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The Work of Provincial Tourism Board of Granada What Does Tourism

The Work of Provincial Tourism Board of Granada What Does Tourism

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The work of Provincial Tourism Board of 2 What does tourism mean for Granada? 5 Granada, 100% sensation 7 Cultural and monumental tourism 10 Beach tourism 17 Rural tourism 20 Snow tourism 25 The conferences and incentives tourism 28 Gastronomie 30 Craftsmanship and festivities 35

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 www.turgranada.es | The Provincial Tourist Board has a webpage where complete information, village by village, can be found about the seven touristic districts of the province: History. cultural, monumental and environmental richness, touristic routes and activities, weather, food, festivals, accomodation, restaurants, activities companies… 2 | 3 2. What does tourism mean for Granada?

Communication At this moment Granada has ving force over the last 25 among tourists visiting Gra- a special place among inter- years. nada. Department national destinations. This special place has been ear- This rosy picture has been This success is also based The Communication ned by the variety of what it achieved above all thanks to on the efforts made by local Department’s function is to has to offer and develop- improvements in destination administration and the busi- promote Granada’s presence ment of tourism, a sector quality as a whole, which has ness community over the last in the Spanish and internatio- which has been the lead to an increase in levels decade to improve infrastruc- nal media, as well as to wel- province’s true economic dri- of satisfaction and loyalty ture and diversify the product come journalists and profes- sionals from the sector when they visit the province and to give them all the help they may need. To do this the Com- munication Department faci- litates the following to the media:

 Information about the province’s tourist destinations written in several languages.

 A full photo archive.

 Professional format promo videos.

 An extensive database of press articles about Granada.

 Statistical data about the evolution of the touristic sec- Pág. 4 arriba, Barrio del Albaicín. tor. Granada. Pág. 4 centro, . Pág. 4 abajo, turismo activo. Pág. 5 izquierda, Alcaicería. Granada. Pág. 5 centro, Playa de . Pág. 5 derecha, Tajos de .

 Some importat figures | Tourism is the economic sector which generates most wealth and employment in the . Over the last few years the number of visitors has increased non-stop above the Spanish national average, going beyond 6.000.000 million tourists per year. Tourism accounts for around 14% of the province’s local Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The sector directly 4 | 5 generates 15% of employment. Annual income is over 2,200 million euros. ting the provincial and underground living, wich is vélez, Cádiar, Órgiva and all about thirty settlements in the origin of touristic acco- those settled around the the metropolitan area, inclu- modation in caverns. green and fertile Valle de ding , Víznar, Fuente Lecrín are also worth men- Vaqueros, , Las Ga- Baza-Huéscar: The Alti- tioning. bias and Alhendín. This area’s plano: This contrasting dis- main segments are cultural trict, set in the North West The Tropical Coast: The and historical monument of the province, sits at over province of Granada has al- tourism, conferences and in- 1,000 metres above sea le- most 80 kilometres of coast- centives, as well as rural tu- vel. Its central area, with line, which has an enviable the Marquesado and the Alti- rism. some impressive desert subtropical microclimate gi- plano, show an incredible con- landscapes, is hemmed in ving places like Almuñécar, trast between almost moon- Granada Poniente: on the by a ring of green mountain , Salobreña and Castell like desert landscapes and province’s Western side, its ranges. Archaeological digs de Ferro amazing crops and the leafy vegetation of the main towns are Loja, Alhama have shown that it was po- pleasant temperatures all year surrounding hills. de Granada, Montefrío, Íllora pulated more than a million round. The beaches have and Moclín. It has an immense years ago. The Lady of Baza, thick sands with clean, tem- Moorish legacy, which can be chief among Iberian re- perate water. The 7 tourist districts seen in every street and in mains, was also found here. In 1994 Granada Provincial the many fortresses built du- Baza, Galera, Cúllar, Puebla Sierra Nevada: The Sierra Tourist Board formulated the ring the reign of the Nasrid de don Fadrique, Huéscar Nevada Ski Resort is just 32 Markes Plan, a project concei- dynasty. and are some of the kilometres away from the ved to make optimal use of main settlements. city of Granada. Its 84 kilo- Granada as a tourism product, and El Marquesa- metres of pistes and its mag- and to maximise the efficien- do: Located to the East of The and Valle nificent tourism infrastructu- cy of promoting the tourism Granada and made up of de Lecrín: An almost uns- re and sports facilities make resources of the different Guadix and surrounding vi- poilt district, lying between it the best winter resort in areas within the province. The llages, this district has great the Sierra Nevada and the Spain. It nestles inside the plan divides up the province’s conditions for historical mo- , ideal for Sierra Nevada National Park. 168 municipal areas into se- nument, rural and active rural tourism and adventure At 3,478 metres high, Mul- Arriba, Montefrío. Poniente. En el ven well defined tourism dis- tourism. It shares with Baza- sports. The Poqueira ravine, hacén is the highest peak in centro, Típicas de la tricts or macro-areas: Huéscar: El Altiplano, semi- with its whitewashed villa- the . Alpujarra. Abajo, La Dama de Baza. Pag. 9, arriba izquierda, Catedral de desert landscape, a valious ges, has earned great pres- Guadix. Pag. 9, arriba derecha, Playa The city of Granada and archaeological and historical tige as a tourist destination. de la Costa Tropical. Pag. 9, abajo, Sierra Nevada. surrounding area: Incorpora- area with the tradition of The towns of Lanjarón, Tre-

Granada was the third destiny after Venice and Prague, and the Alhambra got the fith place after Petra, Machu Pichu, the Great Wall and Taj Mahal. A similar survey in El País (2004) showed that the readers chose the Alhambra as their favourite Spanish monument (17,62% of votes) and Granada as the second Spanish city more desired after . 8 | 9 4. Cultural and monumental tourism

The long history of its towns identity and its main touris- more than just the Alhambra. jam-packed and varied history th Africa from where the Nasrid the more magnificent if the the first fruit of the Spanish and villages, the varied ar- tic attraction. The city itself and the other reflected so well through their dinasty came, is present in the two great 81 metre tall towers . The tombs are tistic styles of its monu- 168 municipal areas that streets and monuments. Gra- main sections of the monu- set out in the plans had been located in the centre of the ments, the quality of its mu- Without a doubt, the Alham- make up the province have a nada is not a city to be seen ment: the famous Lions’ Cour- built. Economic and foundation crossing behind a splendid sical and theatrical activities bra and the are the varied and complete offering and enjoyed in a single day. tyard, the no less well known difficulties meant that the right grill by Bartolomé and the rich traditions kept city and the province’s main of culture and monuments. Just the historical monument Arranyanes Courtyard, the Dos hand side tower was not built de Jaén. The Catholic Monar- alive by its inhabitants make attractions, drawing in more complex of the Alhambra and Hermanas Hall, the Abencerra- while the left one was not finis- chs lie to the right and Joan culture one of the province than two million visitors every There are few cities like Gra- the Generalife on its own de- jes Hall, the royal bathhouse… hed, only rising up a mere 57 the Mad and Philip the Hand- of Granada’s badges of year. But Granada is much nada in the world, with such mands a visit of several hours Built later on but an integral metres. some to the left, both sets to take in its captivating beau- part of the monument complex carved in Carrara marble. The ty. And visitors cannot leave is the Palace of Charles the 5th,  Royal Chapel: Construction crypt, containing the lead co- Granada without strolling started in 1527 by architect ordered by the Catholic Mo- ffins of the four monarchs round the jasmine-scented Pedro Machuca in the purest narchs in 1504 for their bo- and that of prince Michael lies streets of the Moorish Albaicín renaissance style. dies to lie in rest. The building beneath them. quarter, and seeing the Ca- displays a late gothic sheen tholic ’s mausoleum  : Although consi- on the crests of the outside  Cartuja: Begun at the begin- inside the Royal Chapel, the dered a masterpiece of the Spa- walls while the interior shows ning of the 16th century, the Cathedral, and the Science nish renaissance, Granada Ca- Park, ’s most fre- thedral, which took 181 years quently visited museum. to build, also mixes elements from other architectural styles  Alhambra and Generalife: into its structure. In 1529 Diego Its construction as a fortress de Siloé set out the renaissance and royal palace was ordered lines of the whole building on by the kings of the Nasrid dy- top of gothic foundations, with nasty between the 13th and a carole feature and five naves 15th centuries, and it is one of instead of the usual three, al- Europe’s main complexes of ready consolidated by Enrique monuments. It is made up of Egas. In 1667 the , a walled military altered the initial plans for the city; the Palaces, a royal resi- main façade and introduced Derecha, Patio de los Leones (La Alhambra) y el Generalife. Bajo estas dence; and the palace and gar- some elements. The líneas, Cueva flamenca en el dens of the Generalife, a royal cathedral was built over the Sacromente. Zambra gitana. Pág. 11,abajo Sepulcros de los Reyes summer residence. Water, a main of the Moorish Católicos en la Capilla Real. rather scare commodity in Nor- city and it would have been all

 El , la zambra y el | Granada is one of the main references of flamenco in Spain, especially the Sacromonte is one of its cradles. This gipsy quarter is the heart of what flamenco experts called ‘jondura’ or ‘duende’ and origin of the zambra, a flamenco dance and song party which has its origin in the 16th century, in particular, at the wedding rituals of the 10 | 11 of the city.  The Al-Andalus most notable feature of this apart from visiting historical was where Columbus organi- from its 11th century towers. monastery is its beautiful chur- monuments, visitors must not sed the discovery of America Religious architecture plays a Legacy ch, a disconcerting baroque forget to have a stroll round from; and Fuentevaqueros, very prominent role in Guadix piece which at first sight seems the city’s historical quarters: birthplace of Federico García and there are some notably The Al-Andalus Legacy is a pro- to be excessively decorated and the Albaicín, declared a World Lorca, one of the most impor- interesting buildings such as ject aimed at promoting which houses remarkable can- Heritage site by UNESCO, from tant poets and dramatists to the Cathedral and the chur- knowledge, visits and conserva- vases by Sánchez Cotán. The where one can take in mat- have graced Spanish letters. ches of Santa Ana, Santo Do- tion and development of some of Tabernacle Chapel has some chless views of the Alhambra mingo and San Francisco. the most beautiful corners of even more over ornate architec- and surrounding plains; Sacro- Guadix, city of monuments, Andalusia, with the wonderful ture, and its affectation con- monte, with its famous caves has an interesting historical The Moorish Alcazaba, the rationale of following in the foots- trasts with the austerity of Car- and Gypsy flamenco dancing; and artistic heritage, the sin- High Church dedicated to teps of one of the brilliant periods thusian life. However the most Realejo, the former Jewish quar- gularly most outstanding Santa Catalina, the church in its history, the Al-Andalus épo- famous section of the church ter; and areas with a great at- example of which is the Alca- of San Gabriel, the Convent que, when a Spanish Muslim state is the sacristy, due to the light mosphere, like Calderería, zaba, declared a national mo- of Santa Clara and the Pósito formed a bridge between conti- in its rooms and the abundant brought back to life by tea nument; magnificent views Nuevo grain store all stand nents and cultures. fantasy in its decoration. shops serving a range of spicy over the plains, the city and out in Loja, also known as The Caliphate Trail, which joins teas and the Alcaicería, a for- the Sierra Nevada can be had the “City of Water” due to the cities of Cordoba and Grana- Others: The bathhouse, mer soukh. da passing through Jaén, is the the Dar-al-Horra Palace, the quest of Granada by the Ca- visited museum. The motto first of seven the project contains Corral del Carbón, the Alcai- tholic Monarchs. of this interactive science mu- to be signposted and marketed. The province The trail is not just a history cería, the Santo Domingo ro- seum is “Not touching The whole province has histo- lesson. It is also aesthetic enjoy- yal apartments, the Madraza, Museums: Archaeological prohibited”. Visitor participa- rical monument and cultural ment, a pleasure to the senses, the city walls and and and Ethnographic Museum, tion is essential. On the one tourism attractions, from the where one will find echoes of old the Alcázar del building Cathedral Museum, Catholic hand manually, handling customs and festivals in the vi- all stand out from the Moorish Monarchs Museum, Sacro- apparatus, working switches, West to the Altiplano, passing llages one passes through. period. The Hospital Real, the monte Museum, Fine Arts, giving instructions to compu- through the Marquesado, the The following one to be put into Royal Chancellery, the San Home- ters…and on the other Tropical Coast and the Alpu- action was the Washington Irving Jerónimo Monastery, Sacro- Museum, García Lorca Home- through thought, trying to jarras and Valle de Lecrín. A Trail, between the cities of monte Abbey, and the chur- Museum, José Guerrero Cen- help one understand what is few of the towns in a belt and Granada, and the next to join ches of Santo Domingo, San tre, Rodríguez Acosta Foun- happening and why it hap- around the provincial capital the network will be the Nasrid Trail, Juan de Dios, and the Virgen dation and the San Juan de pens that way. have even left their mark on connecting Jaén up with Granada de las Angustias Basilica, to Dios Museum. world history and culture: San- and Almohades and Almorávides name but a few of the provin- Despite continued growth, Gra- ta Fe, the borough created by Trail, from Cádiz to Granada. cial capital’s monuments, we- Parque de las Ciencias: nada is still the right size to the Catholic Monarchs from www.legadoandalusi.es re all built following the con- Andalusia’s most frequently get about in on foot. In fact, where to lay to Granada,

This party takes place every night in their caverns, actually converted into flamenco theatres, where one can enjoy performances executed by the most traditional gipsy families in the quarter.

12 | 13 Guadix-Baza, its more than two thousand and Castril are not far away, natural springs. In the Po- all of which have a great he- the cradle of niente district (West), a mag- ritage of monuments and European man nificent complex of monu- archaeology. ments at Montefrío, containing a Moorish for- The Alpujarras keep alive the Litic industries found in paleon- tress and the Town church customs of the and tological digs around Guadix- rising up on the summit of Moriscos who inhabited them Baza have let scientifists confirm a rock in an audacious dis- till they were sent away by that hominids have lived in this play of architecture, do Philip the IInd. Even area of Granada province a mi- make quite an impression. nowadays, irrigation ditches llion years ago, what makes built 5 centuries ago and tra- them one of the most ancient The Altiplano have a wealth ditional culture systems ars inhabitants in Europe. This re- of remains of prehistoric cul- used. Architecture remains search, carried out by six Spa- tures. The Iberian Bastetano too in the narrow and high nish scientifics and a French people, founders of the city streets of the villages. Houses, one, was supported by the jour- of Basti (origin of modern always whitewashed ones, are nal Proceedings, published by Baza), one of the oldest in deeply adapted to the moun- the National Science Academy the Iberian peninsula, settled tainous surronding, built with here in the 6th century B.C. stones, mat, slate and chest- is nowadays. Later the Ro-  Cultural activity and Dance, which has stages There are also wide cultural of the United States, in Septem- mans built one of the biggest The Lady of Baza and the nut tree wood. set up all over the city and possibilities in the province. ber, 2000. salting factories and an aque- The provincial capital, a res- Tools rests found in Guadix-Baza Torso de Guerrero are the which has an annual progra- The Andrés Interna- principal archaeological The Tropical Coast, apart duct to bring freshwater. Al- tless city, is a hotbed of cul- were handmade by inhabitants mme offering up the best tional Guitar Competition in finds from this period. Baza from its 320 days of sun, has muñécar, as well as Salo- tural activities all year round. who lived there about one million orchestras and companies. Almuñécar; the Coast’s Jazz was also an important city a thousand-year-old history. breña, keep a fortress from Alhambra and Isabel la Ca- years ago, so that, 200,000 The Jazz and Tango festivals Festival in the same town; in Roman and a no- Phoenician founded Sexi the- their Arab past. The High tólica theatres has perfor- have also earned great pres- the Santa Fe Comedy Theatre years earlier than the inhabi- teworthy population centre re, colony on wich Almuñecar Church of Encarnación in Mo- mances and concerts all over tige. Other cultural and ani- tants of Atapuerca (, in the Arabic Al-Andalus pe- tril, built over the old mosque, the year. The Ciudad de Gra- Festival; the Alpujarra Festi- must be named. mation exhibitions take pla- Spain). Although human fossils riod. Towns and villages like nada Symphony Orchestra val of Traditional Music; The ce every year: Young have not been found in this Gra- Cúllar, Galera, , Huéscar plays at Manuel de Falla Au- Andalusia Song Festival in Producers Meeting, Comic nada north area, scientifists go ditory. Pop and rock concerts Alhama; Loja’s famous Fla- on working to discover them, Pág. 14 abajo, Dolmen del Parque Exhibition, Ocus Pocus Magic menco “Volaera” and the In- Megalítico de Hoyas del Conquín Alto. can be attended quite often. because its presence is backed Meeting and Organ Music Pág. 14 abajo, Castillo de . The one with the deepest ternational festival Parapan- up by the appearance of those Pág. 14 arriba, Loja. Pág. 15 arriba, Meeting. da-Folk in Íllora. Horce. Pág. 15 derecha, Actuación roots is the Festival of Music litic industries. del Festival de Música y Danza.

Esta fiesta se rememora cada noche en sus antiguas cuevas, hoy convertidas en tablaos flamencos, donde se puede disfrutar de legítimos espectáculos protagonizados por las familias gitanas de tradición en el barrio. 14 | 15 5. Beach tourism

 Federico García Lorca museums and centres dedica-  Centro Federico García that still is in the Student Re- With just around 80 kilome- ted to his life and work: Lorca sidence in . It is possi- tres, Granada has less coas- Poet and dramatist from tline than any other province Granada (1898-1936), was The opening of a large centre ble that the first two Museums in Andalusia. But there is no part of the 27 Generation  House of Birth in Fuente in Granada dedicated to the described above will be part doubt that it has the best and is considered as one of Vaqueros Museum poet will be in 2007. The new of this huge one. The centre climate. Light winds from the best Spanish writers of institution will have a Lorca is accommodated in a buil- Original furniture of the family , the warm the 20th century. His assas- studies centre and will recu- ding of 4,000 square metres and kept, as his baby bed. It waters of the Mediterranean sinate during the first days perate for its archive the do- at the Plaza de la Romanilla is an obliged visit for those and the shelter provided by of the Cuvuk War in 1936 cumentation about the poet in the city centre. made his work be known who wish to know, not only the nearby peaks of the Sie- internationally. He was born the surrounding of his youth, rra Nevada give it Europe’s in and he but also his handwriting texts, only subtropical microclima- lived in the Studente Resi- his correspondence with te. More than 320 sunny dency in Madrid between friends as Dalí or Buñuel, his days each year and an - 1919-1928. There he beca- and other friends’ drawings, rage annual temperature of me friends with Salvador original clothes from his thea- 20º Celsius make Granada’s Dalí, the film director Luis tre plays… Tropical Coast a heavenly Bueñuel and the poet Rafael enclave. Alberti. He was director of  a university theatre com- pany called The Barraca, García Lorca’s family summer speacher and respectable house, originally situated in composer of songs. As his the fertil area of Granada and most famous theatre works nowadays part of the largest we can name ‘’, ‘La park of the city named García casa de Bernarda Alba’ y Lorca. He wrote there some ‘Bodas de sangre’. As a of his best works: ‘El diván poet, he is famous thanks de Tamarit’, ‘Romancero to ‘EL romancero gitano’, gitano’, ‘Poema del cante ‘Poeta en Nueva York’ and jondo’ and ‘Bodas de sangre’. ‘Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Actually it is a house museum with the original furniture, Mejías’. Pág. 16 abajo, Imagen de Federico pictures and objects of the García Lorca. Pág. 16 derecha, Casa house, as the piano or natal de Lorca en Fuentevaqueros. In the province there are many Arriba. Playa en la Costa Tropical. Lorca interesting places, as Federico’s desk. Derecha. Playa de Calahonda.

 Almuñécar, Motril and Salobreña / They are the main tourist destinations. Especially in summer their long beaches with thick sand and clean waters, where a whole range of European Union Blue Flags flutter all year round, welcome thousands of Spanish visitors and to a lesser extend foreigners too. However, they do not suffer from the problems of overcrowding which have affected other Spanish 16 | 17 seaside resorts. The tourist boom coastal planning what will be the years before Christ, Almuñé- cal fruit like custard apples, hewn by the Contraviesa, Spain lived through in the Tropical Coast’s future car is a town brimming over avocados and mangoes are Lújar and Los Guájares hills. 60’s and 70’s of the last cen- tourist “boom”: sustainable with history which has an harvested, and where The outstanding villages of tury arrived late to the Gra- development respecting the important Phoenician period cane is still grown. Torrenueva, Calahonda, Car- nada coast. This fact has, in environment; backing quality necropolis, the remains of chuna, Castell de Ferro, La the long term, been of bene- tourism where it is envisaged Roman salting factories, five Motril, the province’s big- Rábita, and fit to it: it has not undergone that some ten thousand stretches of Roman gest population centre after round off the bucket and mass tourism nor has the luxury hotel spaces will be and a Moorish castle. Its Granada, is a remarkable spade tourism on offer on maritime landscape been rui- created. other more prosaic attractio- tourist centre which also has the Granada coast. ned by over development as ns are the El Majuelo botani- some important agricultural has happened elsewhere. Founded as Sexi by the cal garden, an exotic bird and industrial activities, with The local authorities are now Phoenicians a thousand reserve and a splash and sli- its recently enlarged port de park. The Marina del Este being a case in point. Its leisure port, where sailing- outstanding historical monu- boats and outboard motor- ments are the Encarnación boats are moored up and High Church, built like a for- which also has several diving tress by Cardinal Mendoza schools and centres, is just over the former Central a few kilometres from Al- Mosque during the 16th cen- muñécar. In total, there are tury; the Casa de la Palma, 26 beaches open to visitors a sugary piece of Muslim ori- within the Almuñécar area. gin genius, now turned into a cultural centre; and the In the visitor’s imagination Nuestra Señora de la Cabeza Salobreña looks like a great sanctuary, built over the old big pile of sugar lumps. Its leisure palace of Queen Aixa, little cube-shaped, whitewas- mother of Boabdil, last king hed houses swirl around a of the . Recen- hill crowned by a monumen- tly a Sugar Cane Museum tal Moorish castle. From the has been opened. top at a glance one can savo- ur delightful views of the Next to the local beaches Pág. 18 abajo, Golf en la Costa Tropical. Pág. 18 arriba, Castillo de Sierra Nevada, the Mediterra- there are also countless pea- Salobreña. Dcha. La Costa Tropical al nean and the Fertile Salo- ceful and remote coves, ope- atardecer. Derecha y arriba, Buceo deportivo. Al lado, Puerto deportivo breña plain, where subtropi- ning out between the cliffs de Marina del Este. Almuñécar.

 El destino más deseado | La provincia de Granada es un lugar de ensueño que hay que visitar al menos una vez en la vida. Esta es la opinión mayoritaria de los lectores de dos de los más influyentes diarios del mundo: el británico ‘The Independent’ y el español ‘El País’, que refleja la fuerza y atracción de Granada como referente turístico mundial. ‘The Independent’ publicó el 25 de noviembre de 2002 un reportaje titulado 18 | 19 ‘The world according to you’, en el que plasmaba los resultados de una encuesta realizada entre sus lectores 6. Rural tourism

The peace and quiet of its in Loja, to picturesque caved- in Europe. Apart from skiing fact that these hills were al- mous vertical walls of rock little whitewashed villages, wellings in the north. and ice climbing in winter, ready inhabited during pre- interspersed with mountain the province’s five natural one can also wander round historic times and then later passes and numerous ravi- parks and the Sierra Nevada In Granada the six protected on foot, by bicycle or on hor- by , illustrated by nes where many brooks flow National Park all make Grana- areas offer the closest contact seback along the myriad of the Lady of Baza. The domi- down to form the Castril ri- da a paradise for those who with nature: paths in the National Park. nant vegetation is a variety ver, the Park’s heart and co- are looking for relaxation, The lower lying areas also of pine species, although the re. Its cliffs are the ideal ha- tranquillity and contact with Sierra Nevada National have Natural Park protection. hundred year old poplars bitat for the tawny vulture. nature on their holidays. The Park: with an area of nearly which grow along the banks The Don Fernando cave, the province is no stranger to the 170,000 hectares, this im-  Natural of the rivers carved though deepest and longest in the upsurge in green or alternati- pressive mountainous massif Park: Taking up an area of the area stand out for their province of Granada with its ve tourism and it has develo- was declared a Biosphere Re- 52,000 hectares in the cen- distinguished bearing. beautiful halls and galleries, ped a complete infrastructure serve by Unesco in 1986 to tral sector of the Penibetic is close by. of services and rural accom- protect the numerous local Range, with peaks reaching Sierra de Huétor-Santillán modation to meet growing native flora and fauna, which up to 2,200 metres high. Natural Park: Its closeness Sierras de Tejeda and Al- demand, from the lap of make the Sierra Nevada one The cavedwellings on Jabal- to the city of Granada makes mijara Natural Park: An im- luxury at the Hotel Bobadilla of the most biodiverse areas cón peak bear witness to the it a choice recreation area pressive mountainous massif for city dwellers. It has an with an area of 40,600 ha area of 12,500 hectares do- which forms a geographical minated by a half mountain barrier between the provinces landscape where ravines and of and Granada. The peaks are mixed up with landscape has an abrupt and chasms, brooks and springs. sheer relief with large, pro- Of the former the Pinares de nounced slopes, alternating Alfaguar, near the village of with its characteristic crests Víznar and from where the all in a row which mark out Moors took water to supply valleys and deep ravines then the cisterns and pools of the continue at a right angle to Alhambra, really does stand the coastline. The most com- Abajo, Balneario de Alhama de out. mon animal here is the Spa- Granada. Antiguos baños árabes. nish ibex. Siglo XIII-XVI. Derecha, Senderistas en Sierra Nevada. Pág. 21 arriba, Sierra de Castril Natural Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada. Park: Covering a very topo- Apart from these natural areas Pág. 21 medio, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Castril. Pág. 21 abajo, Sierra graphically rugged area of the towns and villages of the de Loja. Charco de El Negro. 12,000 hectares, full of enor- province are also a great

 Spas and Arab Baths | Stress from work and the hectic pace of city life means that more and more young people is thinking about spending their holidays taking a relaxing cure at a spa. These establishments are no longer places set aside for older people and have even become luxury destinations offering a whole range of alternative leisure activities. Romans and Moors have left the province a legacy of prestigious thermal springs and baths such as those at Alhama de Granada, Graena and Alicún de las Torres; and the medicinal 20 | 21 properties of Lanjarón water are known all over the country.  tourist attraction. Many of mountains, it has near virgin neyards and cherry trees: Al- quesado and Baza-Huéscar: ‘Mariantonias’ them keep alive ancestral cus- land for visitors to explore, buñuelas, Restábal, Melegís, El Altiplano, provide some of toms in hand crafts, places the chance to enjoy its pecu- Talará, Mondújar…The GR-7, the province’s most original Sequoias filled with history and in their liar festivals, to learn about a long road that connects An- accomodation. Actually, in food that is simple to make its Arab past, to try the heavy dalusia to Greece and which both named areas and in Sa- Thirty giant trees in the Sierra yet has an irresistible taste. upland cooking and to enjoy forks off in the province to cromonte quaerter in Grana- de La Sagra in Granada make the hospitality of these sim- cross the Alpujarra and the da, there are 31 catalogued up one of the few sequoia cop- Montefrío, in the Poniente dis- ple folk. Lanjarón, famous Valle de Lecrín, passes and regulated cave turistic ses in Europe. The biggest one trict, is contains a beautiful accomodations. All of them for its spa, is the gateway to through many of them. is 47 metres high and it would mélange of whitewashed have in common a quality ser- this surprising land of rug- take five people with their arms houses marked off by chur- ged scenery. The river Po- The Altiplano district, in the vice, environmental respect stretched out to surround the ches and crowned by an im- queira ravine is one of the north of the province, rises and the recuperation and con- handsome. It ranges from se- mod cons. The mining village trunk’s 7.10 metre perimeter. pressive rock atop which sits area’s main tourist destina- up to an altitude of 1,000 servation of one of the most mi-desert areas, which look of Alfique and the little villa- They were planted on the La a Muslim castle. Near the tions, It contains the villages metres above sea level. This like lunar valleys, to little hills ges of Jerez del Marquesado, peculiar architectonical tradi- Losa estate a mere 165 years town, at Peña de los , of , Bubión and surprising area has some re- which rise up on the horizon La Calahorra, and tions in Europe. ago, relatively little time, since prehistoric man bequeathed where, as in the markable contrasting lands- until they reach the summit also have great oppor- the province some of its most rest of the district, there is capes. Surrounded by several of the Sierra Nevada. The tunities for tourism. Carved from the bowels of the these trees can live up to one important archaeological trea- a vast array of rural accom- mountain ranges, its centre main town in the district is earth, they are a magnificent thousand years and grow to sures: dozens of megalithic modation. contains a great, almost de- Guadix, home to Europe’s bi- example of the work of men one hundred metres. There are Cave accommodation dolmens surrounded by sert plain, interspersed with ggest cave-dwelling area, whe- being integrated into nature two varieties in the two circles splendid grassland. In the sa- Next to la Alpujarra lies the crops and oases alongside re more than 3,000 families The cavedwellings at the dis- and the landscape. They are which lie about 300 metres me district lies remarkable fertile Valle de Lecrín. Orange the rivers. Here land erosion live in caves fitted with all tricts of Guadix and El Mar- fitted with all the conveniences apart: the “Sequoiadendron Alhama de Granada, peering and lemon tree plantations has created a sea of capricio- and services needed for mo- giganteum” and the “Sequoia down from its impressive gor- dern living and decorated tra- perfume the spring air with usly pointed towers which Sempervirens”, although local ge and Loja, with its rich he- the intoxicating scent of their take on lovely deep red sha- ditionally to maintain their people prefer a simpler name ritage of both Muslim and blossom. Old flour mills, Mus- des at dusk. Archaeological traditional feel. Each cave is and call them “mariantonias”. renaissance monuments. lim castles and charming evidence found here has co- totally different from the rest. country estates are dotted all rroborated scientists’ theories Moreover they are a magnifi- The 13 best kept specimens The Alpujarra, a most privi- over this bright and peaceful that a million years ago the cent example of traditional stand within a fenced off esta- leged district, contains do- district. Apart from the main first ancestors of European architecture adapting itself to te, owned by the Baron of Bell- zens of little whitewashed centres of population, like man lived in this area, bet- the physical characteristics of puig, and one must ask for villages with steep and na- Padul and Dúrcal, there are a ween Baza and Orce. the land: hard, parched earth permission to visit in advance. Arriba, Casa típica. Centro, Tinao rrow streets, spread over the multitude of little villages bu- which, although it presents no There is free access to the se- Alpujarreño. Abajo, Modernos baños slopes of the Sierra Nevada. ried among the fruit trees, The scenery in the Marquesa- problems for digging, is com- árabes. Pág. 23 arriba, Guadix. Pág. cond circle, due to which it is 23 abajo, Escalada en los Cahorros. Cut off for centuries by the olive and almond groves, vi- do district is also arid, yet pact –so there is no danger of less well kept.

Apart from this traitional spas, some others can be found in the city. Nevertheless, the most surprising offer comes from the modern Arab baths, two in the city, which take from ancient days the pleasure of water Arab inhabitants used to have. The decoration is a lovely imitatiton from the Royal Bath in The Alhambra, keeping the typical structure of cold, warm and hot rooms. Besides enjoying a bath, massages and Moor tea can be enjoyed too. 22 | 23 7. Snow tourism

collapse- impermeable to and extra services for spen- Many visitors to Granada are The Mulhacén peak, the hig- Being awarded the World Ski water- there is a constant ding comfortable holidays; surprised that in Andalusia, hest on the Iberian peninsu- Championships in 1996 agreeable interior temperature horse riding, Arab baths, tra- famous for its abundant bea- la, rises up to 3,478 metres, meant enormous internatio- of around 18º- so they are cool ditional cuisine, complete li- ches, one can also ski. Not an altitude which guarantees nal recognition for in summer and warm in winter. braries, farms and ecological just that, but Sierra Nevada abundant, top quality snow Granada’s ski resort. The despite the fact that Sierra culture. Because of that, they is now one of the best winter private and public funds Modern cave houses offer any are nationally and internatio- resorts in Spain. The million Nevada is Europe’s most then invested mean that to- kind of first class facilities nally accepted. people who visit it every year southern ski resort. Mo- day Sierra Nevada has up to can vouch for the quality, reover, this fortunate geo- which was recognised when graphical location guaran- date facilities and services. it hosted the World Ski tees a great many sunny The resort has 79 pistes of Championships in 1996. days in the middle of winter. various levels of difficulty,

Pág. 24 Abajo, Página web de Sierra Nevada. Pág. 24 resto de imágenes, Diferentes ejemplos de alojamientos turísticos en cuevas. En esta página, Estación de esquí de Sierra Nevada.

 www.sierranevadaski.com | There is up to date information about the pistes, snow quality, new ski lifts, sale of ski passes, hotels and many other services on the Sierra Nevada webpage. There is also a link to the Cetursa press office, the state owned company that manages the winter resort. 24 | 25 with a total length of 84 from the Pradollano, resi- perfect conditions for laun- kilometres, where one can dential and business area, ching hand gliders, so much either ski or go snowboar- is ensured by 24 modern so that this sport’s World ding. One of the main at- ski lifts: two cablecars, 17 Championship trials are usua- tractions of Sierra Nevada chairlifts, two teleskies, two lly based here. Without a do- is that one can ski at night carpets and two telecords ubt the best place to land is on a specially fitted out, can transport up to 47,000 on one of the idyllic beaches floodlit piste. Further, it also skiers per hour. Around 40 of the nearby Tropical Coast. has two 8.6 kilometre cross- snowmaking machines en- After a morning’s flight, the country skiing circuits, whi- sure that the pistes are in a “Adventure” sports enthusiast ch can also be tried out at perfect state. could then try a spot of scuba La Ragua, the province’s se- diving in the afternoon to ha- cond winter resort. But Sierra Nevada is still there ve a look at the spectacular in summer too. In summerti- seabed at Cerro Gordo. Or Quick and easy access to me the sunny days and opti- perhaps he could even have the Sierra Nevada pistes mum temperatures produce a go at windsurfing; golf; or even just swimming and sunbathing.

Just as in the Sierra Nevada, every district in the provin- ce has a store of beautiful places, ideal for exploring on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback. One can go white water rafting down rivers as well as enjoying more relaxed activities, like sport fishing for trout at Riofrío. The Cueva del Agua Pág. 26, Diferentes imágenes de la Estación de esquí de Sierra Nevada. cave at is ideal for En esta página, Competición de getting started at caving. parapentes en Sierra Nevada.

 La Ragua and dog sleighs | Apart from providing excellent conditions for cross-country skiing, Puerto de la Ragua, the province’s second winter resort, straddling the border between the provinces of Granada and Almería, offers one the chance to enjoy the unique experience of sliding along through snowbound landscapes at speed on a sledge pulled by teams of samoyeds and huskies. A guide drives the sleigh 26 | 27 belonging to a country tourism firm, which also organises activities like archery and survivalism. 8. The conferences and incentives tourism

Conferences and business face the great demand from building with a modern, func- three thousand voice and in- cent years to increase the incentives are one of the this sector, which brings in tional design, located right in formation connections, closed range of facilities it offers emergent tourism sectors in great economic benefits for the centre of Granada, equip- circuit TV and a simultaneous this sector. Apart from the Granada. Since the Exhibition the province. ped with the most advanced translation system, to name Centre, there is also a great and Conference Centre was technology services: vi- but a few. range of hotels and centres built, communications infras- Although not unique, the Ex- deoconferencing via satellite, suited to holding conventio- tructure and hotel services hibition and Conference Cen- a digital phone switchboard The Centre has nine halls ns, workshops and symposia have increased in both quan- tre is the main centre for the- with a whole range of commu- with an overall capacity of in the city and province. tity and quality, necessary to se sort of events. It is a nication protocols, more than 3,560 people, spread over From these the most notable seven levels. The biggest are the Fermasa Fairs com- ones are the García Lorca plex in Armilla and the Ma- Hall which can held 2,000 nuel de Falla Auditorium. delegates, and the Manuel Moreover, many business de Falla Hall, which can take which specialise in organi- up to 560 people. The rest, sing conferences also offer with less capacity, offer a secretarial, protocol, confe- wide range of possibilities rence hostess, translation and can adapt to meet the and press services. needs of organisers of any event. Together the building’s two “hall” areas have a total area of 3,000 squared metres, ideal for setting up exhibitions and fairs. And the open air Carlos I Auditorium, on the terrace, is perfect for staging night time concerts, cultural acti- vities and gala dinners, since it has a capacity of 1,700 people. Abajo, Festival Internacional de Música y Danza. Derecha, Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Granada, a member of the Granada. Pág. 29, todas las imágenes, Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos European Conference Cities de Granada. Federation, has acted in re-

 The centre as stage | The García Lorca Hall, the largest part of the Granada Exhibitions and Conference Centre with a capacity of 2,000 people, is perfect for putting on cultural activities, like concerts, theatre and opera. The hall has magnificent acoustics and a large stage for the main national and international shows every year. 28 | 29 9. Gastronomy

Although perhaps not the customers tastebuds with pas. It is a style of cooking broad beans fried with cu- most outstanding feature of little plates of stewed snails, with a great Arabic inheri- red ham, bunches of stu- local cooking, the ser- Andalusia style potatoes, tance, heavy on spices, rich ffed Swiss chard, thistles, ved free in all the province’s fish in batter and offal in in soups and pottages and pipirrana salad, and the bars to wash down a glass sauce to name but a few, in especially sweet-toothed. ubiquitous . All of of or a beer are a tasty more or less hearty portions. Products from the fertile it with excellebt bread from symbol of Granada, stimula- plain surrounding Granada Alfacar. A famous speciality ting the senses and get im- Granada cuisine is just as is the basis of many tradi- of the provincial capital is mediately carved in the visi- varied and tasty as the ta- tional local dishes, like soft Sacromonte Omelette, a tors memory. As miniature dish not suited to delicate cooking, tapas are the most palates as it is made from informal yet varied and tasty marrow, cooked brains, bu- way to have lunch or dinner lls testicles and eggs. out. Kitchens delight their The cold winter climate us- hered in by the white topped peaks of the Sierra Nevada lends itself to heavy dishes designed to comfort body Alpujarra cooking is a potatoes. It is heavy going per, white bream, sea and soul. The best example tourist attraction in its self. and should really be washed bream and soul are also ex- is the traditional Olla de San Trevélez cured ham is a ins- down with one of the more quisite when grilled or sal- Antón, so robust that it is titution, cured in the highest elaborate brews that some ted. Not to mention sardi- only eaten during two weeks village in the Iberian penin- brave winemakers have tur- nes roasted on skewers or of the year. Few parts of the sula. Although taken from ned into a success among in moraga The fantastic cli- pig escape from the pot: the white pigs, its renowned local people. mate of coastal Granada fa- ears, the tail, the fat, the quality has made it famous vour growing subtropical blood and innards, the tro- and it is now in high de- The Tropical Coast also pro- fruit like crab apples, avo- tters…all accompanied by mand abroad. This delicacy vides Granada with great cados, mangoes and caram- dry beans, rice and fennel. never goes amiss in the dis- fish and seafood. The bola. Any meal should rea- Typical dishes from El Mar- tricts most famous dish, the shrimps, crayfish and white lly be rounded off with a Abajo, Repostería. Roscos de anís, quesado and the Altiplano Plato Alpujarreño, a specia- Motril prawns are of excep- piononos, pestiños y trenzas de shot of Rum from Motril, of hojaldre. Derecha, Bodegón de are mushy pudding gachas lity which is completed with tional quality, and they just productos granadinos. Pág. 31 arriba with pepper, bread dough surprisingly good quality izquierda, Chirimoyas y aguacates. pork sirloin, chorizo sausa- need a quick dash under Pág. 31 arriba derecha, Pescados de migas, Segureño style lamb ge, black pudding, fried the grill to make their taste given that it is made so far la Costa Tropical. stew, and garlic fried calf. eggs and Andalusian style sublime. Fish like red snap- from the Caribbean.

 Deserts | Honey and spices are the essential ingredients of Granada dessert making, inherited from the Moors. Paradoxically, the sweets made by nuns in closed convents are even more renowned: bizcochada sponges, moll eggs, buttery mantecada biscuits and fruit compotes. The tocinillo de cielo 30 | 31 desserts from Guadix, the torta real from Motril, the pestiños from Vélez de Benaudalla, doughnut- with the qualitymark of Vi- females give the best qua- Foods with Denomination of Loaime (15%), and Negrillo olive oil, with a smell and tas- nos de la Tierra: Contravie- lity of caviar: Beluga. The Origin and Quality de Iznalloz, Escarabajuelo, te of fresh, ripe fruit. It is In contrast with other tradi- sa-Alpujarra, Granada Sur- fish farm sold in 2004 Gordal de Granada and Hoji- produced from different olives tional vinicultural areas of Denomination of Origin Oeste y Norte de Granada. 1.400 kilogram of spawn, blanca (5%). with a great tradition. Andalusia, Granada doesn’t “Olive Oil of Montes of The quality step of the of which in all 40% was ex- . dispose of century-old bo- Grnada” wines in the province was ported to France, Italy, Por- Denomination of Origin Denomination of Origin degas or a long tradition of References to the oil produ- possible because of the big tugal, Germany and the ced in the area from which “Olive Oil of Poniente of “Chirimoya of the Costa Tro- viniculture. Nevertheless in Granada” pical of Granada” personal effort of the gra- USA, for the price of 1.600 this Denomination of Origin the last decade and thanks A great olive growing tradition The cherimoya grown on the nadians, coming from rural Euro a kilo. In 2005 the takes its name date back to to half a dozen little wine- is known to have existed in Costa Tropical shares its De- areas and familiar with the company reached another the 16th century. The district growers, the perspective of the villages of Loja, Montefrío nomination of Origin with the control and cultivation of two milestones: The sale of lies in the Sub- Betic moun- the Granada wines is chan- and Íllora in the 16th and 17th Malaga coast. The quality cer- the vine branches. They their products in “Corte tain range in Granada provin- ging completely to a pro- centuries. This olive produc- tification covers the towns and succeeded to elicit from the Inglés” and the access to ce, bordering Jaén and Cór- duction of wine of excellent tion increased over time, and villages of Motril, Vélez de earth fresh white wines and the important Japanese doba provinces to the North quality. its quality has earned its own Benaudalla, Los Guájares, Mol- rich red wines. Especially market. In 2006 the com- and the Granada Vega to the the work of the bodegas pany will offer about 6.000 Denomination of Origin gran- vízar, Ítrabo, Salobreña, Otívar, Until some years ago the South. Its virgin olive oil has Horacio Calvente (Jete), Ba- kilogram of Beluga caviar ted in 2003. “Poniente” olive Lentejí, Jete and Almuñécar. province only had some re- a fruity smell and taste. It is rranco Oscuro (Cádiar), Gar- from full ecological culture. oil is extra virgin ferences like the ´vinos full bodied and slightly bitter. cía de Verdevique, Villagrán The breaded trouts and costa´ from Contraviesa, Two sorts are produced: light (Huéscar) and Señorío de sturgeons are also used by the ´vino mosto´ from Ve- fruity and intens fruity in Nevada is to mention. the company to make ga and the ´vino picoso´ the following propor- smoked fish, marinades, from the north. In most ca- tion: Picual (80%), paté and creams. All these ses rosé from the wood Beluga caviar from Rio- Lucio and products, besides caviar in with a high content of alco- frío different qualities, can be hol and acid. The fishfarm “Sierra tried in the twelve restau- Nevada”, situated in Riofrío rants in Montefrío. The last Nowadays, the adaptation (Loja), has managed to years this small part of Loja to new technologies of vini- breed the biggest stock of has changed into one of the culture, the new plantation sturgeons in captive world gastronomic recommenda- of various noble vines and wide, with about 400.000 tions of Granada. Arriba, Habas con jamón. Centro, the delicate care for the vi- specimen of Acipenser Tortilla del Sacromonte. Abajo, Repostería típica. Pág. 33, Cordero ne plantations have created Nacarii, specie threatened segureño asado. four recognized districts with extinction of whom the

like roscos from Loja and figgy pan de higo from the Alpujarras are delicious. And it is worth visiting Santa Fe just for the little Pionono sweets, named after a pope.

32 | 33 10. Craftsmanship and festivities

The fruit originated in the cie of asparagus similar to Craftsmanship Taracea: Valuable and de- urish the production of high tropical valleys of South wild wheat asparagus, with tailed inlaid work to decorate “”, tiles with geometric America. Two varieties of it clean, tender, healthy pur- Granada’s handcrafts are a furniture, chests and other shapes, inspired by those who are grown in the province of ple-green shoots. This is culmination of the traditional objects with geometric figures cover the rooms of the Alham- Granada: the most numerous Huétor-Tájar Asparagus, occupations inherited from and made up out of hundreds bra, just like the production of (90% of production) being and it has its own Denomi- the different cultures which of little bones, and no- vases and amphoras, also with fino de Jete, the local variety nation of Origin. It derives settled there in the past – from ble wood. a strong Nasrid influence. in the Jete district. It is light from autochthonous varie- the Iberians and Phoenicians in colour, and weights ties selected in the Poniente to the Greco-Roman peoples, Fajalauza Pottery: Techni- The Luthiers: The two around 250 gr. area over centuries, and in and the , who played ques, shapes and decorative main schools in Spain for addition to Huétor-Tájar it a fundamental role in the his- styles used in the Nasrid Period. luthiers are based in Grana- Denomination of Origin is also grown in Loja, Salar, tory of this Andalusian provin- The glazed pottery is decorated da and Madrid. In the provin- “Honey of Granada” Villanueva de Mesía, Mora- ce. In different areas of the with animal and plant motives ce are 25 guitar builders for This Denomination of Origin led, de Zafayona and Íllora. province are still many works- in green and blue colouring classic concert and flamenco covers the whole province, It is sold fresh and preser- hops that keep the tradition and white foundation. Besides guitars. but especially affects the area ved and especially to use of craftsmanship alive. this type of ceramics also flo- around Granada itself, where for grilling, cooking or in its production can be traced scrambled eggs. back many centuries. Ibn Al- Jatib spoke of it in his Denomination of Quality “Description of the Kingdom “Ham of Trevélez” of Granada” (1313-1375), and The quality label is based on the figure of the “bee breeder” the ham produced in the villa- appeared in the Book of Occu- ge Trévelez in the Sierra Ne- pations of the City of Granada vada on a height of 3000 me- in 1752. The honey’s unique tres of pigs from a crossbreed characteristics derive from of the races Landrance, Large the local flora. White and Duroc Jersey. In 1862 Trevélez cured ham won Pág. 34 arriba, Secadero de jamones Denomination of Quality a national food product com- de Trevélez y Plato de Migas. Pág. 34 centro, Espetos de sardinas en la playa “Asparagus of Huétor Tájar” petition and Queen Isabel II de San Cristóbal. Pág. 34 abajo, The west of the natural dis- granted the village of Trevélez Jarapas. Artesanía. En esta pág. al lado, Telar en la Alpujarra. Centro, trict of is permission to stamp the royal Luthier. Derecha, Cerámica de the natural habitat of a spe- crown on its hams. Fajalauza.

Crafts as the marquetry | the ceramics, the one carried out by the luthiers, tin work, embroidered and jarapas or the work of the leather draw up a faithful x-ray of this sign of identity. Although adapted to the new times, they continue being the best reflection of the idiosyncrasy and the more rooted customs of the population. 34 | 35 Faroles: These typical lamps of Arab origin are ma- de out of colourful tinplate and glass.

Festivities

Festivities are another not- to-be-missed date with tra- dition and culture. Holy Week in Granada is listed as a National Tourist Interest event; On the Day of the Cross (3rd of May) the main squares of the city are dec- ked out with crosses of flo- wers; the capital has its big week during Corpus Christi; and on 2nd of January the of visitors or because of how Festivities of San Juan de Capture of Granada by the unusual they are: Lanjarón Catholic Monarchs is com- El entierro de la zorra, in memorated, not without so- El Cascamorras (Guadix Ferreirola me controversy; and the last y Baza) Los mosqueteros de Béz- sunday of September there La Pasión viviente de Cue- nar is the of the Vir- vas del Campo Moors and Christians (Va- gen de las Angustias, with El marranillo de San Antón lor, Trevélez y Vélez de Be- a tradictional market full of (Torvizcón) naudalla) autum fruits. Christmas in Bérchules, Cristo del Paño Pilgrimage celebrated in August (Moclín) Besides the Holy Week that is El robo del santos (Cani- La fuente del vino (Cádiar) celebrated all around the pro- les) Las fiestas de las ánimas vince, there are some others Carnival in Alhama de () festivities to mention because Granada Santas Pilgrimage (Huéscar of their tradition, the amount El palo de y Puebla de don Fadrique)

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