Casa Rural Las Chimeneas

Activities

• Walking is the main activity, with route notes and maps provided; hike the GR-7 straight out from the house, or any of a host of other trails
  
  
• Cheese making and soap making with the help of a local expert
  
  
• Olive bashing during the winter months. Help out around the gardens and get a feel for the sustainable nature of the place
  
  
• Mountain biking is also popular
  
  
• Day trip to Granada to see the Alhambra
  
  
• Organised visits to a local winery
  
  
• Saddle up and explore the Alpujarra by horse. There are stables just 20 minutes away
  
  
• Birdwatch from a secluded hide on Emma and David’s farm - expect to see bee eaters, hoopoes, rollers, golden oriels and birds of prey. Walkers can also expect to see ibex in the high sierras and wild boar. There are also foxes and genets in the area.
  
  
• From December to March this is a great area for cross-country skiing
  
  
• Visit the cave houses and Cathedral of Guadix, less than an hour’s drive away, on the other side of La Ragua pass. And stop off at the extrordinary Calahorra castle
  
  
• Dog walking. Mollie and Maya are always available, and willing, to accompany you on a hike - Emma and David can also organise huskie dog sledging (in winter)