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Valleys & High Slopes of Las Alpujarras

Andalucia – the Sierra Nevada’s southern slopes

Holiday information
Nights: 10
Grade: 2, ascents & descents each day
Terrain: valleys, terraced farmland, woods, mountain paths
Hotels: two rural inns; two 2-star hotels; one 3-star hotel
Meals: 10 breakfasts, 8 dinners, 5 picnics
Climate: this is a very sunny region, with an average 320 days of sunshine each year.
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Extend your stay
If you are flying via Granada, extend your stay with two nights at the Casa Morisca so that you can visit the exquisite Alhambra.
Shorter version
We also offer a seven-night version of this holiday, The Valleys of Las Alpujarras.
  About Las Alpujarras >Las Alpujarras owes its unique character in part to its geography and in part to man’s attempts to tame the landscape. High above towers the Sierra Nevada, Europe’s second highest mountain range, whose eternally snow-capped peaks contrast with the green of Las Alpujarras, the steep-sided river valleys on the Sierra’s southern slopes which run down towards the sea. Early settlers toiled to cut terraces into the slopes, and these were refined by the Moors, who developed an intricate irrigation system – still in use today – and introduced lemons, oranges, peaches and pomegranates. They also built the Berber-style villages so typical of the area – rectangular stone buildings with flat roofs and tall chimneys. Each season has its own charm, be it the spring almond blossom, the tinkling of mountain streams in summer, or the glorious autumn colours of the oaks and sweet chestnuts. The area is well known for its cured hams, which owe their superb flavour to the purity of the mountain air.
  • self-guided hotel-to-hotel walking, luggage transported
  • dramatic views of the Sierra Nevada
  • highly praised walking
  • option to join a guided walk to one of the high peaks
  • four hotels with a pool

Framed to the north by the mighty peaks of the Sierra Nevada, mainland Spain’s highest mountains, the fertile valleys and dramatic gorges of the Alpujarras are a world apart from the Mediterranean coast thirty kilometres to the south. Seemingly untouched by the passage of time, this ancient province was the last stronghold of the Moors, whose intricate irrigation and terracing systems still shape the land to this day. Complemented by the distinct character of the region (which extends to the architecture and even the chimneys), the variety of the scenery is astonishing (so much so that you never know what lies around the next bend), ranging from steep-sided gorges to orange groves, and from bubbling streams to Mediterranean landscapes dotted with cacti.
I loved Casa las Chimeneas. The hotel is beautiful, and David and Emma are extremely friendly, but what really made it special for me was the tranquillity. This is a place where you can really escape the everyday world.
     
Robert Lockwood, Sales Team
To walk in these timeless landscapes is a joy, and our much-praised route, which follows parts of the trans-European long-distance GR7 path from Athens to Tarifa, reveals many dramatic landscapes including the cavernous Poqueira Gorge, which reaches deep into the mountains. The views of the Sierra Nevada are inspirational and are particularly startling in spring, when the snow-capped peaks contrast with the colourful wild flowers and tree blossom. You stay in whitewashed villages at traditional inns and, in this sunny, little-known corner of Andalucia, visitors receive a warm and genuine welcome.
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