DESCRIPTION

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Sierra Nevada over southern Spain next to the Moorish city of Granada is the second highest mountain massif in Europe. Forest and wild meadows along of fertile valleys covered in aromatic herbs, carry us to the beautiful white villages with its Berber style houses.  If we have proper weather conditions we climb the highest Spanish mainland point, the Mulhacen, 3479 meters. On our trip we enjoy Spanish hospitality and traditional cuisine. We can also explore one full day in Granada, home to the Moorish Alhambra Palace.

ITINERARY

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Day 1:

Arrival to Capileira, a beautiful Moorish village protected by UNESCO where you can walk along its narrow streets and discover its secrets corners.

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Day 2: Poqueira River Valley

Our hike will firstly take us to the old settlement of 'La Cebadilla'. We will climb up, crossing several rivers that flow down the slopes of Mulhacén until we arrive at the 'Cortijo de Las Tomas'.We will start the return leg with stunning views of the high snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada. We will walk along the irrigation channels returning to Capileira.

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Day 3: Capileria - Bubión - Pampaneira

We will run our hike visiting undoubtedly, the three most famous and beautiful villages of Alpujarras. We can wander around its narrow streets visiting artisan workshops  and to lose yourself in its streets listening to the sound of running water. 

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Day 4: Capileria - Trevelez

We climb to the highest village in Spain through forests and we will see the most representative fauna of Sierra Nevada

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Day 5: Capileira - Mirador de Trevelez - Mulhacen

The trekking has its challenging day at the highest point of the Peninsula, Mulhacen with 3479 m.

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Day 6: Capileria - Monasterio Budista

You will discover why Buddhists have chosen this place to build a monastery…

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