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Sierra Nevada National Park, Granada, Almería, Spain, Europe
The Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada (known as the Sierra Nevada National Park in English) is located in Granada and Almería provinces in south-eastern Spain. It was declared a national park on 14 January 1999. It stretches from the Alpujarra to El Marquesado and the Lecrin Valley, covering a total area of 85,883 hectares, making it the largest national park in Spain. It incorporates the municipalities of Abla, Abrucena, Alboloduy, Alsodux, Bayárcal, Beires, Canjáyar, Fiñana, Fondón, Laujar de Andarax, Nacimiento, Ohanes, Paterna del Río, Rágol, Las Tres Villas, Aldeire, Alpujarra de La Sierra, Bérchules, Bubión, Busquístar, Cáñar, Capileira, Dílar, Dólar, Dúrcal, Ferreira, Güéjar Sierra, Huéneja, Jerez del Marquesado, Juviles, Lanjarón, Lanteira, Lecrín, Lugros, Monachil, Nevada, Nigüelas, Pampaneira, Pórtugos, Soportújar, La Taha, Trevélez, Valor and La Zubia. There are more than 20 peaks over 3,000 meters, with the highest being Mulhacén (3479 m), Veleta (3396 m)[3] and Alcazaba (3371 m). The rivers that rise on the north face of the range feed the Guadalquivir basin, the most important ones being the Fardes and Genil. Meanwhile, the rivers that rise on the west and south faces run down into the Mediterranean. These include the Dúrcal, Ízbor, Trevélez and Poqueira, which are all tributaries of the Guadalfeo, which itself rises in the Sierra Nevada, and the Adra and Andarax, with their tributaries. The south and west faces are where you will find the majority of the almost 50 high-mountain lakes that exist in the Sierra Nevada, many of which are also the sources of streams and rivers. Much of the landscape, particularly above 2,400 metres (which was the perpetual snow line prior to the Holocene period) was shaped by the action of glaciers, resulting in characteristic U-shaped valleys. Due to its isolated location in the far south of Europe, the flora and fauna of the Sierra Nevada are unique. During the last ice age, species moved south to escape the colder climate in the north, and as the climate grew warmer again, these species survived by taking refuge in the mountains. 2,100 plant species have been catalogued in the park, 116 of which are classified as threatened, and over 60 of which are unique to the area (endemic). Threatened species include the Artemisia granatensis, a sub-species of the Marsh Gentian endemic to the Sierra Nevada and the Alpine Meadow-rue. One of the most emblematic plants of the Sierra Nevada is the Plantago nivalis, also known as the Snow Star. The park is home to a thriving Spanish ibex population, along with other species such as wild boar, martens, badgers and wildcats. Native bird species include the Golden Eagle, Bonelli’s Eagle, Common Kestrel, Little Owl, Eurasian Eagle-owl, European Goldfinch, Serin, Ortolan, Dartford Warbler, Wheateater, Red-legged Partridge and Common Quail. On the edge of the park lies the Botanic Garden of Cortijuela, where the endemic species of the Sierra are investigated and preserved. Popular bases for hiking in the Sierra Nevada include Capileira, Trevélez, Monachil, Güéjar Sierra and Bubión. It is relatively easy to reach the summits of Mulhacén and Veleta, whereas Alcazaba is slightly harder to reach. Dotted around the Sierra Nevada there are a number of mountain cabins (refugios) designed for the use of hikers. The three staffed cabins charge a small amount if you want to stay the night. There are a further six unstaffed cabins in a reasonable state of repair, which are free of charge.
Las Alpujarras & The Sierra Nevada
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Sierra Nevada National Park, Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada, Granada, Almería, Spain, Europe
Sierra Nevada National Park is located in Granada and Almería provinces in south-eastern Spain. It was declared a national park on 14 January 1999. It stretches from the Alpujarra to El Marquesado and the Lecrin Valley, covering a total area of 85,883 hectares, making it the largest national park in Spain.
The Alpujarra: An unlikely cosmopolitan hub in Spain’s Sierra Nevada
Órgiva, Spain, Feb 24 (EFE).- (Imagen: Pedro Pablo Pérez) Spend an hour in the shade of an orchard in the Alpujarra valley, a lush network of gorges hemmed in between Spain's often-snowcapped Sierra Nevada mountain range and the Mediterranean Sea, and analogies of paradise will naturally spring to mind.
Such is the undeniable natural beauty of this corner of Andalucía that a steady stream of predominantly northern European expatriates has made its way here since the late 1970s, transforming rural farming villages with once dramatically dwindling populations into unlikely cosmopolitan hubs focused on organic agriculture and an ecologically sustainable existence.
“I would not recommend this life to everybody,” Lore Ruegg, a Swiss woman who settled in the Alpujarra 18 years ago, told EFE. “If you come with romantic ideas you are going to be disappointed because a lot of work is required, it’s hard at times, and making a living isn’t easy.”
She fiddled with an orange that had dropped from one of the trees on her property just outside the town of Órgiva, the nerve-center of western Alpujarra valley, while her golden retriever, Estrella, snoozed in a patch of sun.
“But, if you are interested in the experience and in new things, and if you like to live close to nature, then yes, I would recommend it,” she added.
Lore and her husband Jordi, originally from Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region, relocated to the Alpujarra after spending three years in Findhorn, an eco-village in the north of Scotland.
They now run a small organic bakery, La Espelta, which opens four days a week and services a predominantly international clientele in Órgiva.
Their decision to trade in the cooler climes of the Scottish Highlands for blue skies in southern Spain set them on a path well-trodden by droves of like-minded people.
Nowadays, the town of Órgiva boasts of 70 distinct nationalities among its 6,000 inhabitants in a region that has seen a 50 percent drop in its population since the 1960s.
The new arrivals have somewhat tempered this downward trend and regenerated much of the land by purchasing abandoned farmhouses.
It makes for a fascinating demographic.
An alternative, hippy ethos that sprouted in the 1970s remains intrinsic to the fabric of this vibrant community, but there are also spiritual New Age groups, a well-rooted Sufi Muslim society, aspiring young agriculturalists, travelers, punks and others who simply feel rejected by the norms of mainstream culture.
“Normally you’d have to live in a city to have so many people from different cultures, countries and religions. It enriches the zone and is a factor that continues to bring people here,” Lore remarked.
Yet the Alpujarra is no stranger to intrepid foreigners.
British author Gerald Brenan settled there in the 1920s. His retrospective autobiography “South from Granada,” published in 1957 regaled an international readership with tales of mysterious traditions, poverty and descriptions of a sublime n
Sierra Nevada And Las Alpujarras Walking Holidays
Walking holidays based in Las Alpujarras and the Sierra Nevada, Andalucia, Spain. Guided Walking holidays and self guided walking holidays. Group walking holidays and individual hiking hoildays.
The Ultimate Integral - Sierra Nevada Spain
July 2017: we walked 'The Ultimate Integral' in 5 days, climbing the two highest mountains of the Spanish mainland: mt. Alcazaba and mt. Mulhacén.
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Hotel Cortijo Catifalarga, Capileira, Sierra Nevada, Andalucia, Spain
Enjoy endless views, trekking, village fiestas and relaxing atmosphere while staying in this lovely stone rural retreat in the Alpujarra region of southern Spain.
Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada (Granada)
Our Magical Weekend in Las Alpujarras
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. Explore it with us!
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Just sound 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 :
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 :
We stayed at the cosy CASA ALPUJARRAS in Bubión:
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
Between Capileira and Bubion is the bar called El Secadero [ Definitely check it out. Great place to drink costa wine and eat ham.
La Cebadilla 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 which was very good.
If you want to visit La Mezquita (the abandoned medieval settlement) then here is the location: 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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Wild Spain: Sierra Nevada (Andalucía) Part 1
The first part of a documentary about The Sierra Nevada National Park in Andalusia from the excellent series Nuestros parques nacionales: Red de vida (2004) - Spanish language version.
Representa los sistemas naturales ligados a la media y alta montaña mediterránea. Siemprevivas, dedaleras, tiraña, manzanilla de la sierra, violeta de Sierra Nevada, estrella de las nieves, amapolas de Sierra Nevada y acónitos, forman parte de las más de 2.000 especies vegetales (66 endemismos exclusivos), de gran vistosidad y colorido, que viven en el Parque. Anfibios, reptiles, mamíferos, aves y una rica entomofauna (80 endemismos exclusivos), conforman la fauna de Sierra Nevada, especialmente ligada a los hábitats de la alta montaña. La cabra montés, habitual de las altas cumbres, es la especie más característica del parque.
LA ALPUJARRA OFFICIAL VIDEO - CAPILEIRA,BUBION,PAMPANEIRA
The three most picturesque villages of the Alpujarra are set in the stunning Poqueira Gorge. They are the gateway to the Sierra Nevada National Park and a great base for hikers, horse-back riding, cycling, regional foods and crafts. The area is a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
The jewels of Sierra Nevada: flora, fauna and water (Andalusia, Spain)
Ecotourism experiences:
“The jewels of Sierra Nevada: botanical endemisms”. Walking tour through the high peaks of Sierra Nevada to discover its most endemic threatened flora accompanied by a biologist guide, with whom you will drive up to 2.700 m by a micro- bus, a service of the National Park. Discover and identify the varied species of flora and invertebrate fauna in high mountain.
“Photograph the Spanish goat in Sierra Nevada”. A tour to photograph the wild goat during its mating period. Sierra Nevada has the world ´s largest wild goat population. Three days photographing in natural surroundings and staying at the unique charming cave houses. Get the best photos of the Spanish goat and learn nature Photography by an expert guide.
Through the “arteries” of Sierra Nevada. Walk along the irrigation ditches, which allow water to filter through the soil in spring and appear in summer, when it is most needed. Discover the craft of the sequiaires and the singular rural constructions (mills, water tanks, pools), visiting the villages with the best preserved architecture.
Hiking in Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain
Hiking on Monachil, Sierra Nevada
512 SPAIN Cherín - Picena - Laroles - La Calahorra road A-337 - Sierra Nevada National Park
512 - Cherín - Picena - Laroles - La Calahorra road A-337 - Sierra Nevada National Park
Capileira - Finca de los Llanos, Spain
Capileira is the highest and most northerly of the three villages in the gorge of the Poqueira river in the La Alpujarra district of the province of Granada, in Spain. It is located at latitude 36° 57' N and longitude 3° 21' W, about 1 km north of Bubión. Its altitude is officially recorded as 1436 metres, though there is a considerable altitude difference between the oldest part of the village, which is at the lower, southern end, and the highest part, where tourist-oriented development is currently concentrated. The area of the municipality is 57 km².
Although the Sierra Nevada Highway runs through Capileira and out across the Sierra Nevada mountains towards the city of Granada, motor traffic is no longer permitted to continue across the mountains; Capileira is therefore the highest village that public traffic can reach, although you can continue to a car park where the National park begins and the road is barred to normal traffic. The National Park runs a limited bus service on the now-closed road (reservations handled by office in the village) in summer. A track leads northwards from the village to the abandoned settlement of La Cebadilla, built to house the workers who developed the hydro-electric installation at the upper end of the Poqueira Gorge.
Gear List For Hiking In Sierra Nevada
Gear list for our upcoming hike in Sierra Nevada Nationalpark in Spain
Hidden Paradise Retreat Centre Sierra Nevada Mountains Spain
Special and magical retreat center - Hidden Paradise is a jewel in the mountains set amongst dazzling nature beauty.
It is the backdrop for our next retreat experience from 16th - 22nd October 2017 - info coming soon.
Hiking Trevélez / Lost in Sierra Nevada
Trevélez is the highest mountain village in Spain. Its know for is delicous Jamón Serrano (air cured ham), you can see at the end of the video. Trevélez is located in Sierra Nevada National Park at nearly 1500 m a.s.l.
The Hiking trail we were recommended was Penabón, a round trip and possible without much eqipment needed. Once walking from Trevélez towards the start of the trail you past a small river (stream) the see a ruined old Windmill. Just a little further the sign is showing you both ways of the round trip. Both ways approxitmately 1hr 45 min. These paths are not well sign posted and we missed a vital turning point, walking for another kilometer or so this made our journey an hour longer. Now on the the right track it is stil a little confussing. The path is well worn in most places and very close to the edge once we climbed higher.
I was not effected by the Alititude but Super Raquel felt it a bit. At the peak of Penabón again not sign posted well and with it sunset coming soon we chose to return the same way we came. It took us about 5 and half hours with our extra walking,
English is not spoken in this village and I was very fortunant to have Raquel, I recommend to brush up on your Spanish.
We stayed at Camping Trevélez in a cabin. they have many options for all budgets. Delicous mountain breakfast too.
El Espacio Natural de Sierra Nevada. Destino de Turismo Sostenible
El Espacio Natural de Sierra Nevada. Destino de Turismo Sostenible
Adéntrate en el segundo macizo montañoso de mayor altitud de toda Europa occidental.
Una cordillera imponente en Andalucía Oriental.
Hermana de los Alpes y del Himalaya.
El espacio Natural protegido de Sierra Nevada se asienta sobre las provincias de Granada y Almería.
Casi 172000 hectáreas, de las cuales 86200 pertenecen al parque nacional.
Podrás recorrerlo desde Alboloduy, en Almería, donde descubrirás grandes contrastes y desiertos,...
...y llegar hasta el valle de Lecrín, en la provincia de Granada, donde el clima es templado por la influencia del Mediterráneo.
Contempla el lugar de nacimiento de multitud de ríos, que desembocan tanto en el océano Atlántico como en el Mediterráneo.
Un tesoro donde la antigua presencia de glaciares ha propiciado medio centenar de lagunas de alta montaña.
Un ecosistema de media y alta montaña mediterránea, único en esta latitud, donde habitan más de 2.000 especies vegetales, de las cuales más de 60 son endemismos.
Ven y comparte la naturaleza con más de 300 especies animales únicas. Donde la cabra montés es la especie más característica.
Y donde también hay centros para la observación de la fauna.
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Aquí Los pueblos son diferentes, de norte a sur, y de este a oeste, y conservan toda la esencia de su cultura milenaria.
En la cara sur, La Alpujarra almeriense...y la Alpujarra de Granada.
Es un paraíso natural donde el tiempo transcurre lentamente, donde la vida es un privilegio natural bajo el sol del mediodía, un destino inolvidable donde relajarse y disfrutar.
Descubre La Cara Norte, con pueblos únicos en Almería
Y en Granada, el Marquesado del Zenete. Respira un aire diferente...Respira
Conocerás Pueblos en El Arco Noreste de la Vega de Granada...
y en el valle de Lecrín, donde la primavera parece eterna.
Aproxímate a nuestra cultura... Espectáculos sorprendentes en lo más recóndito de la Alpujarra, centros de interpretación y museos.
Un rico patrimonio está a tu disposición.
También podrás disfrutar de 18 áreas recreativas y 2 jardines botánicos.
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Infórmate en nuestros centros de visitantes. Hay multitud de actividades para todas las edades.
Entre los meses de junio y octubre de cada año se activa un Servicio de Interpretación de las Altas Cumbres, compuesto de microbuses y guías. Está disponible en las vertientes Sur y Norte del macizo.
Practica deportes de invierno en la estación de esquí más meridional de Europa y la de mayor altitud de España. Horas y horas de sol y excelente calidad de nieve.
Diviértete en el Puerto de la Ragua, que comunica la comarca del Marquesado del Zenete con la Alpujarra.
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El mundo está cambiando, y es una tarea de todos preservar los Espacios Naturales, con formas de turismo sostenible que nunca habrías imaginado.
Numerosos establecimientos y empresas están adheridos a la carta europea de turismo sostenible
Relájate y vive experiencias inolvidables,..
Diferentes...
Las Aulas de Naturaleza, donde los más pequeños descubrirán la Educación ambiental a través del juego y la actividad física.
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Acércate en cualquier época del año
Te esperan distintos tipos de aventura...
Camina por mas de 600 km de rutas señalizadas, con 33 senderos, fichas descriptivas, e información al inicio de la ruta.
La ruta Sulayr, un sendero de 340 km de longitud que circunda Sierra Nevada, para el que se han recuperado varias veredas tradicionales.
Recorre La Transnevada. Un itinerario cicloturista completamente señalizado que rodea el parque nacional
Te atenderemos en nuestros Refugios de Montaña, con personal especializado.
El refugio del Poqueira, base para la práctica del montañismo.
Desde allí podrás ascender al pico más alto de la Península Ibérica, el Mulhacén.
En la cara norte, el refugio del Postero Alto. Es la puerta para para cruzar todos los picos de la cordillera, o subir tu listón con el esquí de travesía.
La Integral de Sierra Nevada, es un ruta que comienza en Jérez del Marquesado, en la zona norte del macizo, y acaba en Nigüelas. Discurre a más de 3.000 metros de altitud.
Vive tu aventura, tu experiencia. Si ya nos has visitado, estamos seguros de que volverás y Si es tu primera vez, esperamos que te guste!!.