Tag Archive for alpujarra

Not A Good Idea

It’s never a good idea to pick a squabble with Guardia Civil officers who have the intention of stopping you at a road block, which is what a 20-year-old man in Órgiva discovered.

The Solar Eclipse & Perseids

What better place to observe the solar eclipse on Wednesday the 12th than on top of Sierra Nevada! OK, there are better places, if you don’t mind hiking it up to northern Spain, but nevertheless!

Listeriosis Warning

The Junta de Andalucía has issued a contaminated food alert after Listeria monocytogenes  was detected in a specific lot of fuet ibérico made by Cárnicas Sierra Nevada in Cájar (Granada).

Died on His Land

A man in his late 80s died in Sopotújar on his land because of a hill fire which he had unwittinly cause when burning cuttings.

Fingers Crossed!

The roadworks on the A-348, Alpujarra access road should be completed by the end of the year, which will be a relief for all who use the road on a daily basis.

50 Metres Down

Fire personnel from the city of Granada were called out to free a man trapped in his car after it went off the side of an embankment.