Cuevas Hammam Abuelo José

Useful Information

Location:	A92 exit 294, A325 to Benalúa, turn left on GR-4104 to El Bejarin, through the city, at the end turn left. A92 exit 288, A4100 to Purullena, turn left on GR-4104 to El Bejarin, at the begin of the city turn right. (37.3324556, -3.1761935)
Open:	All year daily. Hammam Kabir: only with reservation. [2026]
Fee:	Double EUR 90, 4 People EUR 140. Hammam Kabir: Relaxing Bath EUR 20, With Massage EUR 30, [2026]
Classification:	Cave House
Light:	Electric Light
Dimension:
Guided tours:	self guided
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	one cave room is accessible
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Address:	Cuevas Hammam Abuelo José, El Bejarín (Granada), Tel: +34-625-560-371. E-mail: Hammam Kabir, El Bejarín (Granada), Tel: +34-652-89-45-84. E-mail:
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History

Description

Cuevas Hammam Abuelo José (Hammam Caves of Grandfather Jose) is located in the fields between Purullena and Benalúa northwest of Guadix. This area is full of cave houses, a result of the climate and the geology. The average temperature is 19 °C and so the cave automatically have this temperature, which is warm in winter and cool in summer, no heating required. The rock is soft and so people dug caves for living for centuries. This set of caves is named after Grandfather Jose, a former owner. There are actually 8 hotel rooms which may be rented using their own website, WhatsApp or one of the hotel portals. There are four double caves and four three bed caves which may be used by up to four people.

Hotels with cave rooms are quite common in the area, but this one is special as it has an underground bath in one of the caves, the Hammam Kabir. In other words its possible to visit a cave by paying the entrance fee for the hammam and not for a hotel room. Hammam Kabir Arab Baths was created to offer the visitors the lost tradition of the Arab Baths. Spain was once occupied by the Arabs during the Middle Ages, and so there is a connection to Hammams, but after the country had been reconquered, most of them were abandoned. This one however is a new creation, as well as the swimming pool outside.