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Loja

Town

Loja, formerly Loxa, is a town in southern Spain, situated at the western limit of the province of Granada. It is in the valley of the River Genil, overlooked by the so-called Sierra de Loja, of which the highest peak, Sierra Gorda, stands 1,671 metres above sea-level.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Loja
Province
Granada
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
20,951
Altitude
457 m
Area (IGN)
445 km²
Postcode
18300
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What to see

  1. 1Alcazaba de Loja
  2. 2Iglesia Mayor de la Encarnación
  3. 3Convento de Santa Clara
  4. 4Iglesia de San Gabriel
  5. 5Pósito
  6. 6Torre de la Martilla
Data from WikidataSee more

What to do

  1. 1Monumento Natural Infiernos de Loja
  2. 2Hiking: PR-A 353 · Sierra de San Jorge
  3. 3Climbing at Vía ferrata Cueva Horá
  4. 4Street market
  5. 5Hiking: Barranco del Cañalizo
  6. 6Hiking: Circular Cima del Hacho
Data from OpenStreetMapSee more

Photo gallery

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

    Accommodation

    59 places to stay in Loja

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  • 40 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Grey World · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    40 restaurants in Loja

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  • 6 experiencesIllustrative photo · Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY-SA 3.0

    Experiences

    6 experiences in Loja

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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 32 11 56
    • Official website: www.aytoloja.org
    • Email: info@aytoloja.org

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 homes84 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes98 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes98 %

No data on: tourist office, post office, EV chargers, 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.

Loja Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Loja

59 registered places to stay

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