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Capileira
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Capileira

Andalusia (Granada) · Spain
Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Coordinates
36.95, -3.35
Population
582 (2005)
Elevation
1436 m
Terrain
Mountain

Location

Capileira is the highest of the three Poqueira gorge villages in Las Alpujarras at 1 436 m on the southern flank of the Sierra Nevada, its whitewashed flat-roofed houses a Berber-influenced style that survived the Reconquista

highest Alpujarran villageMulhacén ascent baseBerber-influenced architecture
Getting There & Staying Nearby
Nearest airport
Granada Airport 50 km
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Nearest station
Granada 50 km — Bus from Granada via Lanjarón and Órgiva (3 services daily each direction).
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Staying nearby
Alpujarran whitewashed village guesthouses
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Nearby
Mulhacén ascent base (Spain's highest mainland peak), Poqueira gorge hiking, Las Alpujarras silk route villages
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