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Attractions

Tourist office

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

Centro de Interpretación del Cielo

This project aims to highlight the night sky as a driving force for the revitalization and economic development of Aldeire’s rural environment

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.

Baños Árabes

A new project is underway to showcase the value of the Arab baths built during the Nasrid period. According to historical documents, they were renovated in the sixteenth century and were in operation until 1566.

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.

Cerro de los Infantes

An archaeological site inhabited since prehistoric times, with Iberian and Roman remains such as ceramics, sculptures, and ancient fortifications.

Alambique

Dating back to the early twentieth century, the Alambique was built by the Espadafor family and later became municipal property, now housing the Pinos Puente Youth Centre.

Iglesia de la Consolación

The church features a sober, classicist façade with a semicircular arch and simple decoration, and its interior consists of three naves separated by large octagonal pillars.

Puente Califalf, Pinos Puente

The bridge, which is classified as a Caliphate bridge, has been designated a Site of Cultural Interest since 1922. While the exact date of its construction is unclear, the bridge has undergone various reconstructions and alterations over the centuries, suggesting that it may have been built during the Roman era (Fernández, 2013)

Sendero Pinar de Cánava

Duration: 45 min. Length: 1470 m. Difficulty: Medium. The route and can be accessed by the “Cordel del Gollizno” cattle route that starts from the vicinity of the Ermita de Cánava.

Pinar de Cánava

The Pinar de Cánava is a forest that forms part of the Sierra Mágina Natural Park. Of its 120 specimens of pine, the Aleppo pine dominates. The forest is renowned for the longevity of its trees, with many between 100 and 250 years old. As well as being of great scientific and educational value (demonstrating the pine lifecycle), the forest is an important habitat for species such as the wood pigeon and Bonelli’s eagle. The forest also offers visitors beautiful panoramic views of the Sierra Mágina, the Campiña de Jaén olive grove and various towns including Jimena, Torres and Albanchez de Mágina. Declared an Andalusian Natural Monument.

Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios

The chapel of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios sits on the road to Albanchez, at the foot of the mountains. Nestled between palm trees and a fountain, it is a small temple with a cross-shaped floor plan, built in 1910. Located southeast of the town, on the J-3105.

Cueva de la Graja

These important cave paintings were discovered in 1902, and comprise seven groups of figures painted in red hues. They are attributed to the Neolithic period, around the third millennium BC. The figures are human representations in the “brazos en asa” style, along with abstract animal figures such as bulls, goats and horses, as well as symbols which are difficult to interpret. A scene of grazing animals highlights the functional importance of animals to the prehistoric community, whilst other animal figures suggest a link between fauna and the divine. Declared a National Historic Monument in 1924 and now an Asset of Cultural Interest. Located on Calle Audiencia.