturday's morcilla.