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Alhambra
Stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex in Granada showcasing the finest Islamic art and architecture in Europe.
24 km · about 30 min drive
Andalusia, Spain · Europe
Colomera is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Benalúa de las Villas, 47km from Sierra Nevada National Park.
Colomera is a town located in Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 1,544, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Colomera sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Colomera to your route.
Colomera is a municipality located in the Province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2011 census (INE), the city has a population of 1507 inhabitants.
Local agriculture includes almonds, olives and citrus. Textiles are also produced in a local factory, both for domestic and foreign consumption. The name, Colomera isRead more
most probably derived from the Latin for pigeons' nest,
Colomera is a hillside settlement in the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada, situated above a Roman bridge crossing the Colomera river, which runs south from the large Colomera dam, approximately three kilometres further north. It is also on the GR 7 (Spain) walking route, which crosses south eastern Spain, from Cádiz to the Andorran border.
Colomera, liberated from the Moors in 1486 during the reconquista, is dominated by a large outcrop of rock pitted with Arabic ruins that predates the sixteenth century church of Nuestra Srª de la Encarnacion, located immediately to the south. Construction was started in 1530 and was consecrated in 1560 by the Archbishop of Granada, The Church is distinctive and easily visible from the southern approaches on the A-4076 from Granada, and the Roman road to the east.
In 1913, a large metallic meteorite, Colomera, was found.
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Colomera is located in Andalusia, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 37.3716 latitude, -3.7139 longitude.
Colomera has a population of approximately 1,544 people, making it a town in Spain.
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Stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex in Granada showcasing the finest Islamic art and architecture in Europe.
24 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
A monumental Renaissance cathedral dominating the olive-oil capital, a model for many churches in Latin America.
44 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Mainland Spain's highest peaks, with the Pico Veleta road climbing past alpine lakes to nearly 3,400m near Granada.
47 km · about 55 min drive
famous road
Europe's highest paved road climbs from Granada past the Sierra Nevada ski station toward the 3,396 m Veleta summit, with hairpins above the clouds and views to the Mediterranean.
47 km · about 55 min drive
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Highest of the three whitewashed villages stacked in the Poqueira gorge of the Alpujarras, its flat-roofed Berber-style houses and chimney pots facing Mulhacén. End of the paved climb on the GR-421 before the old Sierra Nevada track.
55 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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