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 Alpujarra Tours - Casa Las Chimeneas
Andalusia - Spain
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Puerto de la Ragua, Sierra Nevada |
Casa Las Chimeneas is situated high in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada of Andalucia in the range of mountains and valleys known as the Alpujarras. The area is of outstanding natural beauty and ecological diversity and it is not hard to imagine that seven hundred years ago this was the fabled promised land of the Moors.
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Tiny villages are linked by a network of ancient Caminos Reales, centuries old pathways kept open by royal decree and which are still used to this day by the mules taking farmers to their work. The Mediterranean glistens some 15 miles to the south and the magnificent towering snow capped heights of the Sierra Nevada look down on the fertile terraces from almost 11.000 feet above.
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Olive terraces |
Driving time:
- AlmerÃa: 1,5 hours
- Granada: 2 hours
- Málaga: 3 hours |
For those of you who wish to hire a car we are also well placed for day trips to the beautiful city of Granada with its Moorish palace of the Alhambra, the troglodite town of Guadix or the unspoilt protected area of Cabo de Gata with its wild beaches cliffs and bird santuary. For others who wants to leave the stresses of driving behind, local transport can also be arranged at little extra cost. |
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