XV Feria ´Hecho en la Alpujarra´ 2010 in Orgiva

From the 1st to the 5th of April, the trade fair ´Made in the Alpujarra´ is organized for the fifteenth time in Órgiva. This Feria del Turismo, Artesanía y Alimentación ´Hecho en la Alpujarra´ 2010, is a an exhibitition of tourism, crafts and local products that can be visited on four consecutive days from 11.00 to 21.00 hours.
No official announcements are yet to be found on the Internet, so we checked with the town hall and got the confirmation that it will be organized again this year.

Related links:
- Article in the IDEAL newspaper 2-April-2010 on the feria 2010
- Official blog with all participants of the feria Hecho en la Alpujarra 2009
- Web of the town hall Orgiva (ayuntamiento)
- Orgiva on Turgranada tourist board
- Videos on Youtube of the feria 2009

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The GR142 long distance foot path through the Alpujarras

We already publicated special articles about the long distance foot paths GR7 and GR240 (also called Sulayr). We use these ´Alpujarras specials´ to gather all the information we have about these routes and we keep updating them whenever we find new relevant information. These articles therefore have a permanent link in the right hand column.
The third LDP that runs through the Alpujarras is the GR142.

INTRODUCTION

See this blog article in which we have incorporated the module GR142 from our website http://www.elparaje.com/.

THE STAGES (taken from the online topo guide)


































MAP GR142



Another map

GPS TRACKS (WIKILOC thanks to those who have shared their info):
Lanjarón-Busquístar
Busquístar-Cádiar
Cástaras - Jorairátar
The online topo guide also has the coordinates of all waypoints mentioned in the above profiles

ONLINE TOPO GUIDE:
http://issuu.com/fedamon/docs/guia_gr_142

ACCOMMODATION:
official list on turgranada.es. Search per city (village)
the online topo guide has a accommodation page per stage

ALL GR142 TAGGED ARTICLES IN THIS BLOG:
click here

OTHER RELATED ARTICLES:
- Overview of all villages and related municipalities with websites
- Campings in the Alpujarras
- Guided walking on our outdoors overview
- Alpujarras road map

Related links:
- leaflet of dipalme : Darrical - Alcolea PDF

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Semana Santa in the Alpujarras

Most people from abroad know that Spain celebrates Semana Santa intensively, and some tourists plan their visit to Spain in this Easter week to experience the special athmosphere. During the whole of the Holy Week, street processions are organised in many towns, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. People carry statues of saints around on floats or wooden platforms in an atmosphere of mourning. The people who carry the weight of the floats are called ´costaleros´ and are expected to carry the ´thrones´ with solemnity and grace. The religious fraternities and brotherhoods (or hermandades) are responsable for carrying the statues and organising the penitents and musicians.
What foreigners not always realize, is that it is mainly in Andalusian towns that Easter celebrations are held. Last year we had guests from Cataluña, who had never assisted an Easter procession in their lives before. They had decided to spend their last day of their Easter holidays in Lanjarón as they had heard that this town helt various processions as it has a number of fraternities.
Lanjarón probably holds the most elaborate processions of the Alpujarras, and as far as we know the only Alpujarran town with a website lanjaroncofrade.com dedicated to the Holy Week.

View Samana Santa in Granada on online TV of the CofradesGranada


Related links:
- Semana Santa in Lanjarón
- Lanjaron on Turgranada tourist board
- Real Federación de Hermandades y Cofradías de Semana Santa de la ciudad de Granada
- Semana Santa en Granada web de cofrade Luis Serrano Donaire
- Foral de Guia Almeria (portal foro de la Semana Santa de Almeriam on mforos)
- Farol de guia (on blogcindario)

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Carlos Cano - Pasodoble Torero a Gerald Brenan

José Carlos Cano Fernández (28.01.1946 - 19.12.2000) known as Carlos Cano is a famous copla and ballad singer from Granada. After thinking about one of his chansons for the music of the day, we stumbled on a song in which the text is dedicated to Gerald Brenan and the Alpujarras. In stead of selecting a music of the day song, we decided to write this post and incorporate the lyrics.



Pasodoble Torero a Gerald Brenan

Le voy a dedicar con to mi corazón un pasodoble a Gerald Brenan.
Pasodoble de sol de clavel reventón como si un torero fuera.

Y que nadie me hable de Londón ni leches de britin ni cambrí.
Yegen, Alpujarra, Andalucía, Granada , su alegría, y rosas de Alhaurín.
Y dirle bajico, mu bajico limón, azulina y yerbagüena.
Y la casa encalá y el vino de Albondón y una sillica en la puerta.

Y a las güenas tardes tenga usted, don Gerardo Vaya animación
Mucho forastero últimamente, que no deja la gente vivir ni a Dios

¡Ay! Alpujarra, Alpujarra, Qué grandes son las estrellas
Más grandes los corazones olé y viva Gerald Brenan.
Cierro los ojos y te siento aunque de ti yo esté lejos.
¡Ay! Alpujarra, Alpujarra, ¡ay! Alpujarra

Yo te voy a cantar de lo jondo de mí y con palabras del pueblo.
Tú que fuiste Sultán de la Ciencia ilustrá. Un trovero alpujarreño
Y te voy a cantar regorviura, prenda, algarabitos y balate
Menda, capuana, jamucuco, olé y de trabuco: ¡Viva tu madre!

¡Ay! Alpujarra, Alpujarra, Qué grandes son las estrellas
Más grandes los corazones olé y viva Gerald Brenan.
Cierro los ojos y te siento aunque de ti yo esté lejos.
¡Ay! Alpujarra, Alpujarra, ¡ay! Alpujarra


Related articles:
- Sendero Local ´Gerald Brenan´, Yegen (13 december 2008)
- Ruta literaria por el sendero de Gerald Brenan (27 november 2008)

related keywords: musica, muziek, musique, musik

The Alexander Music School, first 2010 concert

The Alexander Music School in Ferreirola organizes its first concert of 2010 on Saturday the 27th of March at 19.00 hours. The group Amadís Antigua will perform baroque music. The concert will take place in the Ferreirola Church (La Taha de Pitres). It is a concert in aid of the restoration fund for this church. More details can be found here.
The Alexander music school is also known for the organisation of the festival Music in the Mountains or Musica en las Montañas. We do not know the plans for 2010 yet. CD recordings of concerts of previous years form part of the Wapapura project. Within our Taha label you will find more articles on the 2009 festival.

Related articles:
- Música en las Montañas 2009, an intimate concert in Atalbéitar (08 august 2009)
- Música para Sierra Nevada in La Taha (21 august 2009)

Related links.
- Ferreirola on Turgranada tourist board

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