Our Magical Weekend in Las Alpujarras
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- White villages, local wine, gorgeous scenery, delicious jamón, incredible history and a true sense of magic. The Alpujarras is one of Spain's most enchanting tucked away spots. Venga, let's go! 🥝
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Just south of Granada, hidden in the Sierra Nevada mountains is one of the most magical regions of Spain. Las Alpujarras. It's a remote spot, dotted with gorgeous white villages, where you truly feel like you're getting away from it all. Yoly and I spent a few days there recently, and this is the vlog of our trip. Below, I've included the itinerary, for anyone who'd like to explore this region of Spain.
Before you go, I suggest reading the following two books to really understand the destination:
DRIVING OVER LEMONS: All about Chris Stewart's famously challenging and fun experience of buying and moving to a farm in the Alpujarras : amzn.to/2LDEJJS
SOUTH FROM GRANADA: Writer Gerald Brenan moved to the Alpujarras in 1919 and the book is an incredible insight of life in an Andalusian at that time : amzn.to/2RlstTH
We stayed at the cosy CASA ALPUJARRAS in Bubión: booki.ng/2EYXbeF
Some tips for your stay:
Stay in either of the three most famous villages: Pampaneira, Bubión, Capileira
We stayed in Bubion. It's not the most beautiful of the three villages in the area, but that also means it's a little cheaper and you can walk between the villages relatively easily - so it forces you to walk, which is great! Of course, you'll have a car as well, and each village is only a few minutes from the other by car.
We explored both Pampaneira and Capileira on foot in one day. We had lunch at Casa Ricardo in Pampaneira, which was good for rustic fare and has a lovely terrace goo.gl/maps/ZALPTk6AEfz
Between Capileira and Bubion is the bar called El Secadero [goo.gl/maps/sVjsjgWozpD2 Definitely check it out. Great place to drink costa wine and eat ham.
La Cebadilla goo.gl/maps/8vSvmbQuhK32 is the abandoned village we explored. It's interesting, but access via car is rough and takes about 30 minutes from Capileira. I wouldn't go out of your way if you're tight for time.
Trevélez is a fun place to go for the serious predominance of ham. We ate at La Piedra Ventana goo.gl/maps/GEkZYy8PXrw which was very good.
If you want to visit "La Mezquita" (the abandoned medieval settlement) then here is the location: goo.gl/maps/Go6NtraPnBy. Park on the side of the road and get walking. It's not easy, and I suggest using Google Maps to locate yourself. Be ready for an adventure!
We didn't get time, but you could also visit Yegen, which is where Gerald Brenan lived (author of South from Granada).
WHO ARE WE? 🥝
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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Las Alpujarras were incredible! What's your favourite rural escape in Spain?
For me Galicia my dad place .
I love Galicia! Must make a video up there.
@@spainrevealed Hoo yes please . Look foward to it. Cheers mate
I love Aragon! Sos is georgous by navarra!
I loved the sites on the outskirts of BCN, such as Montserrat, and driving in Galicia
The quality of these videos and the effort you guys put into them, you guys rock and deserve many more views! Amazing video James & Yoli!
Thanks Alex, I appreciate it!
Beautiful scenery! The guitar instrumental aptly created the right mood. I always enjoy your videos but I especially liked this one. Brava Yoly for climbing with a smile!
Querido amigo kiwi tú sabes disfrutar de España mucho más que los propios españoles que por regla general no hacemos más que infravalorarla...Go on enjoying Spanish way of life!!
Gracias!!
Ya estamos hablando por 47 millones de españoles. Los españoles no infravaloramos nuestra nación. Eso será tú.
Miguel Spain aprende a leer y escribir primero antes de contestar miguelito 😉
My husband and I visited these 3 villages in 2012 and loved them so much; the water, the waterways down the steep streets, the local shops, the people, the views, etc. We went on a little hike on the edge of one of the towns and got accompanied by a friendly cat "guide."
Wow it’s crazy how similar these town are to rural Ranchos in Mexico. The one where my parents are from is very similar lots of little square houses all next to each other in a hillside with small alley ways. After all Spain did conquer Mexico so it really shouldn’t come as a surprise 🇲🇽🇪🇸
My favourite part of Spain. Drove through Sierra Nevada from Madrid to the coast in July about 15 years ago. Had to stop at a petrol station to fill in and got a sun stroke on the way to the cashiers :). Tarmac also melted runinig my new Converses.. Still it was worth it - beautifull scenery, completely deserted and those old abandoned sheds... Just magic - better than a time machine!
You guys make the most interesting and educational videos! Also, the fact that you don't have a sense of direction in nature areas in every hike you do is too cute. You guys make a great couple.
I'm from Granada and It's so exciting to see the places I've been in. Great video!
The views over the mountains and countryside - WOW! Please continue to make your videos they are fantastic!
They were breathtaking. Thank you for watching!
Yes, it's more beautiful than I thought.
WOW. How tremendously beautiful. Thank you for making such a lovely video of this gorgeous place!
Thank you Erin!! :)
Hello James, do you have a personal relationship with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? The Son of God. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Romans 10:9. And please ask the Lord Jesus to bless you with wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and discernment. And please ask the Lord Jesus to forgive you for all of your sins and transgressions.
You two are amazing!! I am watching all your episodes. I am also a lover of history and love to know what countries eat in their cultures. You are convincing me like others to live in Spain being a dual citizen of the USA and Ireland. I have worked in many countries in Europe but I have not been to Spain. I planned a trip to Spain for the past 20 years plus. LOL. I keep going back to the same countries to live and work like Italy being half Italian by ancestry, England, Ireland, Czech Republic. Many people I have worked with in Europe always told me to try Spain and Portugal because they are amazing places.
Miss Spain so much! Can't wait to be back
8:31 love that beautiful sunset sky 😍
I know!
Spain is a beautiful country. i love the history. cant wait to go to Galicia.
What a marvellous vlog of the area! Thank you James for making these, your passion for the country is so evident. I visit Spain at least once a year and you've opened a whole new world I can visit and experience. Keep up the brilliant work.....
Yes! Tropical salad has this name because Granada coast is called "costa tropical", all the fruit and vegetables of this salad grow in the fields of Granada´s coastal villages. La Vega de Granada is so fertile specially next to the sea, towns like Motril and Almuñecar produces a lot of exotic products that can´t grow in any other place of Europe.
Alpujarras is magical indeed . during the Muslim rule , it was called albusharate hence Alpujarras which means the valley of joy .
I didn’t know that. Thank you for sharing!
Aweee this video is so cute. I can't wait to move to Spain so I can explore all the beauty you can see in all your videos. It's incredible
Thanks Lexi!!!
Y tú como es que no tienes un programa en La2?
Si conoces a alguien???!! jaja
You are so lucky to have a lady from Spain. I was in Spain and I loved it. My husband was in the Military and I wanted to travel and see all of Spain but he was a couch potato. I have wanted to go back to Spain so badly
Spain always surprises me. The natural beauty of this place is similar to parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina USA...The David Lynch local bar “El secadero de jamones” experience, was a pretty accurate description. When you travel, I kill to find those surrealistic places! I tried the chestnuts in the streets of Lisbon, and I loved them...
Wow. Fantastic, wine, food, views, everything
Thanks Sunil!! I hope you make it there one day
I absolutely love these villages. Eating at a local restaurant is amazing and when I was visiting Andalusia area, I tried to seek out the local mom and pop establishments for an authentic feel of the area, but we went with the flow and realized most of the places to eat are small establishments and each place is special in their own right.
Love this video James and Yoli - so informative and enjoyable to watch. You should be contracted for TV and do a tour of the lesser known areas of Spain - it would be a hit in the UK. You've cerainly made me want to visit this part of Spain. Thanks for posting this! Xx
Thanks so much Poppy!! Well, if you know anyone in TV!?
Your video making and editing is very impressive James! Thank you to you and Yoly 🙏🏽
Im from spain and I live so close to that place and its beautifull and you enjoy a lot when you go there
...saw this clip years ago, and now for a 2nd time - have visited and love the Alpujarras, and all of Chris Stewart's books are always on my shelf, to be re-read at leisure... and I've followed you for a while, James & Yoly - so happy to see you visiting one of my favourite Spanish regions... walked the Camino twice as well... mucho amor 💖
I love this channel, one that really takes me back to travelling Andalucia and the best Tapas I’ve ever had. Thankyou.
You have to go to Picos de Europa (the three zones: León, Asturias and Cantabria)!!!
I’ve been there, but need to do a video up there!
Yes! Love that part of Spain. Need to do a video up there
Watching Yoly doing that crawling climb, made me realize that I can't do that anymore. Happy I am living vicariously through you...
Beautiful country.
Great videos . The best way to know the culture of a country is through its villages because they still retain the ways and the real flavour that big cities has lost forever. Shame .
I totally agree!
You have the same passion I have for Spain.
I too am blessed with a Spanish wife and we have an apartment north of Lèon as well we live in New Zealand.
Keep up the great videos.
Homesick for my adopted country.
Kiwi from New Zealand.
Thanks Jim!!
im from mecina bombaron in las alpujartras, im so glad you enjoy our land.
Thank you!!!
Once again, I enjoyed your video. I'd love to see you in the North West of Spain travelling all the way from seafood heaven and sandy beaches in Galicia to cider in Asturias. Taking the train feve all along the cost from Oviedo to Galicia must make for a truly fantastic trip. A region thankfully forgotten by most tourists. The scenery is awsome. To me the most beautiful place in Spain.
I'm from Granada and I usually travel across Spain with my brother with our motorbikes, your channel it's excellent not just for foreigners but for Spaniards that want to know better the country too, las Alpujarras it's a wonderful, wonderful place, specially in winter time, great wine too.
I am an unabashed follower of more than a few full-time eaters/travellers who have close to a million or way more than a million followers. You two are in my top 2 - this is an amazing channel and your descriptions of food and drink in Spain (and other places) is SO gratifying. Thank you and good luck!
Just had to join in on this video. My husband and I have travelled almost the whole of Spain over the years on a motorbike.
The diversity of this beautiful country never fails to astound us.
From the verdant greenery of the north with its picos, through the cherry blossom countryside, the almost intoxicating perfume of the orange groves and the unbelievable farmyard smell of the “bull countryside “. All senses are magnified on a bike. You’re just so close to nature.
I’ve eaten baby eels and what we call periwinkles in Asturia, robo in Córdoba and Paella in Valencia. How lucky am I ?...
I’ve finally got round to learning the beautiful Castilian Spanish language and have had three separate weeks at Spanish language schools. It’s finally falling into place, although as we all know, the more you learn, the more you realise you don’t know!
Thank you so much for doing these great videos. They are truly special.
Thank you Pamela!!! Beautiful words!
A good video with a lot of good filming in the beginning and some historical and cultural information. And you indentify the places you visited, which is essential for those who have no idea of Spain. I am surprised the chestnuts were so difficult to get. Here in the north of Portugal they practically give them away. We still have loads of them from last year. Great trip to Trevelez, the highest village in Spain, but I don't think the wine would be very good there. The view of the secadero was excellent. One of your best videos.
Thanks!
Mis queridas Alpujarras, lo mejor es la noche de San Juan, es increíble!!! tenéis que ir a vivirlo
Ok-- gracias por la recomendación!
Un video fenominal como siempre..muchísimas gracias.
Muchas gracias!
Fantastic places and loved the music. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for the links😊
Thank you!!
Well done. Very beautiful area. A great way to start the year is to watch a new video from this channel.
Thank you Cash. It is indeed a beautiful area!
The shots of traveling down the rural roads are my favorite. I love Spain's dirt roads with no guard rails! I hope you do more exploring like this. 😁
Fantastic video. Your channel was my favourite discovery of 2018. I've seen a bit of Spain, but not nearly enough. I'm hoping to go again in the spring and these videos are making planning very difficult because there's just too much to see and do and eat and drink. Os deseo un feliz año nuevo!
Your videos are GOLD! Please don't stop.
I don't plan to. Thank you!
Hi you guys Amazing Spain! Thanks for your vlogs in 2018 of Spain i have learn a lot, i hope to be in Spain in September 2019. Love you're work and vlogs! Australis are watching
Cheers Andrew! Thank you!!
Este video es increíble, de los mejores del canal.
Muchas gracias!!!
Looks like you had a great time! I can't wait to visit the south of Spain! Busy exploring the Valencian community at the moment :D
Gracias!! Otro maravillozo video!!!
I am visit Spain this summer and been hooked to your channel for the past couple of weeks. Really enjoy hearing you share your knowledge on historical facts, cultural tips and local info. And you are a wonderful couple as well 👍
More Yoli!!!! She has a voice too.
Again, a beautiful video...... 😃
So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Terrific video James and Yoli! I particularly enjoyed the music you chose for this one.
This is very good quality! I like the balance of history and food. Watching your video was a positive start to my day - loved it :-) More please.
Tony
I have always enjoyed Andalusia. Always offers something new and interesting on each visit.
This video is a lot of fun, thank you, and I look forward to visiting the Alpujjarras!
Thanks so much and love it! Could you have an episode to mention how to rent a car and travel on road in Spain. I want to do it next time (my fourth) to visit Spain.
So beautiful couple in gorgeous sorroundings❤
Gracias!
Gracias mi amigo. Cant wait to get to Spain. You guys keep my motivation going. Hopefully we'll meet someday in wonderful Spain
You captured the adventure travel spirit on this one.. Nice...!
Fantastic - thanks Aaron!
What a beautiful place and I can hardly wait to be in Spain!
I am really enjoying your videos and since I live in Madrid and love food too, you are making my favorite tour guides.
Awesome, thanks Gerard. Happy new year!
Hola James and Yoli, excellent video as usual, keep up the good work!
Thanks Joshua!
Amazing video guys . Excellent job. Thank you for sharing . Happy new year to you both . May 2019 be a fantastic year with love peace and good health . Best wishes. Big hug from London Uk
Thanks Mica! Same to you!
Thumbs up ere' guys, another great video - I live in amazing rural area, plenty to see and explore near Mazarron Murcia. Many thanks for sharing the info :)
Thank you for watching!
Expat in Mazarron Hello , You deserve more wievs. The Murcia region is great
Lovely couple. Good times.
I stayed at Chris Stewarts house with my ex hubby, his sister was takimg care of the place while they went to Greece for a few weeks, fabulous place, in the middle of nowhere. met his dogs, horse and neigours from the book, very welcoming folks
So cool, thanks for the video!
CONGRATULATIONS !!!! GREAT video & FUN to watch & very INFORMATIVE & and with OUT a DOUBT SPAIN is MAGICAL place to VISIT !!!!..... FANTASTICO VIDEO & SUPER INFORMATIVO & ESPAÑA sigue siendo una GRAN JOYA CULTURAL !!!!
Gracias Edward!
muchas gracias porque la calidad del sonido y la imagen es fabulosa pero sobre todo la del sonida me ha impresionado
me refiero al sonido en estéreo
Off the beaten path which is what I'm interested in! Thanks and big love from Cali
I’m looking forward to Spain soon
Very Happy New Year to You and Yours
Ah, wonderful memories! Once I stayed in Bubion for 3 nights during Dec and once visited Pampneira, Bubion and Capileira for a day trip from Granada. My favorite Pueblos Blancos in that region is Trevelz (I spend New years eve once in Trevelez). I recently came to know of your channel and am already glued to it. I just came back from my yearly Spain trip and hopefully in the coming years can do the flamenco tour and food walks that you guys organize.
I didn't know hitch hiking was a thing in Spain, but with friendly people, I hope it's safe.
OMG, James, how have I not found your channel sooner. A revelation and so well produced. Great content and you and Yolli give such a great insight into living in Spain. Excellent stuff and happy exploring to you both.
Thank you!!
One of the nicest videos I have seen in your channel. Greetings from Montefrío, Granada.
wow, stunning!
I love you guys. 😘😘I enjoy all your videos. Son divertidos e informativos también. Sois muy simpáticos. Sois una buena pareja. Beso desde Budapest
Great videos, I hope to see these places Palminera and probably the chestnut festival too. Thanks again
Wow you make really quality videos! I can't wait to visit Andalucía
La Cepadilla, what a beautiful place, it's a shame it is abandoned but I can understand why. It can be difficult to leave in such remote place but the area look gorgeous. I hope some inspired people will give a new life to this lovely place. I hope to visit too soon. Thank you for the video. I love Spain😊
Thank you for such a great video.
Thanks Isay!
Just discovered your channel. Hope to finally get to Spain in 2019. Your videos are enjoyable homework.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FELIZ AÑO NUEVO... One of the rural places in my Spain that I use to visit an uncle of mine was San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria..... Abrazos
Gracias Romano!
I looooveee your videos! My new fav!!!!!
Jeje awesome!!
Great video, now I want to visit this place
You should! Thank you!
James for Tourism Minister! Really funny the cheastnut episode, stepping on it's the way to do it!
Possibly your best video yet !.....just great !.....please add more Spanish language
OK!
I'm 55. And my tastes in alcohol have...broadened considerably. But I still prefer, above all, Andalusian Sherries. Pajarete is a particular favorite, but Agua de Valencia and Paxarette we miss a lot.
Hi and a Happy New Year to you both.
You really do need to get out of Madrid more and see more of the real Spain. We live in the Sierra Sur de Jaén and we have all those things here plus more. People just think of olives when they think of Jaén Province and why not, it is the world's largest producer of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and that is the real stuff not just labelled as such to sell at a higher price. However, the Reyes Catolicos spent several decades trying to get past this area and reach Granada so we have a lot of history of those times and mementos such as the Atalayas some Moorish facing North when the Christians were in that direction and some Christian ones facing South. We have Moorish Fortalezas and Mosques with Christian churches inside showing how the Christian Kings weren't quite as mercenary as one might think in that they were prepared to re-purpose the places they took over rather than just destroy them.
In addition we produce tons of cherries for home and export markets and one of our varieties, Lamper, goes to Italy to Ferrero for their Cheri chocolates. We also produce, just in our village, almonds, peaches, quinces, pomegranates, caquis, oranges, figs,etc.
I'm very lucky to be moving to Orgiva in the Alpujarras this week :)
Magical
I absolutely loved this video! My friend and I are planning to visit Spain April /May next year.
CAN YOU PLEASE RECOMMEND MORE VILLAGES FOR US TO VISIT THAT ARE NOT TOO TOURISTY. PLEASEEE🙏
Also, we would love to do a tour with you!
Just watching again.
Hey James! My fiance and I are road tripping through Spain now! Will def go and make a stop at Juans!
Have you read South of Granada by Gerald Brenan? I have not been in that region yet. So many places to see ... Hope to make it back soon.
Yes such a great book!
Incredible countryside, a very spooky town!
pronuncias muy bien los dos idiomas
Gracias Andres!