Mojácar Pueblo
Mojácar Pueblo is the whitewashed old town of Mojácar, its cube-shaped houses stacked about 175 metres up on the last spur of the Sierra Cabrera, 2 km inland from the Almería coast.
About Mojácar Pueblo
Mojácar Pueblo stands about 175 metres up on the last spur of the Sierra Cabrera, 2 km from the beach resort of Mojácar Playa, looking over the Río Aguas valley and the sea. A Nasrid frontier stronghold, it surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs by negotiation in June 1488. It joined Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España in 2013; around 1,600 of the municipality's 7,700 people live in the old village.
Below the village, the Fuente Pública has twelve spouts and a plaque recalling the 1488 pact. Climb through the Arrabal to the Puerta de la Ciudad, a 1574 arch, then on to Santa María, a stone fortress-church of about 1560, the Plaza Nueva mirador and the Mirador del Castillo at the top. Casa La Canana is a small house museum of early 20th-century life.
Mojácar is 90 km (55 minutes) from Almería by the A-7, with ALSA coaches and town buses up from the beach. Traffic is restricted: park free on Plaza del Rey Alabez and take the public lift up. Allow two to three hours. Some lanes exceed a 20% gradient and the Arrabal has steps, so wheelchair users should keep to Plaza Nueva and the church. It suits photographers and families.
Come in spring or autumn; July and August are hot and busy. Moros y Cristianos fills the streets on a weekend in mid-June and the San Agustín fiestas follow in late August. Try gurullos, migas, caldo de pimentón and Garrucha prawns. Bring a layer for sunset at the breezy Mirador del Castillo.
Mojácar Pueblo in pictures
What you’ll find
- Bus connectionPublic transportBuy
- Car parkParkingFree
- ChurchChurch visitFree
- FestivalAnnual festivalFree
- Historic centreOld town walkFree
- Local craftsCraft shoppingBuy
- Local foodLocal cuisineBuy
- Moorish quarterMoorish heritage walkFree
- MuseumMuseum entryTicket
- Tourist officeVisitor information (09:30–19:00)Free
- ViewpointSightseeingFree
Nearby places to visit
On the coast below, Playa de la Mena (4 km) is one of the beaches of Mojácar Playa, and golfers have Club Marina Golf Mojácar (3 km) near the mouth of the Río Aguas. To the north, the Castillo del Marqués de los Vélez (18 km) in Cuevas del Almanzora is a 16th-century Fajardo castle and palace with museums inside. Inland, Sorbas (25 km) has houses on a gorge edge and working potters, and the small hill village of Bédar (13 km) grew rich on 19th-century iron mines. South along the coast road beyond Carboneras, the cliffs and coves of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park begin.
Mojácar Pueblo at a glance
Category
Culture White villages
Location
Levante Almeriense, Almería
Town
Mojácar
Address
Plaza Nueva, 04638 Mojácar, Almería, Spain
Opening hours
Open access; the streets can be visited at any time. Tourist office (Calle Glorieta 3, by Plaza Nueva): Mon–Fri 09:30–14:00 and 17:00–19:00, Sat 10:00–14:00 and 17:00–19:00, Sun 10:00–13:00. Casa La Canana museum: Mon and Thu 10:30–14:30; Tue, Wed and Fri–Sun 18:00–21:00.
Prices
Free to walk around; Casa La Canana museum €2.50, children 8–16 €1.
Website
mojacar.es
Phone
+34 950 615 025
Email
turismo@mojacar.es
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