Spain from an English perspective

Situated in the Alpujarra (Granada, Spain) and in the Sierra Nevada National Park, it is one of the highest altitude villages in Spain. Together with Bubión and Pampaneira they form a beautiful whole in the Canyon de Poqueira. Capileira has a special charm, typical of the towns that are on Alpujarra’s route.
Its old centre has been declared a Historic and Artistic Beauty Spot, in addition to having been mentioned by the Council of Europe as a model of popular architecture.
All visitors to Capileira are recommended to get to know the real spirit of the place and the people in the village. In this manner they can get to know the magic of a unique place; its steep and twisting streets, its white houses, talking to its inhabitants… these give the place a special peace.
Arriving at the lower end of the village (Fuente Hondera) is a little like taking a journey back in time where an experiment is taking place in harmony between the human being and his natural surroundings. The populations of Capileira have been characterised throughout history by a scrupulous respect for the nature with which they live.
The parish church was constructed in the 18th century on top of a church from 1502 which had in its time replaced the old mosque. It has a magnificent baroque altarpiece of golden wood from the 17th century and a statue of the Virgen de la Cabeza which was donaated by the Catholic Kings in the 15th century.
The ethnological museum ‘Pedro Antonio de Alarcón’, inaugurated in 1972 to commeorate the first visit of the writer to the town is situated in the House of Culture and it contains farming tools, craftworks, fabrics, carvings from the 17th Century and lithographs of Alarcón.

Source: Sol.com