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What to see and do in Moclín

What to see and do in Moclín (Comarca de Loja, Granada): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Moclín

Pósito del Pan de Moclín 150 m

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What to see and do in Moclín

Moclín
Village
The Nasrid 'Hisn Iqlim' ('castle of the district') gave its name to one of the 33 territorial divisions of the kingdom of Granada. In 2025 it has 3,503 inhabitants spread across seven settlements, the largest being Puerto Lope.
Castillo de Moclín y Cristo del Paño
Monument
14th-century fortress that controlled the pass between Alcalá la Real and the Vega de Granada, linked by Nasrid signal towers to Íllora and Granada. The former mosque within the enclosure is now the Church of the Cristo del Paño.
Pósito del Pan de Moclín
Monument
Former 16th-century public granary preserved in Moclín.
Torres vigía nazaríes de Moclín
Monument
Network of five optical-communication watchtowers from the Nasrid period preserved in the term of Moclín, including the Torre de Mingoandrés, the Torre de la Porqueriza and the Atalaya de La Solana.
Abrigos con arte rupestre de Moclín
Historical milestone
On the foothills of the Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación hill, near the Velillos river, rock shelters with prehistoric cave paintings are preserved within the term of Moclín.
El significado del nombre de Moclín
Curiosity
The place name Moclín comes from the Andalusi Arabic 'Hisn Iqlim', which can be translated as 'the castle of the district', referring to one of the thirty-three territorial divisions of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada.