“ The Alpujarra is a natural place, magnificent, warm, a paradise on earth”
From the high hills of the Sierra Nevada to the fertile valley that separates it from Lujar and Contraviesa, spreads a variety of impressive landscapes, a magical land where time  seems to have remained. Amongst streams and rivers, leafy woodlands are vineyards, fig trees and almonds. It is a steep mountainous region of incredible broken landscapes, scattered with contrasts that have resulted in a climatic and altitudinal sequence that allows one to gaze from the alpine landscape of the Sierra Nevada to the Costa Tropical.
Small regions have known how to conserve the beauty and mystery in a manner so obvious of the Alpujarra. It’s villages and people have maintained, clearly intact, its customs, traditions and forms of life.

Lanjaron  - with it’s famous health spa open to all . Orgiva – access to the Alpujarra Alta. In the Balcon de la Alpujarra – Cañar, Soportujar and Carataunas hasten us to what awaits us. 
El Baranco del Poquiera appears quickly at the bend of a curve. Pampaneira, Bubion and Capileira hang on elevated rocks towards Mulhacen and Veleta. A winding path takes us across to Pitres, Portugos and Busquitar  and to the highest populated hamlet in Spain – Trevelez.

The gastronomy has it’s base in a various and rich agriculture and a culinary tradition expertly conserved. Stews and oven dishes abound in the region and to accompany these dishes  there is nothing better than the wine “Costa”, a claret of great reputation coming from the most impressive vineyards of Andalucia, in the Sierra de la Contraviesa, created by the Mediterranian  and an altitude of between 600 and 1400 metres. 
And finally, the many, many fiestas celebrated by the people supplying a true ethnic treasure and local custom with the Fiesta of theMoors and Christians or The Funeral of Zorro. This wealth of folklore complements a musical culture, where El Trovo is the composition that symbolises most the Alpujarra.