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Albuñán

Tourist office

The tourist office of Albuñán is located in the Town Hall.

Bus Service

There is a bus service from Albuñán to Granada City.

Festivals

Traditional festivals in Albuñán are Fiesta de las Flores, Día de San Francisco de Asís, Fiesta de los Emigrantes and Virgen del Rosario.

Museo Etnográfico

The Albuñán Ethnographic Museum contains numerous antique pieces that evoke the history and cultural traditions of the town.

Iglesia de la Anunciación

Built in the sixteenth century, this Mudéjar-style single-nave church has a Latin cross floor plan and a coffered ceiling with geometric decorations.

History

Like many other towns in Granada, Albuñán began to grow as an urban centre following the expulsion of the Moors in the sixteenth century.

Albuñán

Albuñán is a village of medieval Andalusian origin that was created on the site of an old Arab farmstead where families dedicated to growing grain lived. The name Albuñán literally means "the building," although it is not known exactly which one it refers to.