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Day one : Arrival Granada airport |
| Arrive Granada airport and transfer by taxi to the hotel "Casa del Capitel
Nazari", situated in the medieval Albaicin, a UNESCO world heritage site
just a short walk away from The Alhambra Palace and Granada's other main
historical sites. |
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Day two : Guided morning walk of Granada City |
| This morning you will be given a 2 hour guided walk of
Granada, the Albaicin and other major
sights by a local professional English speaking guide. They will take you
on a journey explaining the rise and fall of The Moors and the conquest by The
Catholic Kings, Isabel and Ferdinand. Your afternoon is free to further explore the city;
visiting the Cathedral, The Royal Chapel and the gypsy barrio of Sacromonte.
You can finish off your day by seeing a flamenco show in the evening and
sampling one of the Moroccan "teterias" in the souk like Alcaiceria. |
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Day three : Pre-booked visit to The Alhambra Palace & Generalife Gardens |
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The Alhambra Palace complex has been short-listed to be one of the
the New Seven Wonders of the World. It is a stunningly preserved example of Moorish
architecture featuring the inner Nazrid Palaces, the Alcazar fortress and the
beautiful summer palace and gardens "Generalife". You will have a full day to explore the
site at your leisure and your tickets will be waiting for you to collect upon your arrival at
the palace. |
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Day four : Collect your hire car and transfer to Las Alpujarras |
| After collecting your hire car, transfer to Las
Alpujarras on the south side of the Sierra Nevada. On the way to your hotel in
the Berber village of Berchules, you will pass through the famous village of
Lanjaron; home to Spain's most popular mountain spring water, where you can explore the
village and take lunch in one of the traditional local restaurants, before
continuing your journey deeper into the mountains. |
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Day five : The Acequia Circuit 10km |
| To get the feel of the area you can start your walking by taking a long half
day, circular walk out from the hotel which takes you up into the green
mountains of Las Alpujarras along stone laid mule paths which criss-cross
the countryside. You will pass a beautiful stone acequia (water channel),
left over from The Moors and enjoy stunning panoramic views of the region. |
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Day six : Yegan and the trail of Gerald Brenan
2 x 5km |
| Gerald Brenan's South of Granada
introduced the world to Las Alpujarras when the book was published early
last century, which detailed
his life in the high Alpujarran village of Yegen. In the village you can see the
house he lived in and also take two short 5km walks out from the village,
one of which is said to have been his favourite afternoon ramble along the
olive terraces, with time for lunch in the village in between. |
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Day seven : The Walk of the Rìo Trevelez
15km |
| This is a really scenic circular walk which starts from the high Alpujarran
village of Trevelez. It is here you get the most famous cured ham of
Andalucía so be sure to have a tapa and a glass of the local "vino" in the village square before you leave!
Small stone paths lead you up an out of the village following the huge river
gorge that cuts the mountain range. You will pass by some authentic working cortijos
which will give you the chance to see life as
it has been led in rural Andalucía for hundreds if not thousands of years. |
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Day eight :
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Transfer back to Granada airport, deposit hire car and
say farewell to Andalucía. |
The province of Granada holds Spain's most precious Moorish jewel "The
Alhambra Palace", it is also home to Andalucia's most favoured walking
destination "Las Alpujarras"; the fertile hills which were the last
resting place for the Moors in Spain. Ancient history colours every view
in Granada, from the medieval city streets of the Albaicin to the white
Berber villages, that cling precariously to dramatic river cut mountain
gorges. This holiday enables you to explore the best of Granada city and
then escape to the hills to walk through some of Andalucia's most
stunning scenery, below the back drop of the snow capped Sierra Nevada,
and Spain's highest peak "Mulhacen". In Granada your base will be a converted Nazari palace situated at
the foot of The Alhambra Hill, transferring mid week to a traditional rural hotel in the high Alpujarran village of Berchules.
