This mountainous region is fifty kilometres south of Granada, in an isolated position between the Sierra Nevada and the sea. It was a refuge for the last of the Nasrids (a Moorish dynasty) after the fall of Granada in 1492, then the scene of a Morisc..

Nestled just south of Granada, this beautiful valley is little visited by tourists. Dotted among the orange groves are villages like Dúrcal , with its small Plaza de España. Nigüelas , further on, is well-known for its oil mill. Mondújar has a Mu..