Zafarraya – Church

Zafarraya is a small municipality in the west of Granada, bordering the province of Malaga. This place was a settlement of Neanderthals, as evidenced by the remains of the so-called Man of Zafarraya, dated 30,000 years ago.

Here is located the Polje of Zafarraya, the largest karst depression of the Iberian Peninsula, which makes it has an extensive and fertile plain surrounded by impressive mountains. All this gives the town a surprising and unique landscape.

The Old Church of Zafarraya is a neoclassical building attributed to the same architect who designed the Church of La Merced in Malaga. On December 25, 1984 the church was demolished by the so-called Earthquake of Andalusia and today its ruins are preserved, which have been rehabilitated turning this superb monument into a space for the culture of the municipality. The interior structure is beautiful because of the play of arches and pilasters and the exterior gives the impression of solidity and solemnity.