Albondon holiday house: Albondon

Albondon: It is placed in the Southern slope of the La Contraviesa Mountain range, on the hill of the Encina, from this town of the Alpujarra an impressive horizon of vineyards and almonds tree can be seen. The layout of its streets and the architecture of its white houses maintain the Islamic air of its origins. To these attractions it is necessary to add the existence of numerous cortijos that make of the area a place of great tourist interest. A few kilometres from the Mediterranean Sea, Albondón offers to the visitor the possibility of enjoying the mountain as much as the beach. Its religious celebrations, in honour of San Luis, take place from the 24 to the 26 of August and they place the attention in a Moors and Christians representation with romances transmitted from parents to children and a parade with mules and horses. The celebration of San Isidro has its place in Albondón as well, where the wine of the region, the migas and the sausages can be tasted.

Walking or mountain biking: Las Alpujarras is a particularly delightful area to explore on foot or bike and there are many well-signposted routes, ranging from a short stroll, to day long hikes into the Sierra Nevada. For the really serious walker there are two famous long-distance foot paths that cross Las Alpujarras. One is the GR-7 which begins in Tarifa in Cadiz province and crosses Europe all the way to Greece. The other is the GR-142 which runs from Lanjaron to Fiñana on the northern side of the Sierra Nevada in Almeria.

Skiing: Whilst Albondon cannot be considered as a ski village, for those on a non ski resort budget it may well be within the reach of the Sierra Nevada. Around an hour to Granada and the sierra Nevada a further half an hour beyond may well be interesting for those that want maybe half their holiday on the piste and the other half in the village with the beach 20 minutes away and roquettas with it's huge commercial centre within the hour along the Costa De Almeria..

The contents of this form will be sent direct by email to the advertiser and will only to be used to enquire about booking this property. Any other use constitutes an abuse of HomeAway Holiday-Rentals systems. You may also receive our email newsletters targeted to your interests by HomeAway Holiday-Rentals. You can reference our privacy statement for more information.

Privacy Statement
This email goes direct to the advertiser. You should be notified within 30 seconds that it has been sent. HomeAway Holiday-Rentals also keeps an archive copy as a back-up for advertisers. HomeAway Holiday-Rentals will also add your email address to its mailing list. This list is used exclusively by us for newsletters and notification of special offers. The HomeAway Holiday-Rentals mailing list is not given, sold, or lent to any third party. If you wish to have your email address removed from the HomeAway Holiday-Rentals list, please click remove. See our privacy policy for more information.