Las Alpujarras Escape

Arrive and settle into the wonderful Casa Las Chimeneas.

On this tour, you have the freedom to decide what you want to do each day. We recommend discussing with your hosts David and Emma on arrival so they can assist with recommending walks, activities and sightseeing tours that are tailored to your needs. Below is a sample of some of the things you can expect to do on the Las Alpujarras Escape holiday.

Walking Options:

Las Alpujarras is a region of mountain villages which cling to the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada, Spain’s highest mountains. Deep sheltered valleys are lined with terraces and fed by melt water, making this an oasis of green above the barren plain which stretches to the distant Mediterranean.

A network of dirt tracks, ancient footpaths and quiet roads link the mountain villages. Walking and cycling these quiet trails through wild flower meadows, olive groves and citrus orchards is a delight. You can start many of the walks directly from your accommodation at Las Chimeneas!

You can choose from a selection of over fifteen suggested self-guided walks each day. These range from easy strolls of a couple of hours to energetic all day adventures. Detailed route notes and maps are provided and most of the routes are well way marked. As keen walkers, the owners of Las Chimeneas, David and Emma, are always on hand to offer advice and suggestions.

For the more adventurous, guided walks in the high Sierra Nevada can also be arranged.

Activities

• Local Cooking Classes - Learn to make local Spanish dishes such as tortilla, patatas a la pobre or paella.
• Cheese & Soap Making - learn to make cheese and soap the traditional way. First visit the goats to source the raw materials and then head back to Las Chimeneas for a hands-on demonstration.
• Mountain Biking - enjoy a 15 km mountain bike descent on forest trails back to the house from the mountain pass of Puerto de la Ragua.
• Horse Riding - enjoy a full day of riding and a picnic in the mountains.
• Furniture Making - Enjoy a day in the workshop and learn about local crafts with tuition/guidance from the local English speaking furniture maker.
• Painting - Indulge your artistic side with brush in hand, as you sit among the olive and almond trees with an experienced local painter.
• Activities for Kids - A range of activities are also available for families such as village treasure hunts, fruit and vegetable picking and watering at Las Chimeneas organic farm, milking the goats and craft mornings.

Sightseeing

A rental car is included in the cost of your holiday so that you have the freedom to explore the area. we recommend the following:

• Granada & The Alhambra - The Moorish Palace, Fortress and Gardens of The Alhambra in Granada.
• Cabo de Gata - Nijar National Park - Perfect half-moon bays, ruined castles and prolific fauna and flora make this one of the last unspoilt stretches of Spain’s Mediterranean Coast.
• Las Alpujarras Villages - After the fall of Granada in 1492 the Moors fled to this remote and inaccessible area. For 150 years they maintained their Muslim culture and the villages of Las Alpujarras has retained their Berber architecture or terraced grey white boxes shape houses with flat roofs. Spending a day exploring these quiet hamlets is a delight.

On this tour, you have the freedom to decide what you want to do each day. We recommend discussing with your hosts David and Emma on arrival so they can assist with recommending walks, activities and sightseeing tours that are tailored to your needs. Below is a sample of some of the things you can expect to do on the Las Alpujarras Escape holiday.

Walking Options:

Las Alpujarras is a region of mountain villages which cling to the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada, Spain’s highest mountains. Deep sheltered valleys are lined with terraces and fed by melt water, making this an oasis of green above the barren plain which stretches to the distant Mediterranean.

A network of dirt tracks, ancient footpaths and quiet roads link the mountain villages. Walking and cycling these quiet trails through wild flower meadows, olive groves and citrus orchards is a delight. You can start many of the walks directly from your accommodation at Las Chimeneas!

You can choose from a selection of over fifteen suggested self-guided walks each day. These range from easy strolls of a couple of hours to energetic all day adventures. Detailed route notes and maps are provided and most of the routes are well way marked. As keen walkers, the owners of Las Chimeneas, David and Emma, are always on hand to offer advice and suggestions.

For the more adventurous, guided walks in the high Sierra Nevada can also be arranged.

Activities

• Local Cooking Classes - Learn to make local Spanish dishes such as tortilla, patatas a la pobre or paella.
• Cheese & Soap Making - learn to make cheese and soap the traditional way. First visit the goats to source the raw materials and then head back to Las Chimeneas for a hands-on demonstration.
• Mountain Biking - enjoy a 15 km mountain bike descent on forest trails back to the house from the mountain pass of Puerto de la Ragua.
• Horse Riding - enjoy a full day of riding and a picnic in the mountains.
• Furniture Making - Enjoy a day in the workshop and learn about local crafts with tuition/guidance from the local English speaking furniture maker.
• Painting - Indulge your artistic side with brush in hand, as you sit among the olive and almond trees with an experienced local painter.
• Activities for Kids - A range of activities are also available for families such as village treasure hunts, fruit and vegetable picking and watering at Las Chimeneas organic farm, milking the goats and craft mornings.

Sightseeing

A rental car is included in the cost of your holiday so that you have the freedom to explore the area. we recommend the following:

• Granada & The Alhambra - The Moorish Palace, Fortress and Gardens of The Alhambra in Granada.
• Cabo de Gata - Nijar National Park - Perfect half-moon bays, ruined castles and prolific fauna and flora make this one of the last unspoilt stretches of Spain’s Mediterranean Coast.
• Las Alpujarras Villages - After the fall of Granada in 1492 the Moors fled to this remote and inaccessible area. For 150 years they maintained their Muslim culture and the villages of Las Alpujarras has retained their Berber architecture or terraced grey white boxes shape houses with flat roofs. Spending a day exploring these quiet hamlets is a delight.

On this tour, you have the freedom to decide what you want to do each day. We recommend discussing with your hosts David and Emma on arrival so they can assist with recommending walks, activities and sightseeing tours that are tailored to your needs. Below is a sample of some of the things you can expect to do on the Las Alpujarras Escape holiday.

Walking Options:

Las Alpujarras is a region of mountain villages which cling to the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada, Spain’s highest mountains. Deep sheltered valleys are lined with terraces and fed by melt water, making this an oasis of green above the barren plain which stretches to the distant Mediterranean.

A network of dirt tracks, ancient footpaths and quiet roads link the mountain villages. Walking and cycling these quiet trails through wild flower meadows, olive groves and citrus orchards is a delight. You can start many of the walks directly from your accommodation at Las Chimeneas!

You can choose from a selection of over fifteen suggested self-guided walks each day. These range from easy strolls of a couple of hours to energetic all day adventures. Detailed route notes and maps are provided and most of the routes are well way marked. As keen walkers, the owners of Las Chimeneas, David and Emma, are always on hand to offer advice and suggestions.

For the more adventurous, guided walks in the high Sierra Nevada can also be arranged.

Activities

• Local Cooking Classes - Learn to make local Spanish dishes such as tortilla, patatas a la pobre or paella.
• Cheese & Soap Making - learn to make cheese and soap the traditional way. First visit the goats to source the raw materials and then head back to Las Chimeneas for a hands-on demonstration.
• Mountain Biking - enjoy a 15 km mountain bike descent on forest trails back to the house from the mountain pass of Puerto de la Ragua.
• Horse Riding - enjoy a full day of riding and a picnic in the mountains.
• Furniture Making - Enjoy a day in the workshop and learn about local crafts with tuition/guidance from the local English speaking furniture maker.
• Painting - Indulge your artistic side with brush in hand, as you sit among the olive and almond trees with an experienced local painter.
• Activities for Kids - A range of activities are also available for families such as village treasure hunts, fruit and vegetable picking and watering at Las Chimeneas organic farm, milking the goats and craft mornings.

Sightseeing

A rental car is included in the cost of your holiday so that you have the freedom to explore the area. we recommend the following:

• Granada & The Alhambra - The Moorish Palace, Fortress and Gardens of The Alhambra in Granada.
• Cabo de Gata - Nijar National Park - Perfect half-moon bays, ruined castles and prolific fauna and flora make this one of the last unspoilt stretches of Spain’s Mediterranean Coast.
• Las Alpujarras Villages - After the fall of Granada in 1492 the Moors fled to this remote and inaccessible area. For 150 years they maintained their Muslim culture and the villages of Las Alpujarras has retained their Berber architecture or terraced grey white boxes shape houses with flat roofs. Spending a day exploring these quiet hamlets is a delight.

On this tour, you have the freedom to decide what you want to do each day. We recommend discussing with your hosts David and Emma on arrival so they can assist with recommending walks, activities and sightseeing tours that are tailored to your needs. Below is a sample of some of the things you can expect to do on the Las Alpujarras Escape holiday.

Walking Options:

Las Alpujarras is a region of mountain villages which cling to the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada, Spain’s highest mountains. Deep sheltered valleys are lined with terraces and fed by melt water, making this an oasis of green above the barren plain which stretches to the distant Mediterranean.

A network of dirt tracks, ancient footpaths and quiet roads link the mountain villages. Walking and cycling these quiet trails through wild flower meadows, olive groves and citrus orchards is a delight. You can start many of the walks directly from your accommodation at Las Chimeneas!

You can choose from a selection of over fifteen suggested self-guided walks each day. These range from easy strolls of a couple of hours to energetic all day adventures. Detailed route notes and maps are provided and most of the routes are well way marked. As keen walkers, the owners of Las Chimeneas, David and Emma, are always on hand to offer advice and suggestions.

For the more adventurous, guided walks in the high Sierra Nevada can also be arranged.

Activities

• Local Cooking Classes - Learn to make local Spanish dishes such as tortilla, patatas a la pobre or paella.
• Cheese & Soap Making - learn to make cheese and soap the traditional way. First visit the goats to source the raw materials and then head back to Las Chimeneas for a hands-on demonstration.
• Mountain Biking - enjoy a 15 km mountain bike descent on forest trails back to the house from the mountain pass of Puerto de la Ragua.
• Horse Riding - enjoy a full day of riding and a picnic in the mountains.
• Furniture Making - Enjoy a day in the workshop and learn about local crafts with tuition/guidance from the local English speaking furniture maker.
• Painting - Indulge your artistic side with brush in hand, as you sit among the olive and almond trees with an experienced local painter.
• Activities for Kids - A range of activities are also available for families such as village treasure hunts, fruit and vegetable picking and watering at Las Chimeneas organic farm, milking the goats and craft mornings.

Sightseeing

A rental car is included in the cost of your holiday so that you have the freedom to explore the area. we recommend the following:

• Granada & The Alhambra - The Moorish Palace, Fortress and Gardens of The Alhambra in Granada.
• Cabo de Gata - Nijar National Park - Perfect half-moon bays, ruined castles and prolific fauna and flora make this one of the last unspoilt stretches of Spain’s Mediterranean Coast.
• Las Alpujarras Villages - After the fall of Granada in 1492 the Moors fled to this remote and inaccessible area. For 150 years they maintained their Muslim culture and the villages of Las Alpujarras has retained their Berber architecture or terraced grey white boxes shape houses with flat roofs. Spending a day exploring these quiet hamlets is a delight.

On this tour, you have the freedom to decide what you want to do each day. We recommend discussing with your hosts David and Emma on arrival so they can assist with recommending walks, activities and sightseeing tours that are tailored to your needs. Below is a sample of some of the things you can expect to do on the Las Alpujarras Escape holiday.

Walking Options:

Las Alpujarras is a region of mountain villages which cling to the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada, Spain’s highest mountains. Deep sheltered valleys are lined with terraces and fed by melt water, making this an oasis of green above the barren plain which stretches to the distant Mediterranean.

A network of dirt tracks, ancient footpaths and quiet roads link the mountain villages. Walking and cycling these quiet trails through wild flower meadows, olive groves and citrus orchards is a delight. You can start many of the walks directly from your accommodation at Las Chimeneas!

You can choose from a selection of over fifteen suggested self-guided walks each day. These range from easy strolls of a couple of hours to energetic all day adventures. Detailed route notes and maps are provided and most of the routes are well way marked. As keen walkers, the owners of Las Chimeneas, David and Emma, are always on hand to offer advice and suggestions.

For the more adventurous, guided walks in the high Sierra Nevada can also be arranged.

Activities

• Local Cooking Classes - Learn to make local Spanish dishes such as tortilla, patatas a la pobre or paella.
• Cheese & Soap Making - learn to make cheese and soap the traditional way. First visit the goats to source the raw materials and then head back to Las Chimeneas for a hands-on demonstration.
• Mountain Biking - enjoy a 15 km mountain bike descent on forest trails back to the house from the mountain pass of Puerto de la Ragua.
• Horse Riding - enjoy a full day of riding and a picnic in the mountains.
• Furniture Making - Enjoy a day in the workshop and learn about local crafts with tuition/guidance from the local English speaking furniture maker.
• Painting - Indulge your artistic side with brush in hand, as you sit among the olive and almond trees with an experienced local painter.
• Activities for Kids - A range of activities are also available for families such as village treasure hunts, fruit and vegetable picking and watering at Las Chimeneas organic farm, milking the goats and craft mornings.

Sightseeing

A rental car is included in the cost of your holiday so that you have the freedom to explore the area. we recommend the following:

• Granada & The Alhambra - The Moorish Palace, Fortress and Gardens of The Alhambra in Granada.
• Cabo de Gata - Nijar National Park - Perfect half-moon bays, ruined castles and prolific fauna and flora make this one of the last unspoilt stretches of Spain’s Mediterranean Coast.
• Las Alpujarras Villages - After the fall of Granada in 1492 the Moors fled to this remote and inaccessible area. For 150 years they maintained their Muslim culture and the villages of Las Alpujarras has retained their Berber architecture or terraced grey white boxes shape houses with flat roofs. Spending a day exploring these quiet hamlets is a delight.

On this tour, you have the freedom to decide what you want to do each day. We recommend discussing with your hosts David and Emma on arrival so they can assist with recommending walks, activities and sightseeing tours that are tailored to your needs. Below is a sample of some of the things you can expect to do on the Las Alpujarras Escape holiday.

Walking Options:

Las Alpujarras is a region of mountain villages which cling to the southern flanks of the Sierra Nevada, Spain’s highest mountains. Deep sheltered valleys are lined with terraces and fed by melt water, making this an oasis of green above the barren plain which stretches to the distant Mediterranean.

A network of dirt tracks, ancient footpaths and quiet roads link the mountain villages. Walking and cycling these quiet trails through wild flower meadows, olive groves and citrus orchards is a delight. You can start many of the walks directly from your accommodation at Las Chimeneas!

You can choose from a selection of over fifteen suggested self-guided walks each day. These range from easy strolls of a couple of hours to energetic all day adventures. Detailed route notes and maps are provided and most of the routes are well way marked. As keen walkers, the owners of Las Chimeneas, David and Emma, are always on hand to offer advice and suggestions.

For the more adventurous, guided walks in the high Sierra Nevada can also be arranged.

Activities

• Local Cooking Classes - Learn to make local Spanish dishes such as tortilla, patatas a la pobre or paella.
• Cheese & Soap Making - learn to make cheese and soap the traditional way. First visit the goats to source the raw materials and then head back to Las Chimeneas for a hands-on demonstration.
• Mountain Biking - enjoy a 15 km mountain bike descent on forest trails back to the house from the mountain pass of Puerto de la Ragua.
• Horse Riding - enjoy a full day of riding and a picnic in the mountains.
• Furniture Making - Enjoy a day in the workshop and learn about local crafts with tuition/guidance from the local English speaking furniture maker.
• Painting - Indulge your artistic side with brush in hand, as you sit among the olive and almond trees with an experienced local painter.
• Activities for Kids - A range of activities are also available for families such as village treasure hunts, fruit and vegetable picking and watering at Las Chimeneas organic farm, milking the goats and craft mornings.

Sightseeing

A rental car is included in the cost of your holiday so that you have the freedom to explore the area. we recommend the following:

• Granada & The Alhambra - The Moorish Palace, Fortress and Gardens of The Alhambra in Granada.
• Cabo de Gata - Nijar National Park - Perfect half-moon bays, ruined castles and prolific fauna and flora make this one of the last unspoilt stretches of Spain’s Mediterranean Coast.
• Las Alpujarras Villages - After the fall of Granada in 1492 the Moors fled to this remote and inaccessible area. For 150 years they maintained their Muslim culture and the villages of Las Alpujarras has retained their Berber architecture or terraced grey white boxes shape houses with flat roofs. Spending a day exploring these quiet hamlets is a delight.

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