White villages, local wine, gorgeous scenery, delicious jamón, incredible history and a true sense of magic. The Alpujarras is one of Spain's most enchanting tucked away spots. Venga, let's go! 🥝
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Just south of Granada, hidden in the Sierra Nevada mountains is one of the most magical regions of Spain. Las Alpujarras. It's a remote spot, dotted with gorgeous white villages, where you truly feel like you're getting away from it all. Yoly and I spent a few days there recently, and this is the vlog of our trip. Below, I've included the itinerary, for anyone who'd like to explore this region of Spain.
Before you go, I suggest reading the following two books to really understand the destination:
DRIVING OVER LEMONS: All about Chris Stewart's famously challenging and fun experience of buying and moving to a farm in the Alpujarras : amzn.to/2LDEJJS
SOUTH FROM GRANADA: Writer Gerald Brenan moved to the Alpujarras in 1919 and the book is an incredible insight of life in an Andalusian at that time : amzn.to/2RlstTH
We stayed at the cosy CASA ALPUJARRAS in Bubión: booki.ng/2EYXbeF
Some tips for your stay:
Stay in either of the three most famous villages: Pampaneira, Bubión, Capileira
We stayed in Bubion. It's not the most beautiful of the three villages in the area, but that also means it's a little cheaper and you can walk between the villages relatively easily - so it forces you to walk, which is great! Of course, you'll have a car as well, and each village is only a few minutes from the other by car.
We explored both Pampaneira and Capileira on foot in one day. We had lunch at Casa Ricardo in Pampaneira, which was good for rustic fare and has a lovely terrace goo.gl/maps/ZALPTk6AEfz
Between Capileira and Bubion is the bar called El Secadero [goo.gl/maps/sVjsjgWozpD2 Definitely check it out. Great place to drink costa wine and eat ham.
La Cebadilla goo.gl/maps/8vSvmbQuhK32 is the abandoned village we explored. It's interesting, but access via car is rough and takes about 30 minutes from Capileira. I wouldn't go out of your way if you're tight for time.
Trevélez is a fun place to go for the serious predominance of ham. We ate at La Piedra Ventana goo.gl/maps/GEkZYy8PXrw which was very good.
If you want to visit "La Mezquita" (the abandoned medieval settlement) then here is the location: goo.gl/maps/Go6NtraPnBy. Park on the side of the road and get walking. It's not easy, and I suggest using Google Maps to locate yourself. Be ready for an adventure!
We didn't get time, but you could also visit Yegen, which is where Gerald Brenan lived (author of South from Granada).
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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