Información sobre turismo rural en Alpujarras

It belongs to the province of Granada. It is bordered by Guadix, la Vega de Granada, the Valle de Lecrín, the Tropical Coast and the areas of Almería del Poniente Almeriense y la Alpujarra Almeriense. Situated in the south of the Wildlife park of Sierra Nevada, geographically and climatically is an exceptional area. It is bordered on the west side by Sierra Luár on the east by Sierra de Gador and south by Sierra de Contraviesa and in the center Guadalfeo River. The hydrology area is formed by the rivers Guadalfeo y multitud de afluentes y arroyos que recogen el agua de la lluvia y de los deshielos. The area includes more than 30 villages divided mainly into two different areas: Alpujarra alta (in the limit of Sierra Nevada) and Alpujarra Baja. In this area there are 25.000 inhabitants aprox.

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The Alpujarreña gastronomy is quite rich in their products they came from Vega and hunting. It is based in Arabic uses. From all the different dishes we would like to point out: las migas (bread or maize flour), alpujarreño dish, (fried eggs, ¿poor¿potatoes, blood sausage, fillet steak, spicy sausage), the ¿lomo de orza¿, Jamon(jam) of Travelez, cheese from the mountains. Etc. All these dishes can be serve with Laujar and Contraviesa vines. In reference to their baking, it is typical the Arabic desserts with cinnamon and in Christmas time it is important to taste the ¿soplillos¿ and ¿mantecados¿ both done in the artisanal way.

Sitios de interes

Their villages are quiet and lovely. Recommended for the lovers of rural and healthiness turisims (balneario Lanjaron) and sports as fishing, trekking, spelunking, mountain climbing or houting. The charming of their villages is their capacity to adapt to the natural living of the area and their Arabic tradition. The villages are composed by narrow and twisted streets adapted for the eventual snow storms. Private public spaces made by ¿tinaos¿. The ¿terraos¿ (flat covers) made of ¿launa¿ (waterproof clay), extended through the roofs or stones supported by pergolas.Beside of the architectural we would like to point out the beauty of it landscape. The area is situated inside of the Natural Park of Sierra Nevada, that will allow you to enjoy lot of routes. Of all of them we will point out ¿La Ruta de las Cumbres¿ ( direction to the Pico Veleta and Mulhacen) el barranco de la Porqueri, Sierra de El Manar, through the Carvacas de Yerga or villages of Taha.Referring to the traditions in the Alpujarra that has been preserved there are popular parties and romerias for the San Marcos day, dried chestnut party, of the matanza and Festividad de Cristo and the Expiracion in Orgiva and specially the Arabic and Christian (the most known in Valor)