Juviles holiday house

La Golondrina: We named our house 'the swallow' after one that nested - and successfully raised a brood of five babies - in our pantry while the builders were at work. It's like that around here - you're very close to nature. Our street is too narrow for most vehicles, but horses, mules and small flocks of goats frequently pass by our house on the way to pasture above the village. Compared to many village houses in the Alpujarra - which can be cramped and dark - ours is large, with big, light-filled rooms. The living and dining areas open directly onto an enclosed roof-terrace with spectacular views, creating a huge indoors-outdoors space. For more information and pictures, see our website, please ask for details.

Juviles: The village is very quiet most of the time, with fewer than 200 permanent residents, although it gets pretty lively during the main fiesta in August, and at Easter time when lots of younger local people who now live in the cities come home for a visit. As it's within the Parque Natural, it's strictly protected, so it looks very traditional and even new buildings (like ours) are built with local materials and techniques. The bars are what you might call rustic - cheap, friendly and a bit eccentric, they do great free tapas and offer very good value three course menus at lunch time. There's a little supermarket and a pharmacy. There's also a lovely new open-air swimming pool, but it's only open during the summer months.

La Alpujarra: 'The Alpujarra' (sometimes spelled in the plural with an 's') refers to the Southern foothills of the Sierra Nevada, the Contraviesa hills to the south and the fertile Guadalfeo valley in between. Thanks to the meltwater from the winter snows in the high mountains above, and the ingenious system of irrigation channels first built by the Moors, its a green and pleasant land, and amazingly rich in flora and fauna. Thirty or so villages are dotted through the hills, and most, like Juviles, are pretty collections of whitewashed, flat-rooved traditional houses. Amongst the communities you'll find some surprisingly sophisticated restaurants, and businesses offering everything from yoga classes to guided walking. Granada and the Alhambra is an easy day trip, and the Costa Tropical, which you can reach in under an hour, has great beaches which are popular with Spaniards rather than foreigners, and where you can indulge in golf, sailing, scuba-diving and other activities.

Other Activities: bird watching

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