According to notes by the researcher Henríquez de Jorquera, the origin of Capileira dates from the Gothic period. Antonio Nevot Robles, a Capileira scholar, corroborated this, as the area's place names have a Latin origin.

The SIAC is a service offered to visitors during the summer months, consisting of guided minibus tours.

The Pedro Antonio de Alarcón Museum of Arts and Customs of Capileira is housed in an old town hall building that is also an interesting example of popular Alpujarra architecture in Granada.

Dating from the seventeenth century, the church was built on the site of an earlier church from the beginning of the sixteenth century.

According to notes by the researcher Henríquez de Jorquera, the origin of Capileira dates from the Gothic period. Antonio Nevot Robles, a Capileira scholar, corroborated this, as the area's place names have a Latin origin.

Capileira, at 1,436 metres, is the highest of the three villages in the Barranco de Poqueira and an ideal base for walking in the gorge or up to the peaks of the Sierra Nevada.

Weather forcast for the next five days for Capileira.

The tourist office of Capileira is located in the Guadalinfo Office.

Popular festivals in Capileira are Chisco de San Antón, Mauraca, Semana Cultural and Fiestas de la Virgen de la Cabeza and Fiestas de la Virgen de las Nieves.

There is a bus service from Capileira to Granada using the local bus company.