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View of NíjarBenreis · CC BY-SA 3.0

Níjar

Coastal town

Níjar is a Spanish municipality in the province of Almería, Andalusia. It lies in the eastern part of Almería, in the Sierra de Alhamilla and the south-eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Campo de Níjar, near the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.

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Níjar covers an area of 599.8 square kilometres. Its population of 17,824 (2002) is mainly concentrated in the cities of Campohermoso, San Isidro, and Níjar.

The main sources of income are agriculture, especially in the growing of greenhouse crops, and tourism, especially the watersports centre of San José.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Níjar
Province
Almería
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
33,319
Altitude
353 m
Area (IGN)
597 km²
Postcode
04100
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What to see

  1. 1Castillo de Huebro
  2. 2El Barranquete
  3. 3Atalaya de Níjar
  4. 4Coto minero Laisquez
  5. 5Iglesia de Santa María
  6. 6Castillo del Peñón de Inox
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 140
  2. 2Cala Carbón
  3. 3Cala Chica
  4. 4Paraje Natural de Sierra Alhamilla
  5. 5Parque Natural Cabo de Gata-Níjar
  6. 6Estación Mañicas
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Photo gallery

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  • Grez · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Olea · CC BY 4.0
  • Feranza · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • horrapics · CC BY 2.0
  • Jebulon · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jebulon · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • 348 places to stayIllustrative photo · Toprural · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Accommodation

    348 places to stay in Níjar

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  • 131 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Grey World · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    131 restaurants in Níjar

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · Rocco Rossi · CC BY 2.0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Níjar

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Useful information

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

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Town council

    • Phone: 950 36 00 12
    • Official website: www.nijar.es
    • Email: tesoreria@nijar.es

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

  • Camping Tau· Campsite

    Phone: +34 950 380 166Website: campingtau.com

  • Cabo de Gata Camper Park· Motorhome area

    Phone: +34 673 821 888Website: cabogatacamper.com

  • HA Carolina y Vanessa· Hotel

    Phone: +34 950380194Website: www.cvhotel.es

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 homes85 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, 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.

Níjar Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Níjar

348 registered places to stay

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