Taha, La
Granada · Andalucía
La Taha, is a municipality in the Alpujarras region of the province of Granada, Spain. The modern municipality consists of three distinct villages, though several of these are themselves clusters of distinct settlements. It lies to the east of the villages of the Río Poqueira gorge, and to the south and west of Trevélez. The villages are all on south-facing slopes overlooking the Río Trevélez. The villages of La Taha are: Pitres, with the smaller settlement of Capilerilla above it; this is the administrative centre, the largest of the three villages, and the only one on the through road Mecina Fondales, which comprises Mecina, Mecinilla, and Fondales Ferreirola, which is below the smaller village of Atalbéitar In guidebooks and other sources, some other neighbouring villages are often included in La Taha, though they do not belong to the municipality. These include Pórtugos and Busquístar. The name La Taha comes from Arabic Tá, meaning "obedience". Under the Nasrid kings of Granada, the region was divided into a number of administrative districts called "tahas", each containing several settlements; for example, the villages of the Poquiera gorge formed "La Taha de Poqueira". Modern La Taha is the only one of these districts to have retained the name. There is a modest tourist trade in La Taha, though the villages do not attract the intense interest either of the Poqueira river villages or of Trevélez. Pitres has a market on Friday. The GR 7 long-distance footpath passes through the municipality. Atalbeitar is one of the best villages in which to learn about the original characteristics of the houses and streets of the Alpujarras, due to the lack of new buildings that other more touristic villages have been constructing.
History
El municipio comprende los núcleos de población de Pitres —capital y sede del ayuntamiento—, Mecina, Ferreirola, Fondales, Capilerilla, Atalbéitar y Mecinilla. También cabe destacar el despoblado de Aylácar.
Parte de su término lo ocupa el parque nacional y natural de Sierra Nevada.
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Festivals
November 2026
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Trails and hiking
•Acequias del Poqueira (PR-A 23, 15 km)
•La Cebadilla (PR-A 69, 7.5 km)
•La Atalaya (SL-A 220, 8.2 km)
•PR-A 70 Pueblos del Poqueira (PR-A 70, 8 km)
•Río Bermejo (PR-A 29, 7.1 km)
•Andalucía - South Route (Provincia de Granada) (GR 7)
•Panjuila (SL-A 250, 7 km)
•Ruta Medieval de la Alpujarra (PR-A 299, 21 km)
•Sendero Pitres-Ferreirola (3 km)
•Ruta del Barranco de Poqueira (9.8 km)
•Hoya del Portillo - Refugio del Poqueira (PR-A 26, 8 km)
•Monte de Pampaneira (3.5 km)
Town hall
Alcaldía: Marcelo Aviles Gomez
Web oficial: http://www.lataha.es
Town hall of Taha, La
Alcaldía: Marcelo Aviles Gomez Web oficial: http://www.lataha.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 45 km from Granada (about 32 min by car)
- 🚗 97 km from Almería (about 68 min by car)
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- ✈️ 61 km from Granada-Jaén airport (about 43 min by car)
- ✈️ 107 km from Almería airport (about 76 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 0.1 km away
- Caixabank · 2.9 km away
- Caixabank · 3.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Estación de Servicio Pórtugos · 1 km away
- Estación de Servicio Mirador de Poqueira · 3.6 km away
- Estación de Servicio La Primitiva · 6.8 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Mirador Tajos del Ángel · 2.3 km away
- PR-A 299 Ruta Medieval de la Alpujarra · 2.9 km away
- GR 7 PR-C 70 · 2.9 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 1 km away
- Viewpoints · 1.5 km away
- Era del Trance · 1.7 km away
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