La Fragua Restaurant
What to order: the Trevélez ham and whatever the garden gives that week
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Day itinerary · 36.95° N · 3.36° W
The High Alpujarra: Capileira in the morning, Trevélez and its ham at midday.
The streets, museum and viewpoint of Capileira, the winding road to Trevélez and an Alpujarran lunch with the village's ham. No long routes, an hour and a half from Granada.
Leaving from
Part of La Alpujarra
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Total time10 h
By car1 h 30 each way
Walking2 h around the villages, uphill
DifficultyEasy
Cost€30–45 pp
Best timeMarch – June · September – December
With childrenYes, with a baby carrier
With a dogYes, on the street
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Granada 1 h 30 by car
from Granada via the A-44, Órgiva and Pampaneira, 1 h 20
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Capileira: Streets, Tinaos and the Pedro Antonio de Alarcón House-Museum
Streets, viewpoint and museum, open from 11:00 · 1 h 30
- 45 min by car23,1 km
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Trevélez, the Ham Village
35 min of bends · park at the entrance or in the Barrio Medio
- 1 min on foot
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La Fragua Restaurant
Trevélez ham and dishes from the vegetable garden · €€ · booking
Calle Posadas, 9, 18417 Trevélez · +34 958 85 85 73
Restaurant €€Book - 30 min by car20,5 km
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A Walk around Pampaneira
Stop on the way back, 45 min · square and upper part
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Back home
In Granada around 18:45
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Capileira: Streets, Tinaos and the Pedro Antonio de Alarcón House-Museum
A Sunday for anyone who does not want a long route: two High Alpujarra villages on foot, the loveliest road in the comarca between them and a mountain lunch with Trevélez ham. From Granada it is an hour and twenty to Capileira; from Málaga, about two hours.
The Day, Hour by Hour
9:00 · Departure. From Granada, the A-44 towards Motril, Lanjarón and Órgiva, and the climb through Pampaneira and Bubión to Capileira on the A-4129.
10:30 · Capileira. Park at the entrance and walk down the sloping streets, under the tinaos (covered passages), to the viewpoint: Bubión and Pampaneira below, the Veleta behind. At eleven the Casa-Museo Pedro Antonio de Alarcón opens, the village's museum of popular arts and customs, with farm tools, textiles, 17th-century carvings and lithographs from the time when the writer travelled through the Alpujarra; it closes at 14:30 and on Mondays. The church of Santa María de la Cabeza, with its Baroque altarpiece, is open on Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00.
12:30 · Trevélez. About 35 minutes of winding road to the east, above the valley. Trevélez is at the head of its own valley, inside the National Park. Inside the village do not follow the satnav: park in the public car park at the entrance or on the Plaza del Barrio Medio and walk up.
14:00 · Lunch at La Fragua. At Calle Posadas, 9: Alpujarran and Mediterranean cooking with Arab touches, vegetables from its organic garden and Trevélez ham. Closed from Epiphany to March; book on 958 85 85 73 and confirm that day's hours.
16:30 · Pampaneira, on the way back. Stop at the car park at the entrance and climb to the square and the upper part before going down to Órgiva.
17:30 · Return. In Granada around a quarter to seven.
With Children and Dogs
The day is made up of short walks and works with children, always with a baby carrier rather than a pushchair: the streets are slopes and steps. With a dog, everything is done on the street, on a lead; inside the museum and the church, no.
Time1 h 30
Change the route
From Easter to December: take the minibus from Capileira to the Mirador de Trevélez:
High Peaks Minibus, from Capileira to the Trevélez Viewpoint
If La Fragua is closed, eat in Pampaneira:
Casa Alfonso
With more energy: the Poqueira valley on foot, 7.5 km:
La Cebadilla Trail, from Capileira (PR-A 69)
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
Casa Alfonso
What to order: the Alpujarran platter with potatoes from its garden, the cured meat board to share or the grilled ox loin
© Restaurante TeideTeide Restaurant
What to order: the home-style dish of the day, from the set menu or the à la carte
Gloria Restaurant
What to order: seasonal dishes with produce from the hotel's garden
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
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Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to La Alpujarra
From March to early January, when La Fragua restaurant is open. In autumn the chestnut trees turn yellow along the Trevélez road.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Museum in the morning
It closes at 14:30: do Capileira first.
- 2Park below in Trevélez
The upper streets are narrow and some are dead ends.
- 3Check the calendar
La Fragua closes from Epiphany to March: in those months eat in Pampaneira.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take from Granada?
An hour and twenty to Capileira, and 35 minutes more to Trevélez.
Is the Capileira museum open on Sundays?
Yes, from 11:00 to 14:30. It closes on Mondays.
Where do you eat in Trevélez?
At La Fragua, from March to Epiphany. Book by phone.
Is it a good plan with children?
Yes, they are short walks around the villages, with no long routes.
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