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View of Güejar SierraSkyMaja · CC BY-SA 4.0

Güejar Sierra

Mountain village

Güéjar Sierra is a village and municipality located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the INE, it had a population of 2,988 at the start of 2010. The village is situated in the north-western part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, at an altitude of 1,088 metres. The municipality borders Pinos Genil, Dúdar, Quéntar, La Peza, Lugros, Jérez del Marquesado, Trevélez, Capileira and Monachil. Its boundary with Trevélez and Capileira runs along the highest ridge of the Sierra Nevada, and over Mulhacén, making these the three highest municipalities in peninsular Spain. The Genil and Maitena rivers rise in Güéjar.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Güejar Sierra
Province
Granada
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
2,915
Altitude
1,098 m
Area (IGN)
236 km²
Postcode
18160, 18191
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What to see

  1. 1Iglesia de Canales
  2. 2Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
  3. 3Alcazaba
  4. 4Castillejo de Güejar
  5. 5Castillo de Canales
  6. 6Cascada de los Lavaderos de la Reina
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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 19 · Campos de Otero
  5. 5MTB: Ruta 1: Centro BTT Güéjar Sierra - Loma Papales
  6. 6MTB: Ruta 10: Centro BTT Güéjar Sierra - Sendero del Tranvía
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Photo gallery

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Foto: Jebulon (CC0)

  • 51 places to stayIllustrative photo · Toprural · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Accommodation

    51 places to stay in Güejar Sierra

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  • 23 restaurantsIllustrative photo · David Adam Kess · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    23 restaurants in Güejar Sierra

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

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Güejar Sierra

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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 48 45 00
    • Official website: www.guejarsierra.es
    • Email: administracion@guejarsierra.es
    • Phone: +34 958 34 06 25
    • Email: cveldornajo@reservatuvisita.es

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 homes93 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes98 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes99 %

No data on: train station, banks, ATMs, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, primary school, secondary school, 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.

Güejar Sierra Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Güejar Sierra

51 registered places to stay

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