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ORGIVA is considered by many to be the capital of the Alpujarra. It is the administrative area for the region and is also the main commercial area. Although this town has conserved many of its traditions, modernity has left its marks. The most noteworthy monuments are its church from 16c, the palace of los Condes de Santiago and the remains of an Arab tower from the Nazari period. Orgiva is an intersection of roads which lead to many other towns in the Alpujarra. The town, made up of manors with a distinct Moorish style, has a population of more than 5000 inhabitants. It is also the gateway to the Alpujarra Alta.orgiva church

Alpujarra mountain range, some thirty miles from Granada city and 25 miles from the coast, is as much part of Granada as it is of Almeria province.


It is well known for the beauty and peacefulness of its white towns; its mountain landscapes, the house balconies full of flowers; its friendly people and the atmosphere they create - and most importantly – the spectacular backcloth of the Sierra Nevada. All of these attributes led to it being designated a Global Reserve by UNESCO, as well as a National park and a Nature reserve, especially for its native flowers and distinctive ecosystemswhite villages

The history of Alpujarra is almost as important because it was the last refuge of the Arabs in Andalucia. It was here that Boabdil, the last Moorish king, lived for some months after the Christians captured Granada. And, it was to the Alpujarra that the Moors, who refused to convert to Christianity, fled and found refuge during almost a century before they were finally expelled.

The Alpujarra also still have many features of Berber culture, particularly in everyday houses and in their unique irrigation aqueducts that farmers are still using.
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Among the settlements that make up this district are the villages of the Barranco de Poqueira, which are: Capileira, Pampaneira y Bubión; la Taha – made up of Pitres, Ferreirola and Mecia Fondales; Trévelez, Lanjarón, Alpujarra de la Sierra (Mecina Bombarón, Yegen, Golco and Montenegro), Busquistar, Portugos...
 
 
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