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Güejar Sierra

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Güejar Sierra

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Güejar Sierra, Spain

Updated September 18, 2014

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Unusual Attractions in Güejar Sierra

Mohon del Trigo Observatory

Güejar Sierra, Spain

Mohon del Trigo Observatory

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

Mulhacén Peak

Güejar Sierra, Spain

Mulhacén Peak

The highest peak in mainland Spain is said to be the final resting place of a Muslim king.

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A fountain stands in the abbey’s main cloister.

Granada, Spain

Sacromonte Abbey

Mysterious texts covered in mystical symbols were found in caves at this site centuries ago.

7 miles from Güejar Sierra

Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte

Granada, Spain

Museo Cuevas del Sacromonte

A museum dedicated to the centuries-old cave dwellings that housed marginalized communities on the outskirts of the former capital of Muslim Spain.

8 miles from Güejar Sierra

Dawn on Charles V palace in Alhambra, Granada, Spain.

Granada, Spain

Muslim Gravestones of the Alhambra

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

8 miles from Güejar Sierra

Chorrojumo as he appeared in real life

Granada, Spain

Chorrojumo Statue

A statue of Granada's self-proclaimed "King of the Gypsies"

8 miles from Güejar Sierra

One of the rooms in the Museo de la Inquisición.

Granada, Spain

Palacio de los Olvidados (Palace of the Forgotten)

This 16th-century building features a flamenco stage on its ground floor and a torture museum on its upper floors.

8 miles from Güejar Sierra

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