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What to see and do in Torre-Cardela

What to see and do in Torre-Cardela (Los Montes, Granada): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Torre-Cardela: festival calendar

August: Fiestas del Cristo de la Expiración (Torre-Cardela) (second weekend of August)

How far each place is from the centre of Torre-Cardela

Torre del Molino 450 m

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What to see and do in Torre-Cardela

Torre-Cardela
Village
A 14th-century Nasrid hamlet that took its name from the Torre del Molino; after the conquest, the Girón family established the lordship of Cardela in 1559. In 2025 it has 700 inhabitants.
Torre del Molino
Monument
Defensive tower of Arab origin, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1993 and today in a poor state of preservation.
La alquería nazarí de Torre-Cardela y el señorío de los Girón
Historical milestone
Torre-Cardela originated as a rural Islamic hamlet of the Nasrid period in the 14th century, part of a network of watchtowers between the castles of Montejícar and Píñar. After the War of Granada, the Girón family obtained ownership and jurisdiction over the place, and in 1559 Hernando Girón Salazar established the lordship of Cardela.
El molino de viento de Torre-Cardela
Curiosity
In 1842 a windmill was built on the old tower of Torre-Cardela, which, according to Madoz's dictionary, was at the time the only one in the province of Granada.
Fiestas del Cristo de la Expiración (Torre-Cardela)
Activity
Torre-Cardela holds its main festivities in honor of the Cristo de la Expiración on the second weekend of August, with processions, water games, clay pigeon shooting and communal paella meals.