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What to see and do in Padul

What to see and do in Padul (Valle de Lecrín, Granada): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 3 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Padul

Fuente de los Cinco Caños de Padul 300 m

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What to see and do in Padul

Padul
Village
Located on a former lake beside the Ibero-Roman road between Sexi (Almuñécar) and Iliberri (Granada). In 2025 it has 9,667 inhabitants.
La turbera del Padul y el mamut
Nature
A former lagoon now turned into a peat bog, where mammoth remains from the middle Pleistocene appeared in 1982 during peat extraction; a tusk is kept at the Parque de las Ciencias in Granada.
Casa Grande de Padul
Historical milestone
16th-century civil palace built over the remains of a fortress; in 1939 it served as a Francoist concentration camp with about 2,000 Republican prisoners.
Fuente de los Cinco Caños de Padul
Monument
Historic five-spout fountain built between the 16th and 19th centuries, one of the best-known pieces of vernacular architecture in Padul.
Ermita de San Sebastián de Padul
Monument
18th-century hermitage that hosts an annual procession each year with torches and traditional songs in honor of the saint.
El asalto morisco a Padul de 1569
Historical milestone
During the Alpujarras rebellion, about two thousand Moriscos attacked Padul on 22 and 23 August 1569; the arrival of Christian reinforcements led by Juan de Austria prevented the town from falling.
Real Feria de Ganado y Fiestas Populares de Padul
Activity
Padul's traditional livestock fair, held in late September, accompanied by popular festivities.
Matanza y Mosto de Padul
Food and drink
Food festival of Padul centered on the traditional pig slaughter and must (mosto), held in December.
Vía romana e ibero-romana de Padul
Historical milestone
Stretch of Iberian-Roman road cut into the rock that linked the coastal city of Sexi (Almuñécar) with Iliberri (Granada), preserved near the Fuente del Mal Nombre, in the Los Molinos area.