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View of Vélez de BenaudallaCORNEILLE Bertrand · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vélez de Benaudalla

Village

Vélez de Benaudalla is a municipality in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2008 census (INE), the city has a population of 2,980 inhabitants.

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The municipality includes the hamlet of La Gorgoracha, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the municipal center, towards the town of Motril. The Spanish national highway Autovía A-44, a.k.a. European route E 902, has its southern terminus here. Originally a farming area during the 16th century, it is now populated with scattered structures that are used for sporadic stays on weekends or holidays.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Vélez de Benaudalla
Province
Granada
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
3,108
Altitude
171 m
Area (IGN)
78.8 km²
Postcode
18616, 18670
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What to see

  1. 1Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
  2. 2Castillo de Vélez de Benaudalla
  3. 3Torre del azud de Vélez
  4. 4Museo del Aceite Andaluz
  5. 5Alberca Nazarí
  6. 6Parroquia de San Francisco de Asís
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: PR-A 89 · Sendero Lújar - Lagos
  2. 2Cycling route: Carril Cicoloturrista La Nacla
  3. 3Hiking: Camino Antiguo de Granada
  4. 4Hiking: Ruta de la Haza del Señor o Sendero de las Minas
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Photo gallery

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  • CORNEILLE Bertrand · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • 14 places to stayIllustrative photo · Toprural · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Accommodation

    14 places to stay in Vélez de Benaudalla

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  • 6 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Grey World · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    6 restaurants in Vélez de Benaudalla

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

    Experiences

    4 experiences in Vélez de Benaudalla

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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 65 80 11
    • Official website: www.velezdebenaudalla.es
    • Email: ayuntamientovelezbenaudalla@cajagranada.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 homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, primary school, secondary school, 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.

Vélez de Benaudalla Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Vélez de Benaudalla

14 registered places to stay

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