# Sunday in the High Alpujarra: Capileira and Trevélez 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. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/capileira-and-trevelez-high-alpujarra-day-trip · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 09:00 · Salida: 1 h 30 by car (from Granada via the A-44, Órgiva and Pampaneira, 1 h 20) - 10:30 · 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 car, 23,1 km - 12:30 · Trevélez, the Ham Village (35 min of bends · park at the entrance or in the Barrio Medio) - 1 min on foot - 14:00 · La Fragua Restaurant (Trevélez ham and dishes from the vegetable garden · €€ · booking) · La Fragua Restaurant, €€ - 30 min by car, 20,5 km - 16:30 · A Walk around Pampaneira (Stop on the way back, 45 min · square and upper part) - 17:30 · Vuelta (In Granada around 18:45) 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. ## Cómo llegar ### By car From Granada, an hour and twenty to Capileira along the A-44 and Órgiva. From Capileira to Trevélez, about 35 minutes. From Málaga, about two hours. ### Without a car Alsa links Granada with Capileira in about two hours and Capileira with Trevélez in about 35 minutes. With the Sunday timetables, the day is tight: check with Alsa before you set off. ## Consejos ### Museum in the morning It closes at 14:30: do Capileira first. ### Park below in Trevélez The upper streets are narrow and some are dead ends. ### Check the calendar La Fragua closes from Epiphany to March: in those months eat in Pampaneira. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### 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.