Province & Villages - Granada - Sierra Nevada
Granada information
At the foot of the Sierra Nevada
Following the course of the River Genil upstream from Granada
to the Sierra Nevada, known as "the Mountain of the Sun"
in medieval times, the traveller will find the villages of
Cenes de la Vega and Pinos Genil. After the dam of Canales
the road ends in Güéjar Sierra, at an altitude
of more than one thousand metres. This is a village with a
broad range of cultural and outdoor activities. It is very
pleasant to take an excursion to El Charcón, on the
trail from Güéjar Sierra to the Vereda de la Estrella.
This is a shady landscape among cherry trees where many other
trails begin. The natural pools of Maitena are very refreshing
in the summer.
Cenes de la Vega is located in the plain, next to the River
Genil. It is perfect place to enjoy peace and quiet and the
outdoors.
Pinos Genil is the last village before climbing to the Sierra
Nevada. The landscape is particualry beautiful in the thaw,
when the almond trees are in bloom. This is the ideal time
to enjoy a beautiful hike from the Zaidín quarter to
the dam of Canales following thew course of the River Genil,
which divides the village into two quarters.
The dam of Canales is in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
It is in full splendor in the Spring.
Güéjar used to be a silk-producing population
called Qaryat Walyar in times of Al-Andalus. There are remains
of one of its two Islamic fortress on the hill of Castillejo.
The village has a Renaissance church with a beautiful mudéjar
or Moorish-style wooded ceiling, a 16-spout spring, the Fountain
of La Plaza, the old washing place and the station of the
old tramway which used to climb to the Sierra Nevada.
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