When you book we can send additional information, directions, recommendations for car hire and flights and suggestions for eating out, and favourite walks.Wildlife, flora and fauna The Sierra Nevada is particularly rich in wild flowers - some fifty varieties are unique to these mountains. Wildlife such as the Cabra Hispanica - a wild horned goat, roam the mountains. The colourful hoopoe bird is a common sight. Lynx are rare to see but are still there. The fertile land abounds with oranges, chestnuts, bananas, apples and avocados. High Peaks Traverse:The route from Capileira to Mulhacen (3481m) is a good 25 km but the bus takes you half way there - it is the highest motorable pass in Europe, and Trevelez (famous for its hams) one of the white Peublos, is the highest habitable village in Europe. It takes 6 hrs to ascend from there The classic Ruta Integralde los Tres Mil is a complete traverse of all the Sierra's peaks over 3000m high - a 3-4 day itinery. Granada CityIf you only see one town in Spain it should be Granada - and particularly the Alhambra Palace says the Rough Guide - "the most exciting, sensual and romantic of all European monuments", with the breathtaking backdrop of the '"eternal snows" of the high Sierras - unmissable. Lanjaron Spa Town (a 20 min drive from Orgiva) is famous for the curative powers of its waters, sold in bottled form throughout Spain. The spa baths are open from June to October and there is a Moorish Castle, marking the town's medieval status as gateway to La Alpujarra. Horseriding above Lanjaron is spectacular with simulataneous views of the Meditarranean and the snowy peaks of the High Sierras. The Poqueira Gorge The Rio Poqueira which starts near the peak of Mulhacen, cuts its way dramatically through the terraces and woods dotted with  little fincas (stone farmhouses). It is famous walking territory.A delightful reminder of bygone days, in Bayacas they still use mules and the farming is very traditional. Culture 
Yengen, a village further afield  was  the home of Gerald Brenan who wrote South From Granada. Frederico Garcia Lorca, famous Spanish Poet who was executed in the Spanish Civil War, visited La Alpujarra and famously stayed in a cave close to Bayacas. His summer house in Granada in Puerta San Vincente can be visited and hosts exhibitions. Chris Stewart (Driving Over Lemons) lives in the adjacent valley.