Discover Lújar: holiday apartments between the Sierra and the sea

The Alcornocal de Lújar is considered a refuge for wild animals and a starting point for hiking routes. The Mirador de Lújar is a natural viewing balcony overlooking the agricultural terraces, the Sierra and the sea. Nature, hiking routes and views appear here as different, clearly distinguishable topics.

Landscape

The Sierra de Lújar is a mountain massif in the south of the Spanish province of Granada and belongs to the Baetic systems of the Penibaetic Range. It is bordered by the Río Guadalfeo to the north and west, the Sierra de la Contraviesa to the east and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The highest point of the Sierra de Lújar is Pico de Los Pelaos, at an altitude of 1,878 metres above sea level.

Altitude, agricultural terraces and sea views represent different aspects of the landscape. For your personal travel planning, you can consider these elements separately and compare them with one another. The named landscape aspects can be arranged according to your preferred focus without being reduced to a single focus. You can read the individual focuses separately or place them side by side as different perspectives on the landscape. The weighting of the topics depends on your own interests.

In the vicinity of Lújar are the Mirador Faro Sacratif viewpoint, the Mirador Morros de la Esparragona viewpoint, Playa Cambriles - Lújar beach and the Mirador Playa de Torrenueva viewpoint.

Culture

The Iglesia de Santo Cristo de Cabrilla was built between 1614 and 1618 in the Mudéjar style. Its structure comprises three naves separated by round arches between pillars; the central nave is higher and wider than the side aisles. The exterior tower has a square floor plan and three storeys.

The surrounding area of Lújar also includes the Republica de Motril Museum, Castillo De Calahonda Castle, Castillo de los Ulloa Castle and the Museo Preindustrial de la Caña de Azúcar. Churches, museums and castles provide different focal points from viewpoints and the beach. For personal planning, these named cultural destinations can be considered alongside the landscape destinations without combining them into a single experience.

When booking a holiday apartment in Lújar, you can select travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions according to your personal requirements. These details stand alongside the different local attractions. Other destination profiles include: Los Tablones, Cónchar, Campotéjar, Gorafe, Huéneja, Murtas, Villanueva De Las Torres and Galera.

Festivals

The main festivals of Lújar take place on the third weekend of August; the actual feast day is 14 September. During the main festivals, the Ayuntamiento organises gastronomic tastings at midday.

On Sunday, 20 August, a procession took place in Lújar, passing through the streets of the village with the statue of Santo Cristo de Cabrilla, which had been restored that year.

For the overarching travel overview: Granada.