Iznalloz
Granada · Andalucía
Iznalloz is a small town about 35 km north of Granada, Spain. The town is the main center of a region known as Los Montes Orientales, which comprises about 17 towns and villages spread over the north of the province of Granada. Encompassed within this area is the Sierra Arana mountain range (highest peak just over 2000 m).
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Origins
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History
There are prehistoric paintings and tools in the caves surrounding the village. The Iberian peoples are thought to have settled here.
The village sits on the banks of the River Cubillas and what was once on an important Roman road to Tarraco (ancient Roman name for Tarragona) traversing via the south eastern coastline of the Iberian peninsula.
The people of Iznalloz attribute their origins to the Romans and call themselves Acatuccitanos, after Acatucci, the Roman name for the village. Roman imperial soldiers built a garrison, on the hill in what is now the old quarter of the village, and constructed a bridge over the river which remains in use. The origin of the modern name, Iznalloz, has its roots in the Arabic Hisn Allauz which means ‘castle of Almond trees’. Only the ruins of the castle remain, but it formed part of the front line of Muslim defense during the latter days of the reconquest of Spain. The village fell into Christian hands in 1486, after which Iznalloz and its neighbouring villages aided in the siege of Granada. As payment for their services the people of Iznalloz were exempt from various taxes.
Following the Catholic reconquest of Granada, Iznalloz became an important centre for commerce and agriculture. Due to the growing population of workers, and their importance to the local economy, the Reyes Catolicos (Catholic Monarchs) decreed the construction of a hospital to care for the infirm. The building which is now called El Posito became a store for the village harvests.
Monuments
•Castillo del Almendro
What to visit
•Puente romano
Fiestas:
En Iznalloz se celebran dos fiestas locales importantes a lo largo del año: la Feria de Agosto, en honor a su patrona la Virgen de los Remedios, que se desarrolla el penúltimo fin de semana del mes de agosto y sus días previos; y la romería de San Isidro, que consiste en una peregrinación desde el pueblo de Iznalloz al paraje de El Sotillo, en Sierra Arana, el día 15 de mayo, donde se celebra una misa campestre en honor al patrón de los agricultores, como muestra de agradecimiento de este gremio que, desde muy antiguo, ha tenido una importancia crucial en la economía del pueblo.
Patrimonio:
Iglesia parroquial del siglo XVI.
Trazada por Diego Siloe (1549) y levantada por Juan de Maeda (1566-1574) que, a pesar de estar inacabada, constituye uno de los ejemplos más notables de arquitectura renacentista.
Puente romano sobre el río Cubillas
Se localiza en la vía que unía Tarraco con las costas andaluzas orientales.
Castillo de los almendros
Fortaleza de origen musulmán situada en la montaña más alta sobre la que se construyó el pueblo y del que apenas se conservan dos torreones y parte de los silos y mazmorras.
Pósito
Museo micológico en Sierra Arana
Espacio museístico dedicado al estudio de los hongos y setas.
Ermita de Ntra. Sra. de los Remedios
De finales del siglo XVI, destaca por su calidad artística el artesonado mudéjar.
Ayuntamiento viejo
Del siglo XVI, en el que cabe destacar el escudo en piedra situado en la fachada principal.
Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- May: Fiesta patronal: Isidro Labrador (15)
- August: Fiestas Mayores (18)
What's on
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Martes, de 09:00 a 14:00 · Carretera de Bogarre
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
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Services
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Famous people
•Paula García Ávila, balonmanista española
•Inmaculada Montalbán Huertas, magistrada, jurista, experta internacional en violencia de género, derecho antidiscriminatorio.
Town hall
Alcaldía: Mariano José Lorente García
Web oficial: http://www.iznalloz.es/
Town hall of Iznalloz
Alcaldía: Mariano José Lorente García Web oficial: http://www.iznalloz.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 31 km from Granada (about 22 min by car)
- 🚗 137 km from Málaga (about 97 min by car)
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- ✈️ 40 km from Granada-Jaén airport (about 28 min by car)
- ✈️ 147 km from Málaga-Costa del Sol airport (about 104 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
- Where to park · 0.5 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 0.4 km away
- Caja Granada · 0.5 km away
- Caja Rural · 0.5 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.9 km away
- Estación de Servicio Repsol · 3 km away
- Estación de Servicio Repsol · 3 km away
Buses
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Pharmacy and health
Sanidad:
Cuenta con el centro de salud de Iznalloz y se encuentra en el área de referencia del Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves.
Educación:
Cuenta con los CEIP Francisco Ayala, Sierra Arana y San Juan de Ávila y el IES Montes Orientales. Además está el CEPER Los Montes de educación permanente de personas adultas
Transporte y comunicaciones:
Iznalloz se encuentra en la A-308, que enlaza la A-44 con la A-92 en Darro. Otras carreteras son la A-3423 a Deifontes, la N-323 a Campotéjar y la A-403 a Alcalá la Real.
Dispone de la estación de Iznalloz, que pertenece a la red de media distancia, de la línea Moreda-Granada, que comunica con Granada y con la línea Linares-Almería.
Se encuentra a 29 minutos del Aeropuerto de Granada
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Obituaries
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