On Friday the 19th of last month there was a major car crash in Dúrcal on the old main road, the N-323a.
Car Pile up on N-323a
by Martin Myall •
Lecrin Valley
News from Granana (Lecrin Valley): melegis,mondujar,restabal,padul,durcal
Padul Priest Expelled
by Martin Myall •
Those around Father José Antonio Villena García (Padul, 1977), received in disbelief the news that the Vatican had expelled him for ‘adult abuse.’
Interned in a Psychiatric Hospital
by Martin Myall •
The Provincial Appeals Court has sentenced a man to psychiatric internment for a maximum of 13 years for the killing of a man in Dúrcal.
Los Naranjos Wins Award
by Louise Powell •
The Provincial Board of Tourism has included the very popular restaurant, Los Naranjos in Melegís, within its 2023 Awards.
New N-323a Roundabout
by Martin Myall •
A roundabout will replace the junction on the N-323a just after the bridge between Dúrcal and Padul, in front of Neumáticos Iglesias.
Garden Fair & Orange Festival
by Martin Myall •
The Valle de Lecrín had a busy weekend with both a garden fair held in the ground of Alquería de Los Lentos in Nigüelas and the Festival del Naranjo in Melegís.
El Pinar
by Martin Myall •
El Pinar was originally two different municipalities: Pinos del Valle and Ízbor, which were made into just one in 1976 with the latter becoming the administrative centre (Town Hall). When we think of the Valle de Lecrín we think of citric crops but it wasn’t always like this because grapes used to be grown there…
El Tío de Padul
by Martin Myall •
A French pop group came up with a song about Padul in the Valle de Lecrín, which grows on you, we warn you!
Hash is A Gas
by Martin Myall •
The young man who was badly injured in an explosion at home last Saturday in the city of Granada is thought to have been ‘cooking’ hashish hashish when it happened.
Roof Fire in Dúrcal
by Martin Myall •
A young woman in Dúrcal had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the roof of her house.