Las Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada Natural Park
Curiosities in Granada - Towns - Nature  
 
 

PÓRTUGOS This town keeps its moorish structure, and also its facades with flowers.
A walk bring us to La Pocilla quarter where its medieval public washing place is keept well.
It was a mezquita (mosque) until the XVI century when a christian church was built in the same place and after it was detroyed during the moorish revolt.

NARILA It is located near by Cadiar. This small quarter keeps rests of the moorish king Aben Xaguar house. It is a nice visit to be done althought it hasn't been mainteined in well conditions.
Near by, in a private property, an old olive tree is keept beside which Aben Humeya was proclaimed as Moorish King.

DE HAUNTED PRINCESS Warning for gullibles.
It is said that along the towns of Poqueira (Bubión, Capileira and Pampaneira) a haunted princess wanders and she makes everyone scared, especially men. The princess wait for them to to say hello to them.
If you answer to her she will takes possession of them and their dreams.

LAS CASILLAS There is no description route to find this abandoned small town so if you want to find the way the best option is to ask in Polopos.
The most gorgeous of this place is its own location between the mountains in the top of Polopos valley facing to the coast of Granada from Sierra de la Contraviesa.

THE PALACE OF THE MOORISH KING Jubiles was one of the richest town of the area and, as it is said, its king was married with a beatiful moorish woman who betrayed him because a christian man.
As revenge, the king ordered a gorgeous palace to be built and keep her inside until she die. It is said that sometimes the palace can be seen in the landscape.
If you see it once don't try to go forward because the palace will move away from you until disappear in the ravine.

LA FUENTE AGRIA (the sour fountain) In a beatiful grassland near by Portugos it is an strange water fountain with healthy properties.
What is curious of it is that the fountain has 5 different tubes and the water of each one has a different healthy properties than the others.
Then the water of all of them falls until form a beautiful water fall called El Chorreón.

SKI STATION OF SIERRA NEVADA We have nothing against skiing but the over explotation of Sierra Nevada slopes has brought to the construction of lots of hotels and facilities in a place declared Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO.

 
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