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What to see and do in Salobreña

What to see and do in Salobreña (Costa Granadina, Granada): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Salobreña: festival calendar

February: Fiesta de la Candelaria en Lobres (February 2)
October: Romería de Nuestra Señora del Rosario 'Del Sur' (October 7)

How far each place is from the centre of Salobreña

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What to see and do in Salobreña

Salobreña
Village
With sugarcane cultivation as its economic driver in the 19th century (4,631 inhabitants in 1877) and tourism taking off from the 1960s onward. In 2025 it has 12,760 inhabitants.
Castillo de Salobreña
Monument
Arab fortress that in the Nasrid period housed a pleasure palace and also served as a prison for Granadan nobles removed from power, among them sultan Yusuf III, held there for fifteen years.
La destilería de melaza de Lobres
Curiosity
In the settlement of Lobres stands Spain's only distillery producing alcohol from sugarcane molasses.
Torre del Cambrón (Salobreña)
Monument
Coastal tower in Salobreña listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain's highest level of heritage protection.
Casa Roja de Salobreña
Monument
Manor house in Salobreña that was once part of the now-vanished San Francisco sugar factory.
El Peñón de Salobreña
Nature
The rock on which Salobreña castle stands was formerly an island, later joined to the mainland; in Punic times it housed a sanctuary.
Cautiverio de sultanes nazaríes en el castillo de Salobreña
Historical milestone
Salobreña castle served as a gilded prison for several Nasrid sultans, including Yusuf III, Muhammad VIII the Younger, Muhammad IX the Left-Handed, Abu Nasr Saad and Muley Hacén; legend says Yusuf III's life was spared upon finishing a game of chess.
Romería de Nuestra Señora del Rosario 'Del Sur'
Activity
Pilgrimage of Salobreña in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Fiesta de la Candelaria en Lobres
Activity
Festival of the hamlet of Lobres, in Salobreña, considered the oldest documented in the municipality.