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Cájar

Tourist Office

Cájar’s tourist office is located in the Town Hall.

Weather Forecast

If you are considering visiting this town you may be interested in checking the latest weather forecast for the next few days from the table below.

Festivals

Popular festivals in Cájar are Día de la Toma (Day of the Taking), Viernes de Dolores (Friday of Sorrows), Fiesta de la Cruz (Festival of the Cross) and Fiestas Patronales de San Francisco de Asís (Patron Saint Festivals of St Francisco of Asís).

Bus Service

There is a bus services from Cájar to Granada using the local bus company.

Centro de Interpretación de la Seda

After the Cájar City Council acquired the Cueva de las Setas, it was restored as part of the Programme for the Promotion of Agricultural Employment with the participation of the State, the Junta de Andalucía, the Provincial Council and the City Council itself.

Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores

The Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows) dates to 1785 and was built to plans drawn up by Spanish architect, Ventura Rodríguez (1717-1785), among others.

Cueva de las Setas

Little is known about the Cueva de las Setas (Cave of the Mushrooms) until now, because nothing has been published. This information comes from the older locals who still remember it.

History

In the distant past, around 2,500 BC, Cájar, along with the rest of the neighbouring municipalities in the region, participated in the so-called ‘Argaric Culture’ in the Bronze Age.

Cájar

Cájar is a village in Granada province located close to both the Sierra Nevada and Granada city.