# Sunday in the Alpujarra: the Three Poqueira Villages on Foot

The circular trail linking Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira, Alpujarran cooking with its own garden produce and the afternoon at the Capileira viewpoint. An hour and a quarter from Granada.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/alpujarra-three-poqueira-villages-on-foot · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:45 · Salida: 1 h 15 by car (from Granada via the A-44, Lanjarón and Órgiva, a little over 1 h)
- 10:00 · A Walk around Pampaneira (Park in the municipal car park · coffee in the square)
  - 1 min on foot
- 10:30 · Poqueira Villages Trail (PR-A 70) (PR-A 70 · 9.4 km · 3 h 30 · via Bubión and Capileira)
  - 1 min on foot
- 14:15 · Casa Alfonso (Alpujarra dish or papas a lo pobre (poor man's potatoes) · €€ · call to book) · Casa Alfonso, €€
  - 12 min by car, 6,2 km
- 16:30 · Capileira: Streets, Tinaos and the Pedro Antonio de Alarcón House-Museum (By car, 10 min · viewpoint and church, open 16:00 to 19:00)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (In Granada around 19:30)

This is the classic Alpujarra Sunday, the one best understood on foot: you climb from Pampaneira to Bubión and Capileira along the bridle paths, go down to the river and return to the starting point for lunch. In the afternoon, unhurried, you look out over the ravine from Capileira. From Granada it is a little over an hour by car; from Málaga or Almería, about two.

## The Day, Hour by Hour

8:45 · Departure. From Granada, the A-44 towards Motril, the Lanjarón exit and the Órgiva road; at Órgiva take the A-4132 towards Pampaneira. The last half hour is winding.

10:00 · Pampaneira. Leave the car in the municipal car park at the entrance and climb to Plaza de la Libertad, the church square, for a coffee. At the information point they give you the trail map.

10:30 · The three villages on foot. The PR-A 70 starts in the upper part of Pampaneira, on the old road to Bubión. It is circular, 9.4 km and about three and a half hours according to the regional government: you climb to Bubión, continue to Capileira, the highest, and go down the ravine to the river to return to Pampaneira. There are steps, loose stone and little shade. If you want it shorter, do only Pampaneira–Bubión and return the same way.

14:15 · Lunch at Casa Alfonso. At the Hostal Pampaneira, at the entrance to the village. The same family has run it for more than sixty years: Alpujarran cooking with vegetables from its garden, the Alpujarran plate, papas a lo pobre with eggs from its own hens, stews such as the gitanilla and grilled meats. There is a set menu of the day and a terrace on the promenade. Its website does not publish opening hours: call 958 76 30 02 to book.

16:30 · Capileira. Ten minutes by car. Park at the entrance and walk down the streets to the viewpoint, from where you see Bubión and Pampaneira down the ravine and the Veleta to the north. The church of Santa María de la Cabeza opens in the afternoon from 16:00 to 19:00, with a 17th-century Baroque altarpiece. The customs museum only opens in the morning.

18:00 · Return. To Granada, a little over an hour.

## What to Bring

Mountain footwear, water, a hat and a warm layer: between Pampaneira and Capileira there is about 400 metres of ascent and the weather changes with the altitude. Poles for the descent to the river.

## With Children and Dogs

With children used to walking, the whole route is manageable; if not, do the Pampaneira to Bubión stretch and then drive up to Capileira. With a dog, the trail and the streets are done on a lead.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
From Granada, a little over an hour along the A-44 and Órgiva. From Málaga, about two hours along the A-7 and Órgiva; from Almería, about two along the A-7. Park at the entrance to each village.

### Without a car
Alsa links Granada with Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira in about two hours. With the Sunday timetables, the day is shorter: check with Alsa before you set off and adjust the route.

## Consejos

### Start in Pampaneira
You finish downhill and with the restaurant next to the car.

### Set off early in summer
The slope faces south and has almost no shade.

### Call to eat
On spring and autumn Sundays the village fills up.

## Cuándo no ir

August Sundays at midday: heat on the path and villages full. If that is your date, start walking at eight.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Granada?
A little over an hour by car to Pampaneira.

### Is the three-villages route hard?
Medium difficulty: 9.4 km and about three and a half hours, with steps and ascent, no technical sections.

### Where do I park?
In Pampaneira's municipal car park.

### Can it be done shorter?
Yes: from Pampaneira to Bubión and back, or by car between the villages.

### Where do you eat on Sunday?
At Casa Alfonso, in Pampaneira; call beforehand to confirm and book.