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Lanjaron is a village famous for its mineral and healty
waters, on the left picture, a panoramic view of the town, and on
the right picture, archeological remains of an old arab castle.
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A narrow road, used to connect all the towns, climbs on the Sierra Nevada mountains, passing deep canyons and valleys. On the top pictures, the towns of Pampaneira and Bubion are visible near the sun / shadow border. On the left picture, a view of Pampaneira and the winding road. | |
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Typical, very picturesque streets in Pampaneira. Many
narrow roads make labyrinths between the white homes. The canal in
the middle of the walkway is used to manage water from precipitations
and from underground. On the rightmost picture, a courtyard is used
as a common access to multiple houses, as well as a public access
street to reach different parts of the town.
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On the top-left: the old wash-house used to wash the clothes. On the right: the typical roofs of the houses. On the left, the typical streets in the town. | |
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This is the scenery where the road connecting the
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The travel continues toward Trevelez, Sierra Nevada's
highest town. On the way I can see some springs of medicinal waters
very rich in iron (as colors denote), which also taste like "iron".
This water has important therapeutics properties and it is frequently
used to cure several illness.
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A small church with white walls creates a beautiful
contrast with intense-blue sky.
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The higher area of Trevelez. Here the weather deteriorates
and starts to snow. Also in this town the houses are very picturesque
with narrow streets, flat roofs and white walls.
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Typical street of Trevelez. The homes usually have
three floors. The ground level is used to grow animals (chickens,
rabbits, etc.), the first floor contains the living rooms, while the
second has bedrooms.
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Trevelez is famous for his cured ham. This is a typical facility used to dry ham without adding any kind of chemicals and using only natural processes. Indeed the air here is very fresh and dry because of the altitude and this condition represents a very good environment to obtain an excellent ham using only marine salt, fresh air and... time... a lot of time! On the top left picture, the ham is being dehydrated by salt, then it is pressed and covered with fat (top-right). Finally, it is left to mature for the correct number of months (bottom-left). | |
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The day ends with a visit to the town of Capileira,
where I can walk again between the narrow streets and look at beautiful
mountains.
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