The Valley comes alive with spring and the orange harvest and this year we celebrate the XXIV Feria de la Naranja from now until the 29th.
Feria de La Naranja 2026
by Louise Powell •
Lecrin Valley
News from Granana (Lecrin Valley): melegis,mondujar,restabal,padul,durcal
Noisy Nigüelas Awakening
by Martin Myall •
There was a bit of a scuffle in Nigüelas on Saturday the 21st when a man began shouting and throwing things out of his window.
New Purpose for Padul Silo
by Martin Myall •
This building has been turned into an Ethnographic Interpretation Centre.
Stabbed with Broken Bottle
by Martin Myall •
A man in his late 20s was arrested by the Guardia Civil, suspected of having stabbed another man in a bar in Padul.
Nigüelas Pig-Farm Death
by Martin Myall •
A man working on a pig farm in Nigüelas died on Friday the 13th when a wall fell on top of him.
Río Dúrcal Bursts Its Banks
by Martin Myall •
Río Dúrcal, where it passes through its namesake, has broken out of its riverbanks and is threatening the old Roman Bridge.
Padul Doctor Verbally Assaulted
by Martin Myall •
The duties of the A&E at the Padul Centro de Salud had to be transferred to Dúrcal temporarily last month following a verbal assault on the clinic’s doctor.
Ruta del Mamut Improvements
by Martin Myall •
The Mayor of Padul, Celia Villena, met with a provincial representative of the Central Government to discuss using funding for improvements to the Ruta del Mamut.
Bogus Water Quality Inspectors
by Martin Myall •
The Dúrcal and Padul Town Halls received several complaints from locals around the 20th concerning the presence of individuals pretending to be from a water-utility company.
Guájares Fire Case Shelved
by Martin Myall •
The Motril law court has officially closed the criminal case regarding the Los Guájares hill fire, as the origin of the fire could not be proven.