Güéjar Sierra
Granada · Andalucía
Güéjar Sierra is a village and municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the INE, it had a population of 2,988 at the start of 2010. The village is situated in the north-western part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, at an altitude of 1,088 metres. The municipality borders Pinos Genil, Dúdar, Quéntar, La Peza, Lugros, Jérez del Marquesado, Trevélez, Capileira and Monachil. Its boundary with Trevélez and Capileira runs along the highest ridge of the Sierra Nevada, and over Mulhacén, making these the three highest municipalities in peninsular Spain. The Genil and Maitena rivers rise in Güéjar.
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Origins
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History
The castle of El Castillejo, the ruins of which can still be seen just above the village, was built by the Romans, but it was the Moors who settled the village after their conquest of Spain in 711, giving it the name of Qaryat Walyar. It remained in Moorish hands until 25 November 1491, when it was taken by Christian forces during the final phase of the Reconquista. In December 1499 the people of Güéjar took part in a rebellion which had in part been provoked by forced conversions, but they were defeated in January 1500. As a result, 2,500 villagers who had previously been baptized as Christians were taken to Granada and sold as slaves. 1568 saw the start of the Morisco Revolt, led by Aben Humeya, which lasted until 1571, although in Güéjar it was put down in 1569.
Monuments
•Vestigios de la Guerra Civil "Los Parapetos"
•Trincheras
•Cruz de la Trinchera
•Castillejo de Güéjar Sierra
•Tranvía de Granada a Sierra Nevada
What to visit
•Mirador Güéjar Sierra
•Mirador del Castañar
Gallery
Festivals
Güéjar Sierra celebra cada año sus fiestas patronales a mediados del mes de agosto, en honor a San Roque.
La fiesta de la Asadura Matancera, con degustación de la asadura cocinada al estilo güejareño y mosto de Güéjar Sierra, la cual se celebra los primeros días del mes de febrero.
September 2026
Festivals this month
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Rest of the year
- February: primeros días del mes de febrero
- August: Nuestra Señora del Rosario y San Roque (12) · Güéjar Sierra celebra cada año sus fiestas patronales a mediados del mes
What's on
Street market
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Camino Mozárabe. Almería-Granada (198.64 km)
•Sulayr (GR 240, 300 km)
•Cañada Real de los Neveros
•Campos de Otero (PR-A 19, 8 km)
•Sendero al Collado de la Gitana (5 km)
•Sendero "Paso de los Viajeros Románticos"
•El Cerrajón (6.3 km)
•Peña del Perro (7.7 km)
•Quéntar - Cuesta Lolo - Cerrillo - Quéntar (A1, 2.5 km)
•Quéntar - Queso - Quéntar (A2, 6.5 km)
•Quéntar - Cuesta el Majano - Quéntar (A3, 4.6 km)
•Quéntar - Muñoces - Quéntar (A4, 10.1 km)
Routes passing through Güéjar Sierra
Services
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Famous people
•Antonio Panizza
Town hall
Gobierno municipal:
En las elecciones municipales de 2023, el Partido Popular (PP) fue la candidatura más votada con 1072 sufragios (59,62 %), obteniendo 7 concejales, seguido del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) con 565 votos (31,42 %) y 4 ediles. Izquierda Unida (IU), con 97 votos (5,39 %), y Vox, con 40 votos (2,22 %), no lograron representación.
Evolución de la deuda viva municipal:
Town hall of Güéjar Sierra
Gobierno municipal: En las elecciones municipales de 2023, el Partido Popular (PP) fue la candidatura más votada con 1072 sufragios (59,62 %), obteniendo 7 concejales, seguido del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) con 565 votos (31,42 %) y 4 ediles. Izquierda Unida (IU), con 97 votos (5,39 %), y Vox, con 40 votos (2,22 %), no lograron representación. Evolución de la deuda viva municipal:
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How to get there
- 🚗 18 km from Granada (about 13 min by car)
- 🚗 117 km from Almería (about 83 min by car)
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- ✈️ 38 km from Granada-Jaén airport (about 27 min by car)
- ✈️ 127 km from Almería airport (about 90 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caja Granada · 4.4 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 5.6 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 5.6 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Estación de Servicio Repsol Servibalisa · 2.8 km away
- Cetursa · 8.4 km away
- Estación de Servicio "La Vega de Cenes" · 9.5 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Sendero de los Jarales · 0.7 km away
- Tourist office · 0.7 km away
- Tourist office · 0.7 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.5 km away
- Mirador Güéjar Sierra · 0.8 km away
- Mirador del Castañar · 1.2 km away
Buses
10 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Güéjar Sierra 1
•Güéjar Sierra 2
•Barrio Alto
•Carretera de Güéjar Sierra 5
•Carretera de Güéjar Sierra 3
•Carretera de Güéjar Sierra 4
Pharmacy and health
•Farmacia Farmacia Licenciada Amalia Salguero — Calle de la Carrera
•Consultorio Güéjar Sierra — Avenida Duque San Pedro 19
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Obituaries
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