This Andalusian valley (one of the most mysterious of Spain) is fringed northward by the Sierra Nevada and southward by the Mediterranean coast stretching from Motril to Almeria. Its total area is 2.600 km2 and counts 100.000 inhabitants.
The Alpujarra way leads you in less than one hour from the snowcapped scenery of the Sierra Nevada, 3.000 m. up, down to the Mediterranean shoreline and offers sights as diverse as its climate variations. The high mountain vegetation: chestnut-tree, cherry-trees, pines contrasts with that of middle and low Alpujarra where olive-trees, almond-trees, orange-trees, fig-trees, vineyards and tropical fruits like kakis, avocados, bananas and mangos prevail...

Although the sun shines throughout the year, Alpujarra boasts a treasure: water, from the Sierra Nevada snow, which allows the year-round blooming of bougainvilleas, jasmine, geraniums.

Alpujarra, where the Moorish culture has made its marks reminds visitors that the past is always close: gleaming whitewhashed villages, irrigation channels, terraced culture, local cuisine and even the traditional village fiestas.
There is no traces of pollution in this undisturbed natural park where only the sound of crickets and cicadas can be heard.
The natives revere this priceless paradise. Sleepy white houses, rose-scented patios is their idea of timeless happiness.