walking from Walking around Lanjarón<br />Lanjarón is often described as the ‘Gateway to the Alpujarra’. It is renowned throughout Spain both for its mountain water and as a spa resort. Until recently, less well known by British and northern European visitors, it is an ideal place to base a walking holiday. The area is characterised by steep valleys scoured by rivers and streams hurtling down the mountainside from the snow covered slopes above, many of which rise to over 3000 metres. Traditional farming has left a legacy of terraced valley sides, dotted with small buildings or cortijos, which were the summer residence of village farmers. The Alpujarra was one of the last outposts of the Moors when they ruled Spain many years ago. They left a legacy of attractive villages, built in a style unique to this part of Spain, together with many miles of acequias, a complicated system of irrigation, which remains to this day.<br /><br />The town nestles in the foothills of the mountains, on the edge of a spectacular gorge and with views south to the Mediterranean sea. It has a pleasant climate and enough facilities to offer the opportunity to relax and re-charge the batteries after a hard days walking. The walks described in this guide are designed to enable a visitor to Lanjarón to experience the wide range of scenery in the vicinity of the town, and none involve more than an hours drive; some of course start from the town itself. We include walks in the Alpujarra, Lecrin valley and Monachil, just south of Granada (this could be combined with a visit to the Alhambra).<br /><br />You can download a free sample from our walking guide here.<br /><br />Contact us to purchase the printed version which contains 12 walks of varying degrees of difficulty, all easily accessible from Lanjarón

Walking around Lanjarón

Lanjarón is often described as the ‘Gateway to the Alpujarra’. It is renowned throughout Spain both for its mountain water and as a spa resort. Until recently, less well known by British and northern European visitors, it is an ideal place to base a walking holiday. The area is characterised by steep valleys scoured by rivers and streams hurtling down the mountainside from the snow covered slopes above, many of which rise to over 3000 metres. Traditional farming has left a legacy of terraced valley sides, dotted with small buildings or cortijos, which were the summer residence of village farmers. The Alpujarra was one of the last outposts of the Moors when they ruled Spain many years ago. They left a legacy of attractive villages, built in a style unique to this part of Spain, together with many miles of acequias, a complicated system of irrigation, which remains to this day.

The town nestles in the foothills of the mountains, on the edge of a spectacular gorge and with views south to the Mediterranean sea. It has a pleasant climate and enough facilities to offer the opportunity to relax and re-charge the batteries after a hard days walking. The walks described in this guide are designed to enable a visitor to Lanjarón to experience the wide range of scenery in the vicinity of the town, and none involve more than an hours drive; some of course start from the town itself. We include walks in the Alpujarra, Lecrin valley and Monachil, just south of Granada (this could be combined with a visit to the Alhambra).

You can download a free sample from our walking guide.

Contact us to purchase the printed version which contains 12 walks of varying degrees of difficulty, all easily accessible from Lanjarón.