The Ministry of Industry & Tourism has declared Lanjarón’s ‘Carrera del Agua’ (Water Race) as a Festival of National Tourist Interest.
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Pórtugos the Plant Guardian
by Martin Myall •
The residents of Pórtugos, tucked away in the Alpujarra Granadina and within the within the Parque Protegido de Sierra Nevada are busy.
Tree Seeding in the Sierra
by Vivienne Hughes •
What would town halls do without armies of volunteers who give up their free time to protect and clean up the countryside, rivers and seabeds?
Alpujarra Access Road
by Martin Myall •
If you have travelled along the road that links the A-44 to Lanjarón, you couldn’t have helped seeing the massive amounts of earth moving and construction going on, despite all the rain during winter.
Cars Swept Away
by Vivienne Hughes •
Fire personnel based in Cádiar were called out to confirm that two cars that had been swept down the Río Chico in Órgiva on Wednesday had nobody in them.
Man Dies in House Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man in his 50s perished in a house fire in Pitres in the upper Alpujarra Granadina early yesterday morning.
Inland Snow Expected Today
by Hugh MacArthur •
Although winter hasn’t officially begun, the typical weather of that season has certainly showed up in the province of Granada.
A Weekend of Rescue Call Outs
by Martin Myall •
Let’s see what happens this weekend because last weekend was a busy one for the Guardia Civil, mountain-rescue teams.
Subsidised Rural Bus Routes
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Junta has expanded its Rural Connected Andalucía programme with 22 new routes, bringing the total to over 105 routes to facilitate on-demand public transport in rural areas.
A Stronger Earth Tremor
by Martin Myall •
Granada was rattled by a 4.2 (magnitude) earth tremor but this time with the epicentre out in the Mediterranean under the Mar de Alborán.