Private Alpujarras Guided Tour from Motril Puerto

Las Alpujarras is a group of villages within the Sierra Nevada nature park that was the last refuge of Muslims forcibly converted to Christianity. There they forged their own high mountain lifestyle by inventing high mountain irrigation systems in almost impossible places. Witness this the style of construction most similar to its places of origin the High Atlas Moroccan. Alpujarra will nowadays become the cradle of Serra ham and black leg and the textile that dates back to the Moorish era when carpets were made with silk produced in the area. The guide will explain during the tour the geography of the area, the history of the Moors before arriving at the ham dryer where they will explain how the hams are cured. Then we will do a tasting of local hams, cheeses and wines. Then if you will give him free time for lunch before the turn of the boat.