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What to see and do in Nigüelas

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

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature

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What to see and do in Nigüelas

Nigüelas
Village
In 2025 it has 1,229 inhabitants, with most of its district lying within the Sierra Nevada national and natural parks.
Falla de Nigüelas
Nature
Geological formation declared a Monumento Natural in 2001.
Almazara La Erilla de Nigüelas
Monument
Former oil mill of Nasrid origin, today an interpretation center, considered one of the oldest in Spain; it preserves two milling systems, an animal-powered mill (molino de sangre) from the Ibero-Roman period and a hydraulic mill from the medieval period.
Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Nigüelas
Monument
Mudejar church built between 1557 and 1563 on the foundations of a former mosque; the moriscos burned it down just after its completion, during the Alpujarras rebellion. It preserves an 18th-century altarpiece with the image of Saint John the Baptist, a work by the Granada sculptor José Risueño.
Baños árabes y castillo en ruinas de Nigüelas
Monument
Nigüelas preserves remains of Arab baths and a ruined castle from the Muslim period, vestiges of when the settlement was one of the quarters of the Islamic-era Valle de Lecrín.