Pitres
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Pitres & La Alpujarra
What you can do in La Alpujarra
From Pitres you can visit Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira where they are plenty of routes, paths and you can make excursions by car, hike to Mulhacén and visit the ferruginous fountains.
There is also an extensive net of water canals that take us to picturesque corners, where you will see centennial chestnuts, mills, cisterns...Pitres is an ideal place to became a base camp as it is located in the centre of the High Alpujarra.
It is siuated 70Km from La Alhambra, 40 Km from the beaches of La Costa Tropical and 3 hours from Parque Natural Cabo de Gata and Almería beaches.
La Taha de Pitres has an extensive net of old cattle walking trails that communicate all their villages.
You can find maps and guide books for hiking in the Oveja Verde apartments for diferent levels. Finally we can arrange you the trekking to the Mulhacen peak in colaboration with the Capileira High Peaks Interpretation Service.
Trevélez
También hay numerosas rutas de alta y media monta... more
The Poqueira valley
Por el nombre del Barranco del Poqueira se conoce al conjunto de tres de los pueblos más famosos de La Alpujarra Alta: Pampaneira, Bubión y Capileira. Desde La Oveja Verde se puede llegar en coche en apenas 15 minutos a cualquiera de ellos. También hay unos buenos caminos para ir dando un paseo de aproximadamente un par de horas y volver en transporte público. Son los pueblos con más oferta de bares, tiendas y restaurantes y a consecuencia de ello, los más turísticos,... more
The Alpujarra
La Alpujarra es la comarca que se extiende por toda la cara sur de Sierra Nevada y ha estado habitada desde la prehistoria, con culturas como Los Millares o El Argar. Después se fueron sucediendo los fenicios, los íberos y cartaginenses, para quienes el mayor valor eran los minerales de las montañas, y los romanos, que dejaron el trazado básico de las acequias y la introducción de los castaños. Esta etapa se cerrará con los visigodos, a quienes siguió la etapa árabe, la mas larga y la que mas huella ha dejado hasta... more
Architecture of the Alpujarra
Granada y La Alhambra
La Alhambra es una ciudad palatina andalusí situada en Granada. Consiste en un conjunto de palacios, jardines y fortaleza que albergaba una verdadera ciudadela dentro de la propia ciudad de Granada, que servía como alojamiento al monarca y a la corte del Reino nazarí de Granada. Su verdadero atractivo, como en otras obras musulmanas de la época, no solo radica en los interiores, cuya decoración está entre las ... more
BUBIÓN
The Church of the Virgin of the Rosary is of Mudéjar style, and dates from Century XVI. It was attached in 1501 as a parish annexed to that of Capileira.
Lanjarón
Not only is it the gateway to the Alpujarra of Granada, but also the water village, famous throughout the country. Because in this town of aristocratic court, the water that slips from the peaks is impregnated with minerals along the way and ends up flowing from five sources with their healing properties. That's why their run, that continuous and fresh runrún, is like a soundtrack in the town where, they say, a population that counts among the longest in the world. Beyond this anecdote, Lanjarón co... more
Cañar
After crossing the famous Lanjarón and Órgiva, stands the small and genuine Cañar, between the Barranco de las Parrillas and the Barranco de Río Chico. From whitewashed houses, steep and narrow streets and small squares with fruit trees and honeysuckles, the town of Canar has a privileged location.
Its old church of Santa Ana has suffered the vicissitudes of history, since it was burned during the Moorish rebellion and rebuilt at the end of the 16th century. In the 19th century an interest... more
The Roman Aqueduct of Ugíjar
The engineering work, restored a few years ago, is the only one of four spans and large dimensions in the Alpujarra, according to the historian Joaquín Rincon
The Roman Aqueduct of Ugíjar is one of the most important and visited engineering works of the Alpujarra. Recently this active water channel has been improved and conditioned with lime mortar and a removable tramex walkway thanks to the Diputación and the ADR Alpujarra-Sierra Nevada. According to the professor, writer, researcher a... more
Musicians and Writers in La Alpujarra
A walk around The Green Sheep
Ruta nº 1.- Pitres, Capilerilla, acequia Gorda, Pitres.
From La Plaza de Pitres, we take Calle San Roque until reaching the section of the GR7 that takes us to Capilerilla.
We arrive at Capilerilla, we cross the town by the Real street (photo nº 1). On the right bank we see the cobbled era, surrounded by remains of the old town church, arranged in the form of an amphitheater.
We leave behind the hermitage of San Francisco de Paula and we arrive at the road, which we cross, and take the right track that coincides with PR A29 (photo nº 2).
This path upwards will take us to our destination, La Acequia Gorda where we can take a break and observe the operation of this ancient irrigation system.
To our back were the villages of Capilerilla, Pitres and Sierra de Lújar, crowned by antennas that allow us to distinguish it very easily.
This path opens the way between great chestnut trees, oaks, gorges and rascaviejas, offering a marvelous picture for those who travel.
The road to our left in the direction of Bubión, takes us to a circular building used for water storage.
Ruta nº 2.- Pitres, Mecina, Mecinilla, Fondales, Ferreirola, Atalbéitar, Pitres.
From Pitres Square, take the street Fuente Presillo (next to the bank), until crossing the A4132 and find a descending path that leads to Mecina. We cross the village until we reach the road that leads to Mecinilla passing in front of the Church. We crossed the village to its lower part where we took another path bordered by chestnut trees, fig trees and some walnut trees. This takes us to Fondales, which retains its original architecture. We pass in front of the fountain we continue along El Pozo Street and the indications to Ferreirola, where we find a sign of the GR142 trail (photo nº 1).
In this section we will see a hundred year old chestnut tree, before crossing a bridge in the ravine of the river Bermejo, leaving behind views of Fondales, Mecina and Mecinilla.
After 1.5 km approx. we arrived at Ferreirola. Taking the 1st street to the left we find the Plaza de la Iglesia and the public laundries. Turn left with the Atalbéitar road (photo # 2), take the ascending path and reach the village of architectural interest.
Ruta nº 3.- Pitres, Capilerilla, camino de los Aylacares.
From Pitres Square, take the street Fuente Presillo (next to the bank), until crossing the A4132 and find a descending path that leads to Mecina. We cross the village until we reach the road that leads to Mecinilla passing in front of the Church. We crossed the village to its lower part where we took another path bordered by chestnut trees, fig trees and some walnut trees. This takes us to Fondales, which retains its original architecture. We pass in front of the fountain we continue along El Pozo Street and the indications to Ferreirola, where we find a sign of the GR142 trail (photo nº 1).
In this section we will see a hundred year old chestnut tree, before crossing a bridge in the ravine of the river Bermejo, leaving behind views of Fondales, Mecina and Mecinilla.
After 1.5 km approx. we arrived at Ferreirola. Taking the 1st street to the left we find the Plaza de la Iglesia and the public laundries. Turn left with the Atalbéitar road (photo # 2), take the ascending path and reach the village of architectural interest.
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