The Valley of Lecrin

The Lecrin Valley is a series of typical Andalusian white villages set along the valley of the Rio Santo, just south of Granada. Turn off of the new motorway and back into a pace and style of life untouched by the ravages of "progress".

This lush valley, fed by the abundant melting snow of the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, still retains its original Moorish terracing and all the slopes abound with fruit trees of every kind, including orange, lemon, pomegranate, almond, walnut and avocado, where the harvest is still gathered by hand and transported by mule.