Pampaneira
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
The lowest of the three villages strung up the Poqueira gorge, Pampaneira sits at about 1,060 metres on the slopes of Sierra Nevada, below Bubión and Capileira. Its name, like other Alpujarra names ending in -eira, predates the Castilian conquest that drove out the Moriscos. Today its craft shops sell ceramics, leather and local cheese and ham, and guided walks set off into the mountains.
Highlights
- Walks up the Poqueira gorge towards the foot of Mulhacén
- Craft shops selling ceramics, leather goods and clothing
- Locally produced cheese and cured ham
- The Entierro de la zorra: a firework-stuffed 'fox' paraded and burned
- The Sierra Nevada, whose protected park covers the whole municipality
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Pampaneira (ES), Pampaneira (EN), Pampaneira (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 312
Events through the year
- Entierro de la zorraA rocket-stuffed fox effigy is paraded with music, then burned
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Pampaneira). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Local cheeseCheeseSold in the village as a locally produced speciality
- Local hamCured meatSold in the village as a locally produced speciality
Adapted from Wikipedia (Pampaneira). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
21 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 16
- B&Bs and guest houses 3
- Campsites 2
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Balneario de Lanjarón (ES) · ~38 min by car
- Thermal spa: Baño Grande · ~59 min by car
- Thermal spa: Baño Chico · ~1 h by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Bubión · 1.1 km
- Capileira · 2.4 km
- Trevélez · 11 km
- Frigiliana · 50 km
- Níjar · 103 km