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Life in an Alpujarran Village (without a car)

Las Alpujarras – a land steeped in tradition
 
Charming Casa Las Chimeneas is a great base for a week’s self-guided walking, with several routes direct from the door and others a short drive away (transfers included). It’s also a place where you can gain insights into local ways of life, and savour dinners of delicious regional cuisine.
Life in an Alpujarran Village (without a car). 7 nights
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Life in an Alpujarran Village (without a car). 7 nights
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Culture & walking in Las Alpujarras

On the southern slopes of the towering Sierra Nevada, mainland Spain’s tallest mountain range, nestle Las Alpujarras. Characterised by terraced valleys, almond groves, and villages of whitewashed houses with distinctive tall chimneys, this is a deeply traditional area seemingly untouched by the passage of time – ancient irrigation systems built by the Moors exist to this day. Here, you’ll find Mairena, the base for this holiday, where the traditional patterns of life echo the seasons. Figs, medlars and pomegranates are harvested in autumn, followed in December and January by olives, which are still gathered as they have been for centuries – by hitting the branches with a stick. February is marked by the appearance of delicate blossom on the almond trees, while March is associated with the heady scent of sweet, young oranges.
Thanks to your knowledgeable hosts, Emma and David Illsley, you can immerse yourself into the gentle rhythms of southern Spain, joining David on a guided tour through the fruit trees of their nearby organic farm (finca); meeting Adolfo, the local olive-oil producer, to learn how oil is extracted from the fruit; and watching Soledad, the hotel cook, recreate traditional regional dishes. Travel in December or January, and you can even help with the olive harvest, if you so wish. Combine these cultural insights with scenic, varied walks along trails that have linked the villages for centuries, and you will feel as though you’ve really explored under the skin of this beguiling region.
 
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Walking & more

The key to Inntravel holidays is flexibility. You can start on the day of your choice, and are free to add extra nights. There’s no fixed itinerary, so take your pick of our suggested walking routes as the mood takes you.
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  • Learn about life in Las Alpujarras
    This holiday combines insights into local ways of life with some superb walks so as to give you a real feel for Las Alpujarras. Your enthusiastic hosts, Emma and David Illsley, will be only too happy to share their knowledge of their adopted village and its traditional practices with you. To get your bearings, David or Emma will take you on an introductory tour of their small finca and the village, explaining the intricacies of the complex Moorish irrigation system which still waters the terraces and feeds into the local olive mill. In December and January, you will witness the olive harvest, enjoying the buzz that animates the immaculate groves as the local villagers knock the branches with a sturdy stick to dislodge the stubborn fruit. On occasion, you can also join local cook Conchi in the kitchen. Her family has lived in Las Alpujarras for generations, and she lovingly recreates age-old local recipes with a delicious modern twist. For anyone with an interest in wine, David and Emma may also be able to arrange a tour of the award-winning Buena Vista bodega in Ugijar, complete with a wine-tasting. Arrange and pay locally. 

    Sustainable tourism at the finca

    David and Emma care deeply about the long-term sustainability of the Alpujarras region and a week with them will give you a real insight into some of their ongoing projects on their organic finca. From its inception, the finca was always going to be a place where traditional farming methods would be used to enhance and improve the land, creating a restful haven where the fruits of the fields could be harvested for the hotel and restaurant. Central to this idea – and still as important today – has been learning from the locals and working in tune with nature and the seasons. With this uppermost in their minds, David and Emma have always been quick to seek – and accept – help and advice from local farmers who showed them how to irrigate, plough, prune and tend the land in the age-old traditions of the village.

    Organic farming

    The finca has been granted official ‘organic’ status by the Soil Association, based on farming methods and a complete absence of herbicides and pesticides, thus recognising that all their produce is as fresh, good and natural as nature intended. A welcome by-product of these methods has been the deliberate setting aside of areas of uncultivated land – as all weeds, hedgerows and grasses now have to be controlled the old fashioned way, by hand – leading to an extraordinary variety of flowers and an abundance of insects and bird-life which flourishes in this magical place.

    Making migas
  • An introduction
    There are several good walks from Mairena itself - we provide route notes in the detailed information pack that we send you, and David and Emma will be happy to make further suggestions. To ring the changes, and extend your range, we include four transfers so that you can enjoy some walks slightly further afield, to the east and west of Mairena.
    Mairena
  • Choice of routes: 3km to 6km
    We provide notes for four easy walks. The first three start in Mairena, while the last one is a little further afield.

    A stroll in the Mairena Valley: 3km, 1hr; ascent/descent 150m
    Taking in David and Emma’s finca, this is a great introductory circuit around the terraced slopes south of the village. It’s a walk that David and Emma often accompany you on, showing you the tended gardens of the villagers and passing the rocky outcrop known as the Peñón de Alfaguara, from where there are spectacular views of the landscape and of the village.

    Down to Ugíjar: 6km, 1.5hrs; ascent 25m/descent 515m
    A great way to visit the market town of Ugíjar, perhaps in time to visit the local market and linger over a leisurely lunch. The way weaves down along the river valley, through some of the oldest olive groves in the area, passing alongside the steeply eroded, coloured marls and clays and into the well-watered almond terraces that fill the pretty valley just before Ugíjar. Return by taxi (pay locally).

    A circuit via Júbar: 6km, 2.5hrs; ascent/descent 360m
    This walk starts with a steepish climb but soon descends to the small village of Júbar, following one of the many water channels built to irrigate the lower slopes of the Alpujarras. It then follows a pretty path back to Mairena.

    The walk of the Fountain of Health: 4.5km, 2hrs; ascent/descent 240m
    A very pleasant short walk into the hills on the northern side of Yegen, to the west of Mairena, following an ancient cobbled track past some springs, hence its name.
    West of Mairena
    A stroll in the Mairena Valley: 3km
    Down to Ugíjar: 6km
    A circuit via Júbar: 6km
    The walk of the Fountain of Health: 4.5km
  • Choice of routes: 4.5km to 11.5km
    These easy-to-moderate walks all start a short distance away from Mairena.

    A circuit from Laroles: 8km, 3.5hrs; ascent/descent 480m
    Starting and ending in Laroles, you head upstream across the western side of the valley, passing a thousand-year-old chestnut tree before returning to Laroles on a high path across the eastern flank of the valley.

    The Gerald Brenan circuit: 4.5km, 2hrs; ascent/descent 350m
    This walk on the southern slopes of Yegen, to the west of Mairena, heads down into the bad-lands, a multi-coloured lunar landscape of strangely shaped, eroded rocks. At the base of the valley sits the isolated cubic rock known as Peñon el Fuerte, the site of a now vanished Moorish castle. It is said that Gerald Brenan walked this route every afternoon.

    The silk mill: 11.5km, 4hrs; ascent/descent 400m
    A gentle exploration of the valley of the Río Grande (‘big river’) which passes an ancient silk mill.
    Laroles
    A circuit from Laroles: 8km
    The Gerald Brenan circuit: 4.5km
    The silk mill: 11.5km
  • Choice of routes: 10km or 12km
    The first of these moderate walks starts from Mairena itself.

    'Top of the World' circuit above Mairena: 10km, 4hrs; ascent/descent 520m
    David and Emma refer to this as the ‘On Top of the World Walk’ as it climbs up high on the northern slopes above the village, passing ancient, abandoned water cisterns and threshing floors. With views of Laroles on the other side of a valley, you wind down through chestnut groves to the hamlet of Júbar before a stroll back to Mairena.

    The old silk village of Válor: 12km, 4hrs; ascent/descent 595m
    This is a delightful out-and-back walk which leads to the old silk weaving town of Válor, passing through terraced slopes, and then descending to the Rio Nechite, crossing the river by stepping stones, before finally reaching Válor where there are several restaurants for lunch.
    The old silk village of Válor
    Circuit above Mairena: 10km
    The old silk village of Válor: 12km
 

Accommodation

Your base is Mairena, a typical Alpujarran village where mules still outnumber cars by two to one at harvest time!
Casa las Chimeneas
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Options to extend or shorten your stay

 
Prices & travel options
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  • 7 nights: 01 February 2024 - 30 June 2024, 01 September 2024 - 10 November 2024, 01 February 2025 - 30 June 2025 & 01 September 2025 - 09 November 2025

    Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above

    Starting Price Single room
    1 - 28 Feb 2024 £975 £340
    1 - 31 Mar 2024 £1015 £345
    1 Apr - 23 Jun 2024 £1055 £345
    1 Sep - 14 Oct 2024 £1135 £380
    15 Oct - 3 Nov 2024 £1105 £375
    1 - 28 Feb 2025 £1015 £355
    1 - 31 Mar 2025 £1060 £360
    1 Apr - 23 Jun 2025 £1100 £360
    1 Sep - 14 Oct 2025 £1185 £400
    15 Oct - 2 Nov 2025 £1150 £390
    3rd & 4th person discount -£93 to -£97
    Single traveller supplement £93 to £97

    Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.

    Included travel: return coach between Málaga and Guadix, plus return transfers between Guadix bus station and the hotel. Also included are three local transfers to the start/end of walks.

    Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.

  • Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room

    Casa las Chimeneas, Mairena (with dinner) Double room Single room
    01 Feb - 28 Feb 2024 £110 £156
    01 Mar - 30 Jun 2024 £117 £165
    01 Sep - 10 Nov 2024 £121 £174
    01 Feb - 28 Feb 2025 £114 £162
    01 Mar - 30 Jun 2025 £122 £172
    01 Sep - 09 Nov 2025 £130 £185
  • RECOMMENDED AIRPORT(S):
    Málaga, Granada or Almería
    As an alternative to flying, we can arrange rail travel from London

    Travelling from the UK

    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  we recommend Málaga. To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    Travelling from outside the UK
    We have many years' experience catering for customers who live outside the UK, and will be happy to make tailored arrangements to fit with your plans.

    You have two options:

    1) Book your own flights to London, from where we can book flights and onward connecting travel to your hotel.

    2) Book your own flights direct to an airport appropriate to your chosen holiday. You can either make your own way from the airport to the hotel, or we'll be happy to book onward connecting travel for you. Please consult with us before booking your flights, so that we can advise you on the suitability of your proposed route and timings.
    Outward route Airline
    Aberdeen - Malaga Ryanair 
    Outward route Airline
    Belfast Intl. - Malaga Aer Lingus,  easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
    Outward route Airline
    Birmingham - Almeria jet2 
    Birmingham - Malaga jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI,  Vueling 
    Outward route Airline
    Bournemouth - Malaga Ryanair 
    Outward route Airline
    Bristol - Almeria jet2,  TUI 
    Bristol - Malaga easyJet,  Ryanair,  TUI 
    Outward route Airline
    Cardiff - Malaga TUI,  Vueling 
    Outward route Airline
    Nottingham East Midlands - Malaga jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
    Outward route Airline
    Edinburgh - Malaga jet2,  Ryanair 
    Outward route Airline
    Glasgow - Almeria jet2 
    Glasgow - Malaga easyJet,  jet2,  TUI 
    Outward route Airline
    Glasgow Prestwick - Malaga Ryanair 
    Outward route Airline
    Leeds Bradford - Almeria jet2 
    Leeds Bradford - Malaga jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
    Outward route Airline
    Liverpool - Malaga easyJet 
    Outward route Airline
    London City - Granada British Airways 
    London City - Malaga British Airways 
    Outward route Airline
    Gatwick - Almeria British Airways,  easyJet,  TUI,  Vueling 
    Gatwick - Almeria (via Madrid) Iberia 
    Gatwick - Granada British Airways,  Vueling 
    Gatwick - Granada (via Barcelona) Vueling 
    Gatwick - Malaga British Airways,  easyJet,  TUI,  Vueling 
    Outward route Airline
    Heathrow - Almeria British Airways 
    Heathrow - Almeria (via Madrid) Iberia 
    Heathrow - Granada (via Madrid) Iberia 
    Heathrow - Malaga British Airways 
    Outward route Airline
    Luton - Malaga easyJet,  Ryanair,  TUI 
    Outward route Airline
    London Southend - Malaga easyJet 
    Outward route Airline
    Stansted - Almeria Ryanair 
    Stansted - Malaga British Airways,  easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair 
    Outward route Airline
    Manchester - Almeria jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
    Manchester - Almeria (via Madrid) Iberia 
    Manchester - Malaga easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
    Outward route Airline
    Newcastle - Almeria jet2 
    Newcastle - Malaga easyJet,  jet2,  Ryanair,  TUI 
    Travelling from outside the UK

    If you are flying from outside Europe,  we recommend Málaga. To discuss onward connecting travel to the start of your holiday, please contact us.

    This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.

  • Prices below are based on 2 people travelling together. If you are travelling solo or as a party of 3 or more and our arrangements include a taxi, please contact us for prices; additional passengers often pay less.

    Unless otherwise stated, connecting travel by rail or bus tends to be from the city centre station, rather than from its airport, and connections between the two should be paid for locally.

    Where a price range is given, the price you pay depends on your date of travel.

    Connecting travel options - flying via Malaga

    Outward route Price per person Latest flight
    arrival time
    coach Málaga to Guadix (2h30), transfer Guadix to hotel (1h30) included 1500
    Homeward route Price per person Earliest flight
    departure time
    transfer hotel to Guadix (1h30), coach Guadix to Málaga (2h30) included 1330 (1530 Sun)

    Connecting travel options - flying via Granada

    Outward route Price per person Latest flight
    arrival time
    coach Granada to Guadix (1h15), transfer Guadix to hotel (1h30) £22-£23 reduction 1700
    Homeward route Price per person Earliest flight
    departure time
    transfer hotel to Guadix (1h30), coach Guadix to Granada (1h15) £22-£23 reduction 1200

    Connecting travel options - flying via Almeria

    Outward route Price per person Latest flight
    arrival time
    coach Almería to Berja (1h45, pay locally), transfer Berja to hotel (0h40) £40-£42 reduction 1500 Mon-Fri
    coach Almería to Mairena (3h20) £59-£61 reduction 1230
    Homeward route Price per person Earliest flight
    departure time
    transfer hotel to Berja (0h40), coach Berja to Almería (1h45, pay locally) £40-£42 reduction 1400
    coach Mairena to Almería (3h20) £59-£61 reduction 1400
What is included
  • 7 nights
  • 7 dinners
    3 picnics
    7 breakfasts
  • route notes, maps
    & detailed cultural notes
  • GPS navigation
  • tour of finca
    visit to olive mill
  • 3 transfers to the start/end of walks
  • coach travel from/to Málaga airport
 
Reviews

If you've experienced this holiday first hand, why not write a review?

We are keen for as many customers as possible to review their holiday. To make it easier to do so, we include a specific review section on our post-holiday questionnaire, and this is what we publish here, unedited. Read our full review policy >

All 8 reviews
  • Claude and Lauren
    26 October 2023

    This is a lovely holiday if you are looking for a quiet week with magnificent scenery. Be forewarned there is absolutely no night life in the village, but this is not what we came for.

  • Dr A Rugg
    York
    21 September 2023

    Even carless we had a most enjoyable time and could not recommend too highly the hospitality and helpfulness of Las Chimeneas

  • Mr C Gill
    Sawbridgeworth
    06 June 2023

    Overall our holiday in both Granada and Mairena was excellent. The position of Casa Morsica hotel was ideally situated tucked away up a side street away from traffic and noise but close to the restuarants with a fantastic view of the Alhambra from our bedroom window. The staff were pleasant and helpful with a lovely breakfast provided. 

    Our stay in the Alpujarran village of Mairena with David and Emma was wonderful. The panoramic view from our balcony was one to behold stretching all the way to the Sierra Nevada mountains on the horizon. The food throughout was beautifully cooked, delicious and retained a Spanish flavour of the local region. The cooks really did themselves proud! Both David and Emma were very helpful and took an interest in making sure our holiday went as smoothly as possible and providing assistance where required.

    The old cliche, "it's people that make the difference" is certainly true for this holiday. 

     

    INNTRAVEL NOTE - these customers combined our Life in an Alpujarran Village holiday with the Granada add-on.

     

      

  • Dr D Rance
    Canterbury
    08 February 2023

    Overall, an excellent trip that combined rural and urban walking. The train option was experimental for us but we would certainly do it again.

    INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined our Discovery Walking Holiday 'Life in an Alpujarran Village' with our city add-ons in Seville, Avignon, Madrid and Barcelona

  • Ms J Gupta-Gwilliam
    Malton
    15 October 2022

    The setting of the accommodation, the food and the welcome were all lovely. The walking was quite challenging as many of the paths were both steep and slippery with loose stones underfoot, walking poles essential! Wonderful wide views. At this time of the year the sweet chestnuts and the almonds are fruiting, figs underfoot. I usually walk from hotel to hotel and wondered if this would work, but the variety of the meals meant that the same place every night was fine.

  • Mrs C Pearce
    Middlesbrough
    29 September 2022

    Las Chimeneas was in a beautiful location, in a very quiet and pristine village. David and Emma were excellent hosts and very supportive in ensuring we fully enjoyed our holiday. Evening meals were excellent, and we had the opportunity to see a demonstration of paella making, which proved to be a fantastic meal. Holiday was enlivened by an Israeli yoga group being there, who provided a wonderful shared evening meal followed by an invitation to a Sound Yoga event.  Walks were challenging but very enjoyable.  We expecially enjoyed the Laroles Circuit.

  • Ms S Bartlett
    Bristol
    05 April 2022

    Las Chimeneas is a special place; in the most spectacular setting, the walking is equally stunning. What really makes the holiday however is the warmth of the welcome from everyone at Las Chimeneas and their generosity with walking tips, local stories and recipes. The food is rightly legendary!

  • Ms J Summers
    USA
    25 February 2022

    This travel to an Alpujarran Village exceeded all expections.  From the care expressed by the Inn Travel team when I missed my first connection, to the graciousness of the David and Emma and all the staff of Las Chimenenas.  The accommodation, fabulous meals, mountain location and uniqueness were all that has been written and reviewed about this trip, top notch.  I was looking for a trip that was less grandiose and more about the local people. How they lived, worked, eating what they ate and their community. It was what I was looking for.

    I am sure the hiking is absolutely fabulous, challenging and interesting.  Being in my 80's and a solo traveler I did most of my hiking around the village.  Emma was very good about pointing out the easiest ones for me and had one of the staff accompany me on a 6K downhill hike.  Booking this trip "with car" would have made visiting the nearby villages easier. 

    This is an area where not a lot of English is spoken but I found the people laughing "with me" and appreciating in my efforts at Spanish. I will refer my friends to this trip.
 

FAQs

If you have any questions relating to this or any other Inntravel holiday, our friendly travel experts will be happy to help. You might also find our General FAQs section helpful.
  • We’ll send you route notes and maps 2-3 weeks before your holiday. The route notes not only contain directions to get from A to B, but also include practical information about places of interest and eateries along each route, plus cultural information about the area. If/when you are moving between hotels, you leave your luggage in reception as you leave, and it will be transferred ahead to your next accommodation, meaning that all you need to take with you are a camera, sun cream, drinks, food and waterproofs.

    For more detailed information, see our walking holidays in Europe page.
  • Yes, prior to going on holiday you will be able to download GPX tracks so that you can follow your route on your smartphone or dedicated GPS device if you wish. It’s entirely up to you whether or not you use them – our detailed, step-by-step route notes remain the principal means of guiding you from A to B – but we provide them as a secondary means of navigation for additional reassurance when walking.
  • We can book a wide range of routes from the UK with a variety of airlines. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we’ll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we’ll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. The fee for this service is £35 per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). More information on flights >
  • Absolutely! We are experts in tailored rail travel. Making use of sleeper trains or stopovers in cities along the route, we can get you from London to virtually anywhere in mainland Europe. We can even make arrangements to Mallorca, Sicily and Norway with a combination of ferries and rail. Please contact us to discuss your plans.
  • We can’t book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted to book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that’s appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. More information about how we can tailor holidays for customers outside the UK >
  • Since our holidays are self-guided, we recommend calling us for a chat about your plans before making a booking, especially if it’s the first time you’ve booked with us.
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  • Yes, it’s something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn’t seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can incur a five or six-figure bill.

    Many insurers offer travel insurance (you can find details on our insurance page of a policy that you may like to consider if you are a UK resident), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies – including falling ill with Covid-19 while on holiday – and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    When you purchase a policy, be sure to check that it covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the correct travel documents, with the correct validity. If you’re a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Spain, but not a visa (please note, however, that a new travel authorisation system is being introduced). If you are a citizen of another country, you’ll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate.

    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through the Travel Health Pro website. You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). You should also apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) if your EHIC has expired (if you have a still-valid EHIC, you can use this until it expires).
  • (Castilian) Spanish is one of several official languages; Catalan, Basque and Gallego have equal status in Catalonia, the Basque Country and Galicia, respectively. The currency is the Euro. Spanish time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
  • For information on the practicalities of travel now that the UK is no longer part of the European Union, visit www.gov.uk/visit-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-liechtenstein.
  • The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides up-to-date, country-by-country travel advice, as well as information on security, local laws, passports and visas for UK citizens.

    If you live outside the UK, see our essential travel information page for a list of relevant websites.
  • You are the best judge of your child’s/children’s capabilities. We are happy to take bookings for families of older children/teenagers if they walk regularly, love the outdoors and are comfortable with the distances and ascent/descent involved. Please note that the bedrooms at most of the accommodation we use will normally only sleep a maximum of 3 people, and sometimes only 2.
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