Las Alpujarras, a mountainous district in Sierra Nevada, is famous for the traditional 'pueblos blancos' - the white villages...

Setting off from Granada... Sierra Nevada rugged peaks dominate the landscape

Rio Poqueira Valley

Capileira is one of the highest situated villages in Spain, 1438m above sea level.

Quiet life up here...

Distinctive roofed chimneys

Did you really have to wake me up? What do you need that photo for?!

Narrow streets of Capileira

Chasing a cat

Flower pots on every balcony

Bubión is another white village, half an hour walk downhill from Capileira

Local crafts

Signs on a wall

Children playing football in the main square

The girl and the fountain

Looking up towards Capileira

Capileira's facade overlooking the valley

Spanish ham

On the way back: the town of Orgiva looks like a white oasis in the dark valley

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