Almuñécar

Almuñécar is a municipality in Granada Province on the Mediterranean coast, spreading across several population centers including La Herradura, Velilla-Taramay and Torrecuevas. The settlements sit between hills and beaches, with the main town featuring an old core of narrow streets and newer neighborhoods close to the shore.

Phoenician traders founded the settlement around 800 BC under the name Sexi, which developed into a major port with fish processing installations. Control shifted over centuries from Romans to Moors and finally to the Castilian crown in the 15th century.

The name derives from the Arabic Ḥiṣn al-Munakkab, recalling the centuries when the settlement grew under Moorish rule as a trading center. Locals gather in the narrow streets and small squares of the old quarter, sitting on benches in the shade and talking with neighbors throughout the day.

The coastal highway A7 runs through the municipality and connects all the settlements. Buses run regularly between the main town and surrounding centers as well as to airports in Granada and Málaga.

Remains of a Roman aqueduct from the 1st century AD stand along streets and hillsides, showing the engineering used to carry water over several kilometers. The arches rise in places right between houses and gardens in residential areas.

Location: Province of Granada

Capital city: Almuñécar

Elevation above the sea: 24 m

Part of: distrito notarial de Motril, Mancomunidad de Municipios de la Costa Tropical de Granada, Granadin Coast

Shares border with: Ítrabo, Otívar, Salobreña, Jete, Nerja

Address: 18690 Almuñécar, Granada, Spain

Website: http://almunecar.es

GPS coordinates: 36.73389,-3.69111

Latest update: December 13, 2025 19:14