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Dílar

Ermita de la Virgen de las Nieves

The Ermita de la Virgen de las Nieves (Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows) was built in 1796 and, for most of the year, is home to the patron saint, Virgen de las Nieves.

History of Dílar

Dílar’s history begins long before the arrival of the Arabs in the Iberian Peninsula. In 1850, a hunter discovered an important prehistoric dolmen (a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb), surrounded by a cromlech (a stone circle) of tall stones, close to the Casa Rural.

Dílar

Dílar is a charming village in the province of Granada, found at an altitude of almost 900m in the Sierra Nevada National Park. It has a population of approximately 2,135 (2021 census).

Festivals in Dílar

Popular festivals in Dílar are Fiesta del Libro y Mosto, Three Kings, Día de San Sebastián, Semana Santa, Summer Feria, Chestnut Festival.