Baños Termales de Sierra Elvira

At the foot of the Sierra Elvira, near Atarfe (Granada), this thermal site has been frequented since antiquity: Celtiberians and later Romans from the nearby city of Ilíberis already made use of these waters. Remains of a Muslim-era village were uncovered in the bathhouse cave, evidence of continued use through the Al-Andalus period, before the site was abandoned after the Reconquista.

Seventeenth-century chronicles already describe 'famous baths' here. In 1840 the Spanish state formally recognised the value of these waters, and in 1900 the Count of la Conquista began building a proper bathing establishment, which operated successfully until the 1930s. After a long hiatus, the pool complex seen today was rebuilt around 1960, carrying forward a history spanning more than two thousand years.