Polopos
Granada · Andalucía
Polopos is a village in the municipality Polopos-La Mamola in the province of Granada, Spain. As of 2010, the municipality has a population of 1856 inhabitants, most of which live in the coastal village La Mamola. Polopos used to be the main village with 1200 villagers living there in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most of the families moved away in the second half of the 20th century to find work in the cities or to live on the coast. As of 2019 it was home to 53 people. Polopos got a boost in popularity due to Dutch reality TV program Het Spaanse Dorp Polopos (the Spanish village Polopos) in 2019. Five Dutch couples were followed to see who was most successful in restoring a dilapidated house allotted to each of them, setting up a business in the village, learning Spanish and integrating with the local population. Since then, the population has risen to 80 people, a restaurant and an art gallery opened their doors and concerts, and art exhibitions attracted many visitors. Spanish media regularly visit the village to see if the experiment of the TV show is successful in fighting the general problem of 'España vaciada', or empty Spain, where villages with an ever decreasing and ageing population are deteriorating more and more and are sometimes abandoned all together.
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Origins
Su topónimo deriva del latín Populus, que significa «chopo». El único gentilicio que se emplea es el de polopero/a.
History
El municipio polopero comprende los núcleos de población de La Mamola —capital municipal—, La Guapa, Polopos, Castillo de Baños de Arriba, Haza del Trigo y Castillo de Baños de Abajo.
Monuments
•Cortijo de los Patricios
What to visit
•Mirador con bancos
•Mirador Baldomero
Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
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Rest of the year
- August: Nuestra Señora del Rosario (5)
What's on
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Gastronomy
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Services
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Town hall
Gobierno municipal:
En las elecciones municipales de 2023, el Partido Popular (PP) fue la fuerza más votada con 459 sufragios (58,17 %), obteniendo 5 concejales, seguido del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) con 324 votos (41,06 %) y 4 ediles.
Alcaldes:
Evolución de la deuda viva municipal:
El concepto de deuda viva contempla sólo las deudas con cajas y bancos relativas a créditos financieros, valores de renta fija y préstamos o créditos transferidos a terceros, excluyéndose, por tanto, la deuda comercial.
Town hall of Polopos
Gobierno municipal: En las elecciones municipales de 2023, el Partido Popular (PP) fue la fuerza más votada con 459 sufragios (58,17 %), obteniendo 5 concejales, seguido del Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) con 324 votos (41,06 %) y 4 ediles. Alcaldes: Evolución de la deuda viva municipal: El concepto de deuda viva contempla sólo las deudas con cajas y bancos relativas a créditos financieros, valores de renta fija y préstamos o créditos transferidos a terceros, excluyéndose, por tanto, la deuda comercial.
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How to get there
- 🚗 63 km from Granada (about 44 min by car)
- 🚗 93 km from Almería (about 66 min by car)
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- ✈️ 76 km from Granada-Jaén airport (about 54 min by car)
- ✈️ 103 km from Almería airport (about 73 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caja Rural · 5.7 km away
- Caja Rural de Granada · 8.4 km away
- Caixabank · 8.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Gasolinera Autoservicio - El Grupo S.C.A · 8.8 km away
- Valcarce · 8.9 km away
- Estación de Servicio La Primitiva · 9.2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador con bancos · 0.6 km away
- Mirador Baldomero · 2.1 km away
- Mirador la Era · 3 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal · 2.6 km away
- Playa Los Yesos · 5.7 km away
- Playa de La Mamola · 5.7 km away
Buses
1 paradas de autobús en el municipio.
Pharmacy and health
Sanidad:
Polopos pertenece a la zona básica de salud de Albuñol, en el distrito sanitario de Granada Sur. El municipio cuenta con dos consultorios médicos.
Educación:
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Obituaries
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In loving memory
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Videos
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