Las Alpujarras

Las Alpujarras, mountainous district spanning Granada and Almería provincias (provinces) in the Andalusia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of southern Spain, stretching northward from the towns of Motril and Almería to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and forming a trough between the latter and the coastal mountains. Deep fertile and secluded valleys have been cut by the Guadalfeo (west) and Andarax (east) rivers and by smaller streams. Many villages are located on ledges overhanging gorges,...