Dúrcal
Ermita de San Blas
Built in the late 18th century on the outskirts of town along the Camino Real (now Calle Albayzín), the chapel sat on the route from Granada to the Alpujarra region. During the reign of Queen Isabel II in the mid-19th century, a new carriage road (Avenida del Sur GR-9067) was constructed behind the chapel.
It is thought that this chapel may originally have been a rábita (a type of mosque), as evidenced by a clay tile bearing a date prior to the conquest of Granada, which was found during renovations in the 1970s. The most beautiful aspect of this building is undoubtedly the proportion and distribution of the interior spaces, as well as the sumptuous appearance afforded by its half-barrel vault. Inside, there are various carvings and figures, almost all of which date from the Granada School in the 18th century. At the end of the nineteenth century, the chapel was used to isolate people with cholera. It is located on Calle Ermita.