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View of DúrcalMike Finn · CC BY 2.0

Dúrcal

Town

Dúrcal with a population of 7,286 (2012) is a Spanish municipality located in the north-eastern part of the Valle de Lecrín in the Province of Granada, one of the 51 entities that make up the metropolitan area of Granada. It borders the municipalities of Dílar, Lanjarón, Nigüelas, Villamena, and the Padul. Other nearby towns are Padul and Mondújar. The council consists of durqueño nuclei Dúrcal, which is the capital district Lecrín Valley, and Marchena. Much of its township is located in the Sierra Nevada National Park.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Dúrcal
Province
Granada
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
7,234
Altitude
787 m
Area (IGN)
76.6 km²
Postcode
18650, 18659
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What to see

  1. 1Castillo de Dúrcal
  2. 2Puente de Lata
  3. 3Torre de Marchena
  4. 4Cascada de los Bolos
  5. 5Cascada del arroyo del Alcázar
  6. 6Iglesia Inmaculada Concepción
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 240
  2. 2Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada
  3. 3Hiking: Integral de Sierra Nevada
  4. 4Hiking: PR-A 385 · Circular Sierra Dúrcal - La Esperanza
  5. 5Baño Chico
  6. 6MTB: Transnevada (Stage 7 / 8)
Data from OpenStreetMapSee more

Photo gallery

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  • Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer) · CC BY 4.0
  • Bernardo Baggio · CC BY 2.0
  • 49 places to stayIllustrative photo · Toprural · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Accommodation

    49 places to stay in Dúrcal

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  • 15 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    15 restaurants in Dúrcal

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Dúrcal

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 958 78 01 39
    • Official website: www.adurcal.com
    • Email: aytodurcal@adurcal.com

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes97 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, pool, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Dúrcal Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Dúrcal

49 registered places to stay

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