# A weekend in the Alpujarra, 1 h 15 from Granada

Two nights in Capileira or Pampaneira to link the three Poqueira villages on foot, climb up the valley or Mulhacén and eat in Trevélez. 1 h 15 from Granada and about two hours from Málaga and Almería.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/alpujarra-white-villages-weekend · Revisado: 2026-11-12

Dónde: La Alpujarra

From Granada, the Alpujarra is an hour and a quarter away, just right for a Sunday. But with two nights it changes: you sleep in Capileira, at almost 1,500 metres, walk early when the slope is still in shade and have time to climb Mulhacén in summer or go up the valley the rest of the year. From Málaga and Almería it is about two hours; from Jaén, two and twenty minutes; from Córdoba, about three.

## When to go?

Spring and autumn are the best seasons for walking. Between Easter and early December the National Park minibus runs from Capileira, and in summer and autumn you can climb Mulhacén from the Alto del Chorrillo. In winter it is cold, it may snow in Capileira and La Fragua closes from Epiphany to March.

WhatTimeFor whom

Poqueira villages trail9.4 km · 3 h 30Regular walkers

La Cebadilla trail7.5 km · 4 hWalkers

Guided Mulhacén from Alto del Chorrillo5–6 h · from €80Fit teenagers and adults

High peaks minibusHalf a dayEveryone

Capileira and its museum1 h 30Everyone

## Where to sleep?

Capileira is the base for this plan: the Hotel Rural Finca Los Llanos has 44 rooms, family ones included, a summer pool over the gorge, a vegetable garden and a restaurant. Pampaneira is the simple and cheaper option: the Hostal Pampaneira, with 15 rooms, a restaurant and a bike room, beside the bus stop. Trevélez, if you want to sleep higher and away from the Poqueira: the two buildings of La Fragua share a pool with views and parking.

## If you have one more day

Take the high peaks minibus to Puerto Molina and the Trevélez viewpoint without needing to climb to the summit, or spend the morning at Bubión, the middle village, unhurried.

## El plan

### Friday · 19:00 · Arrival in Capileira
From Granada to Capileira, an hour and twenty via the A-44, Órgiva and Pampaneira. Dinner at Restaurante Gloria at the Hotel Finca Los Llanos, if you are sleeping there, and pack your rucksack.

### Saturday · 08:30 · Mulhacén or La Cebadilla
In summer and autumn, the guided climb of Mulhacén with Nevadensis: National Park minibus from Capileira to the Alto del Chorrillo and five to six hours on foot to 3,482 metres, with a picnic, from €80 and with a minimum of four people. The rest of the year, or if you prefer something quieter, the La Cebadilla trail leaves from the upper part of the village: 7.5 km and four hours up the valley to the hamlet of the Poqueira river power station.

### Saturday · 17:00 · Capileira in the afternoon light
Walk down the streets to the viewpoint and the church of Santa María de la Cabeza, open in the afternoon from Wednesday to Sunday. Dinner in the village.

### Sunday · 09:30 · The three villages on foot
Drive down to Pampaneira and do the PR-A 70 trail towards Bubión and Capileira: 9.4 km and three and a half hours. If on Saturday you did Mulhacén, do only Pampaneira-Bubión and back.

### Sunday · 14:00 · Lunch in Trevélez or Pampaneira
From March to Epiphany, go up to Trevélez, about 35 minutes from Capileira, and eat the village ham and garden dishes at La Fragua. The rest of the year, stay at Casa Alfonso, in Pampaneira, with Alpujarran cooking from its own garden. Then back to Granada via Órgiva.

## Un consejo más

Sleep in Capileira the night before walking: you set off on foot from the door and reach the trail before the sun hits the slope.

## Cuándo no ir

August for the three-villages trail at midday: the slope faces south and has almost no shade.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Granada?
An hour and a quarter to Pampaneira and an hour and twenty to Capileira.

### Do I need a car?
Not for Saturday or for the three-villages trail: Alsa links Granada with the villages. To go to Trevélez for lunch, a car helps.

### Can I climb Mulhacén without experience?
From the Alto del Chorrillo it is easy to medium difficulty with no technical sections, but it is 5 or 6 hours at high altitude. With a guide it is safer.

### Where is it best to sleep?
In Capileira for walking; in Pampaneira if you arrive by bus or want a lower price.

### How much does it cost?
Between €150 and €260 per person with two nights, meals and one guided activity.

## Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel Rural Finca Los Llanos**: Finca Los Llanos is a rural hotel at the entrance to Capileira, the highest village in the Poqueira gorge, at 1,436 metres. It opened in 1990 and has 44 rooms spread over three buildings, each named after a writer who left a mark on the Alpujarra, Gerald Brenan, Washington Irving and Federico García Lorca, and each with its own decor. Down below, along the gorge, the Poqueira river flows from the snows of Sierra Nevada.
Seven types of room
The hotel has rooms for every size of trip. Singles with one bed; standard doubles, with two beds together or a double bed, in the three buildings and with different orientations, some with a balcony; superior doubles, all with a terrace or balcony; triples with three beds, some with a balcony; quadruples with four beds and a balcony; and family rooms, of at least 20 m², with two 120 cm beds for two adults and two children. All have a private bathroom, with bath or shower, and free wifi. The cot costs €8.80 a day.
Booking on its website gets a 5% discount. Prices change with the date and are checked in its booking engine.
Pool, garden and restaurant
The hotel has a pool, open in season, and a vegetable garden. The house restaurant is Gloria, in the same complex on the Sierra Nevada road, with its own website. The hotel website does not publish check-in and check-out times, pet conditions or parking details: ask on 958 76 30 71 or at reservas@hotelfincalosllanos.com.
The gateway to the high mountains
The location is the reason to sleep here if you come to walk. From the hotel you walk down to the centre of Capileira and its museum, and from Capileira leaves the National Park's High Peaks minibus, which in summer and autumn climbs to the Alto del Chorrillo, at 2,700 metres, the starting point of the climb up Mulhacén. From the upper district of the village starts the La Cebadilla trail, which descends to the river and the old power station.
For a two-day getaway through the villages, the weekend in the Alpujarra suggests a route and stops.
- **Hostal Pampaneira**: The Hostal Pampaneira is a small, family-run rural hotel at Avenida de La Alpujarra, 1, right at the entrance to Pampaneira, the first village of the Poqueira gorge, with views of the gorge. It is built on an Alpujarran house and is run by the family of the Casa Alfonso restaurant, which occupies the ground floor. It is simple accommodation, designed above all for hikers, cyclists and anyone who wants to sleep in the tourist heart of the Alpujarra at a good price.
Nine doubles and five triples
All the rooms are outward-facing, spacious and bright, decorated in Alpujarran style. There are nine doubles, with two beds or one double, and five triples, with three beds or one double and one single, useful for a small family. They have a full bathroom, television and central heating for winter; in summer, according to the hostal, they stay cool. In low season, the double for single use is offered at a special price. The hostal has common areas, a meeting room and a large terrace with views of the gorge.
For the GR-7 and the TransAndalus
The hostal expressly addresses those who walk the GR-7 long-distance trail, the European E-4 as it passes through the Alpujarra, and cyclists on the TransAndalus mountain-bike route: it has a room for storing bicycles and gives advice on routes and visits to the park. From the door, in the upper part of the village, starts the Poqueira villages trail, which links Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira.
A table downstairs
On the ground floor is Casa Alfonso, with Alpujarran cooking made with vegetables from its garden, grilled meats, a set menu and tapas with house wine on the promenade terrace. Sleeping here means having dinner a flight of stairs away.
Getting there from Granada
From Granada you go down the A-44 towards Motril and take the exit onto the A-348 towards Lanjarón and the Alpujarra. The hostal is right at the entrance to the village, so you don't need to go into its sloping streets. The Alsa bus from Granada also arrives; the timetables are on the sheet for the bus from Granada.
Price, check-in and check-out times and the pet policy are given by phone, on 958 76 30 02.
- **Hotel La Fragua**: La Fragua is two small hotels in the centre of Trevélez, La Fragua I and La Fragua II, a minute's walk from each other and from the restaurant of the same family, on Calle Posadas. They are in the part of the village of narrow, cobbled streets, away from traffic, inside the Sierra Nevada National Park and at the foot of Mulhacén. It is simple mountain accommodation, for those who come to walk or to see the ham village.
Two houses, one reception
Both houses have rooms with television and a kettle, and the whole hotel is heated and cooled by aerothermal systems. La Fragua I has a social lounge with a fireplace, which in winter is the best corner of the house. La Fragua II has a pool for summer, parking, also for motorbikes, and rooms with access for people with reduced mobility. There is a single reception and it is in La Fragua II: even if your room is in the other house, check-in is done there. Prices and offers are checked on its website.
Getting there without fighting the GPS
The house insists on one piece of advice: once inside Trevélez, do not follow the GPS or Google Maps, which lead to dead-end streets and alleys where you cannot turn round. Use the map on its website. There are several parking options, public and private, indoor and outdoor; for many the most convenient is the public car park at the entrance to the village, two minutes' walk from the hotel.
A table at home
The La Fragua restaurant, a few steps away, cooks Alpujarran and Mediterranean dishes with vegetables from its garden. Watch the calendar: it opens until Epiphany and closes in mid-winter, so if you come between January and March ask where to dine.
Trevélez on foot and the mountain
From the door you stroll around the village's districts, from the lower to the upper; the sheet on Trevélez tells you what to see. The hotel suggests activities in the mountains. For Mulhacén, the most-used route from the Alpujarra is the climb from Capileira with the park minibus, about 35 minutes by car away. The website does not say whether pets are allowed: ask on 644 38 14 83.

## Dónde dormir if you're on foot
- **Hotel Rural Finca Los Llanos**: Finca Los Llanos is a rural hotel at the entrance to Capileira, the highest village in the Poqueira gorge, at 1,436 metres. It opened in 1990 and has 44 rooms spread over three buildings, each named after a writer who left a mark on the Alpujarra, Gerald Brenan, Washington Irving and Federico García Lorca, and each with its own decor. Down below, along the gorge, the Poqueira river flows from the snows of Sierra Nevada.
Seven types of room
The hotel has rooms for every size of trip. Singles with one bed; standard doubles, with two beds together or a double bed, in the three buildings and with different orientations, some with a balcony; superior doubles, all with a terrace or balcony; triples with three beds, some with a balcony; quadruples with four beds and a balcony; and family rooms, of at least 20 m², with two 120 cm beds for two adults and two children. All have a private bathroom, with bath or shower, and free wifi. The cot costs €8.80 a day.
Booking on its website gets a 5% discount. Prices change with the date and are checked in its booking engine.
Pool, garden and restaurant
The hotel has a pool, open in season, and a vegetable garden. The house restaurant is Gloria, in the same complex on the Sierra Nevada road, with its own website. The hotel website does not publish check-in and check-out times, pet conditions or parking details: ask on 958 76 30 71 or at reservas@hotelfincalosllanos.com.
The gateway to the high mountains
The location is the reason to sleep here if you come to walk. From the hotel you walk down to the centre of Capileira and its museum, and from Capileira leaves the National Park's High Peaks minibus, which in summer and autumn climbs to the Alto del Chorrillo, at 2,700 metres, the starting point of the climb up Mulhacén. From the upper district of the village starts the La Cebadilla trail, which descends to the river and the old power station.
For a two-day getaway through the villages, the weekend in the Alpujarra suggests a route and stops.
- **Hostal Pampaneira**: The Hostal Pampaneira is a small, family-run rural hotel at Avenida de La Alpujarra, 1, right at the entrance to Pampaneira, the first village of the Poqueira gorge, with views of the gorge. It is built on an Alpujarran house and is run by the family of the Casa Alfonso restaurant, which occupies the ground floor. It is simple accommodation, designed above all for hikers, cyclists and anyone who wants to sleep in the tourist heart of the Alpujarra at a good price.
Nine doubles and five triples
All the rooms are outward-facing, spacious and bright, decorated in Alpujarran style. There are nine doubles, with two beds or one double, and five triples, with three beds or one double and one single, useful for a small family. They have a full bathroom, television and central heating for winter; in summer, according to the hostal, they stay cool. In low season, the double for single use is offered at a special price. The hostal has common areas, a meeting room and a large terrace with views of the gorge.
For the GR-7 and the TransAndalus
The hostal expressly addresses those who walk the GR-7 long-distance trail, the European E-4 as it passes through the Alpujarra, and cyclists on the TransAndalus mountain-bike route: it has a room for storing bicycles and gives advice on routes and visits to the park. From the door, in the upper part of the village, starts the Poqueira villages trail, which links Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira.
A table downstairs
On the ground floor is Casa Alfonso, with Alpujarran cooking made with vegetables from its garden, grilled meats, a set menu and tapas with house wine on the promenade terrace. Sleeping here means having dinner a flight of stairs away.
Getting there from Granada
From Granada you go down the A-44 towards Motril and take the exit onto the A-348 towards Lanjarón and the Alpujarra. The hostal is right at the entrance to the village, so you don't need to go into its sloping streets. The Alsa bus from Granada also arrives; the timetables are on the sheet for the bus from Granada.
Price, check-in and check-out times and the pet policy are given by phone, on 958 76 30 02.
- **Hotel La Fragua**: La Fragua is two small hotels in the centre of Trevélez, La Fragua I and La Fragua II, a minute's walk from each other and from the restaurant of the same family, on Calle Posadas. They are in the part of the village of narrow, cobbled streets, away from traffic, inside the Sierra Nevada National Park and at the foot of Mulhacén. It is simple mountain accommodation, for those who come to walk or to see the ham village.
Two houses, one reception
Both houses have rooms with television and a kettle, and the whole hotel is heated and cooled by aerothermal systems. La Fragua I has a social lounge with a fireplace, which in winter is the best corner of the house. La Fragua II has a pool for summer, parking, also for motorbikes, and rooms with access for people with reduced mobility. There is a single reception and it is in La Fragua II: even if your room is in the other house, check-in is done there. Prices and offers are checked on its website.
Getting there without fighting the GPS
The house insists on one piece of advice: once inside Trevélez, do not follow the GPS or Google Maps, which lead to dead-end streets and alleys where you cannot turn round. Use the map on its website. There are several parking options, public and private, indoor and outdoor; for many the most convenient is the public car park at the entrance to the village, two minutes' walk from the hotel.
A table at home
The La Fragua restaurant, a few steps away, cooks Alpujarran and Mediterranean dishes with vegetables from its garden. Watch the calendar: it opens until Epiphany and closes in mid-winter, so if you come between January and March ask where to dine.
Trevélez on foot and the mountain
From the door you stroll around the village's districts, from the lower to the upper; the sheet on Trevélez tells you what to see. The hotel suggests activities in the mountains. For Mulhacén, the most-used route from the Alpujarra is the climb from Capileira with the park minibus, about 35 minutes by car away. The website does not say whether pets are allowed: ask on 644 38 14 83.

## Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Rural Finca Los Llanos**: Finca Los Llanos is a rural hotel at the entrance to Capileira, the highest village in the Poqueira gorge, at 1,436 metres. It opened in 1990 and has 44 rooms spread over three buildings, each named after a writer who left a mark on the Alpujarra, Gerald Brenan, Washington Irving and Federico García Lorca, and each with its own decor. Down below, along the gorge, the Poqueira river flows from the snows of Sierra Nevada.
Seven types of room
The hotel has rooms for every size of trip. Singles with one bed; standard doubles, with two beds together or a double bed, in the three buildings and with different orientations, some with a balcony; superior doubles, all with a terrace or balcony; triples with three beds, some with a balcony; quadruples with four beds and a balcony; and family rooms, of at least 20 m², with two 120 cm beds for two adults and two children. All have a private bathroom, with bath or shower, and free wifi. The cot costs €8.80 a day.
Booking on its website gets a 5% discount. Prices change with the date and are checked in its booking engine.
Pool, garden and restaurant
The hotel has a pool, open in season, and a vegetable garden. The house restaurant is Gloria, in the same complex on the Sierra Nevada road, with its own website. The hotel website does not publish check-in and check-out times, pet conditions or parking details: ask on 958 76 30 71 or at reservas@hotelfincalosllanos.com.
The gateway to the high mountains
The location is the reason to sleep here if you come to walk. From the hotel you walk down to the centre of Capileira and its museum, and from Capileira leaves the National Park's High Peaks minibus, which in summer and autumn climbs to the Alto del Chorrillo, at 2,700 metres, the starting point of the climb up Mulhacén. From the upper district of the village starts the La Cebadilla trail, which descends to the river and the old power station.
For a two-day getaway through the villages, the weekend in the Alpujarra suggests a route and stops.
- **Hostal Pampaneira**: The Hostal Pampaneira is a small, family-run rural hotel at Avenida de La Alpujarra, 1, right at the entrance to Pampaneira, the first village of the Poqueira gorge, with views of the gorge. It is built on an Alpujarran house and is run by the family of the Casa Alfonso restaurant, which occupies the ground floor. It is simple accommodation, designed above all for hikers, cyclists and anyone who wants to sleep in the tourist heart of the Alpujarra at a good price.
Nine doubles and five triples
All the rooms are outward-facing, spacious and bright, decorated in Alpujarran style. There are nine doubles, with two beds or one double, and five triples, with three beds or one double and one single, useful for a small family. They have a full bathroom, television and central heating for winter; in summer, according to the hostal, they stay cool. In low season, the double for single use is offered at a special price. The hostal has common areas, a meeting room and a large terrace with views of the gorge.
For the GR-7 and the TransAndalus
The hostal expressly addresses those who walk the GR-7 long-distance trail, the European E-4 as it passes through the Alpujarra, and cyclists on the TransAndalus mountain-bike route: it has a room for storing bicycles and gives advice on routes and visits to the park. From the door, in the upper part of the village, starts the Poqueira villages trail, which links Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira.
A table downstairs
On the ground floor is Casa Alfonso, with Alpujarran cooking made with vegetables from its garden, grilled meats, a set menu and tapas with house wine on the promenade terrace. Sleeping here means having dinner a flight of stairs away.
Getting there from Granada
From Granada you go down the A-44 towards Motril and take the exit onto the A-348 towards Lanjarón and the Alpujarra. The hostal is right at the entrance to the village, so you don't need to go into its sloping streets. The Alsa bus from Granada also arrives; the timetables are on the sheet for the bus from Granada.
Price, check-in and check-out times and the pet policy are given by phone, on 958 76 30 02.