The Magic Of The Alpujarras
Is there a place to escape from the rest of the world, yet be within touching distance? The Alpujarras is that place.
No trip to southern Spain is complete without visiting the gorgeous mountain villages known collectively as The Alpujarras. In villages like Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira, you can buy handmade rugs and all sorts of woven goods, baskets, jewellery and typical food.
Sandwiched between the Sierra Nevada to the north and the Mediterranean to the south, this is a hilly region, full of stunning scenery, incredible wildlife and beautiful pueblos blancos (white villages). Most of the towns are small, and offer a very different lifestyle to the larger cities, yet even the most remote are only an hour or two away from Granada and Malaga.
High above sea level, here you will find some of the best walking country in the world. Try heading up to Trevélez (at 1470 metres, the highest village in Europe) or Capileira then walking down their valleys, admire the incredible views of the Sierra or, on a good day, of the sea and then, when your muscles are screaming from the exercise, head to the spa town of Lanjarón for a relaxing massage or to the administrative, Orgiva, for its more cosmopolitan bustle and tapas bars.
One of my favourite things to do here is just wander around getting lost, trying to spot all of the gorgeous little corners bursting with potted plants and beautiful old wooden doors and imagine all the life, people and stories that these tucked away villages have witnessed over the past centuries. The place truly has an eerie, magical feel to it.
If the Alpujarras steals your heart like it has mine and you'd like to investigate further, we have inexpensive properties for sale in that area. Escaping the next pandemic in a cortijo away from the rest of the world with the freedom to do whatever you want is a hugely attractive prospect for many people. And well within the budget of most.
Check out our website dedicated to the area https://www.alpujarrasproperties.com/home/
and our area guide https://anotherwayoflife.exposure.co/get-to-know-las-alpujarras
If you want a flavour of the Alpujarras, try reading Chris Stewart’s accounts of his life over the past twenty-five years, initially living on a sheep farm outside of Órgiva and subsequently settling into his own cortijo.