Las Alpujarras

We set out one day from Granada with the intention of seeing the Mediterranean coast just an hour south. En route, we noted a turn off to Las Alpujarras, the villages of the Sierra Nevada. It looked like a relatively short drive on the map, so we detoured.

Well…

...it’s not a short distance. The road winds something fierce up and down and back again. Yet you will see snow capped mountains in the south of Spain and little gleaming white villages. In Pampaneira we had lunch in the town square: rabbit cooked with garlic for me along with cuajada (clotted cream and honey) for dessert. In Trevelez we saw many ham shops. Eventually we made it down to the coast, dipped out feet in the water, and turned around to go back to Granada, having had a better day for our detour, we agreed.