A co-worker of mine from many years ago (Tom from Milwaukee), is a hiker who recently took a walk in the area of Granada known as the Alpujarra. There are several very interesting links within this site dealing with long walks, and in particular a description as to why the ecology of this area is conducive to hiking. (Translation to Spanish button exists at the right side of the page after opening the link.)
http://www.andalucia.com/villages/alpujarras.htm#online
One of the early "explorers" in this area of Granada was also a hiker named Gerald Brennan (1894-1987) who published South From Granada. (available thru Amazon UK via Kindle) Of more recent vintage is a novel published by Penguin Classics, of the same name that served as the basis for a movie that is discussed here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/South-Granada-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141189320/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
I hope that Sociedad Hispana followers with knowledge of Granada Province will help those of us not familiar with the area by adding first hand commentary via the comments section on the website here:
www.sociedadhispanadoylestown.com
I visited the Alpujarras years ago and I really recommend to go there, it is an incredible place. The movie South from Granada is very nice I have seen it and enjoyed it very much (It has very funny scenes). In Las Alpujarras the names of the villages are really curious like Pampaneira or Capileira...(I don't know which is the origin of those names I'll try to find out). This area offers very authentic andalousian villages and also is famous for its Jamón Serrano. If find the pictures I took there I will share them with you.
ResponderBorrarLaura (from Madrid)
Thanks Laura. The towns like Pampaneira and Capileira sound like Portuguese derivation.
ResponderBorrar