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| Capileira | ||
| region | Andalusia | |
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| Residents | 563 (2020) | |
| height | 1,436 m | |
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Capileira is a small community in the mountain region Alpujarras in spanish Granada province with about 500 inhabitants. The mountain village in the Sierra Nevada is one of the highest municipalities in Spain.
background
getting there
By plane
The closest Granada-Jaen Airport
(IATA: GRX) "Federico García Lorca Airport" is located about 15 km west of Granada and is only served by scheduled flights within Spain and by some package dealers during the high season.
By train
The nearest train station is in Granada, from there you can take the bus.
By bus
There is a direct bus connection through AS A from and to Granada which is served three times a day in each direction, with the buses arriving from Granada can also go to Trevelez (Capileira-Granada fare € 6.13, travel time 2-3 hours, as of 05/2016).
In the street
Access via the A-44 motorway (Autovía de Sierra Nevada-Costa Tropical) leading from Granada to the Mediterranean coast. You leave the A-44 in the direction of Órgiva (A-348), a little west of Órgiva then the A-4132 branches off in the direction of Trevélez. Shortly after Pampaneira, the A-4129 branches off, which ends in Capileira after approx. 4 km.
mobility
The place is small but has many small and steep streets that are not accessible by car. Therefore, you should park your car at one of the two larger parking lots (free of charge), accommodations are also easy to reach from there. Attention: The parking lot at the entrance to the village is partially closed on market day (Tuesday).
Tourist Attractions
activities
The place is a popular starting point for hikers, in Spanish Senderismo, but also for mountain bikers. High alpine tours in the area of the 3482 m high Mulhacén, which can be reached in a few hours, also start here.
- Sendero de la Cebadilla. The circular hike to the abandoned workers' settlement takes about 3-4 hours (approx. 8-9 km) there and back La Cebadila which was once built for the workers of the nearby hydropower plants. The trails follow the canyon of the Rio Poqueira, on the way there are also numerous Era de Trilla past, places where the grain used to be threshed.
shop
Despite the manageable size of Capileira, the essential infrastructure is available, a sufficiently large supermarket of the chain Coviran can be found in a side street of the Carril Street. Furthermore a bakery, a butcher, a pharmacy and a bank (BMN) with an ATM. There are a number of souvenir shops as well as a few shops selling typical local products. A special shop for a mountain village is that of the leather tailor J Brown in the Calle Doctor Castilla who sells leather clothing and handbags from his own production there.
kitchen
Thanks to tourism, there are numerous restaurants in the mountain village and you don't really get the feeling of being ripped off anywhere. In many places there is an Alpujarras platter in a dish Patatas povres served with local meat specialties, mostly longaniza (sausage in this region), morcilla (blood sausage) and jamon (raw ham). Which restaurant in the village is open on which day seems to be secret, only on some days it is closed and if a restaurant has been open for two days it can suddenly be open again on the third day.
- El Corral del Castaño, Plaza Calvario. Tel.: 34(0)958 763414. In this restaurant you are surprised by the excellent cuisine, when you visit there were all sorts of oh and ah around us, even from the French, which should be a clear sign.
- La tapa, Calle Cubo 6. There is a lot of game here, especially wild boar has its place on the menu, so a must for all Gauls.
- La pizzeria, Plaza Pantéon Viejo. In a mountain village in the Sierra Nevada, of all places, you can find excellent pizza.
- El Fogon de Raquel, Plaza Calvario. A quite new address in town, opened in 2014.
- El Asador, Carretera de la Sierra 16. Tel.: 34(0)958 763109. There is a lot of regional cuisine prepared on the charcoal grill and served in clay bowls.
nightlife
accommodation
There are numerous accommodations of various categories in the village, but no pompous palaces or inappropriately large buildings. The highest category represented are *** of the Spanish Hotel Rural category.
- Real de Poqueira ***, Calle Real 1. Tel.: 34(0)958 763902. Very nice, centrally located hotel in an old building that has been renovated in a modern way. The homepage also links to other simpler accommodations of the same operator in the village.
- Finca los Llanos ***, Carretera de la Sierra. Tel.: 34(0)958 763071, Fax: 34(0)958 763206. Also a hotel near the end of the village, with an outdoor swimming pool (May-October).
Learn
- La Fuente. The flamenco school La Fuente in Capileira is said to have a good reputation and quite a few travel specifically for the one-week courses offered there (March-November). Guitar courses to accompany dance as well as individual courses are also offered.
health
- Consultorio de salud, in the Carretera de la Sierra diagonally opposite the bus stop. A pharmacy can be found in the Carril Street.Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Practical advice
- Gas station. The next petrol station in the mountain region is about 4 km away on the A-4132 Pampaneira right at the junction of the road to Capileira.Open: daily 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.
- mail department. There is a small post office on the main street near the bus stop.Open: Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 10.30 a.m.
trips
- Trevelez. The mountain village, which is at least in one part of the village a little higher, can be reached via winding roads in around 23 km, also three times a day by bus from Capileira. He is known for his ham, den Jamón de Trevelez, an air-dried ham with a lower salt content and a long maturation time.
- Lanjarón. The thermal bath, known for its iron-rich medicinal water springs, is only about 29 km away, but is 700 meters lower. One of the most famous mineral waters in Spain also comes from here.
literature
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