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490  SOUTHERN SP AIN

The majestic peaks of the Sierra Nevada towering, in places, to over 3,000 m (9,800 ft) above sea level
b Lanjarón town a long history as a health de San Juan. Every one in the
spa. From June to October, streets gets doused.
Granada. * 24,000. @ n Avenida
de Madrid s/n, 958 77 04 62. ( Tue visitors flock to take the waters The town is on the threshold
& Fri. _ San Juan (24 Jun). for arthritic, dietary and of Las Alpujarras, a scenic
nervous ailments. Bottled up land area of dramatic land-
Scores of clear, snow-fed water from Lanjarón is sold all scapes, where steep, terraced
springs bubble from the slopes over the country. hillsides and deep-cut valleys
of the Sierra Nevada; their A major festival begins on the conceal remote, whitewashed
abundance at Lanjarón, on the night of 23 June and ends in an villages. Roads to and from
southern side of this great range uproarious water battle in the Lanjarón wind slowly and
of mountains, has given the early hours of 24 June, the Día diz zily around the slopes.
n A Tour of Las Alpujarras

The fertile, upland valleys of Las Alpujarras, clothed with
chestnut, walnut and poplar trees, lie on the southern
slopes of the Sierra Nevada. The architecture of the
quaint white villages which cling to the hillsides – 4 Trevélez
compact clusters of irregularly shaped houses with tall Trevélez, in the shadow of Mulhacén,
chimneys sprouting from flat, grey roofs – is unique in Spain’s highest mountain, is famous N E V A D A
Spain. Local specialities are ham cured in the cold, dry for its cured ham.
air of Trevélez and brightly coloured, handwoven rugs. S I E R R A
Mulhacén
2 Poqueira Valley 3,479 m Trevélez
Capileira, Bubión and Pampaneira 11,410 ft
are three villages typical of Las
Alpujarras in this pretty river valley.
Poqueira Juviles

Pórtugos
Pitres

Guadalfeo
Lanjarón
Granada
1 Orgiva C O N T R A V I E S A
This is the largest town of 3 Fuente Agria S I E R R A D E L A
the region, with a Baroque People come to this spring to
church in the main street drink the iron-rich, naturally
and a lively Thursday market. carbonated waters.

For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp572–4 and pp598–602

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