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What to see and do in Polícar

What to see and do in Polícar (Comarca de Guadix, Granada): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Polícar

Polícar
Village
A Nasrid hamlet dependent on Beas de Guadix, it was reconquered by Ferdinand the Catholic in 1489 and left nearly depopulated after the Morisco expulsion. In 2025 it has 252 inhabitants.
El último latifundio de Polícar
Curiosity
For centuries the district was a large landed estate; residents did not buy their own land until 1977, for 29 million pesetas.
El reparto de tierras de Polícar
Historical milestone
In 1977 the townspeople of Polícar bought for 29 million pesetas the land they worked, a distribution process that was not finally recorded in deeds until 2006.
Nochebuenos y roscos de azúcar de Polícar
Food and drink
Traditional sweets of Polícar made for its festivals: nochebuenos, oil breads with raisins, and sugar roscos, along with homemade quince paste.