Pampaneira is a municipality located in the province of Granada

Granada (province)

Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea . Its capital city is also called Granada.The province covers an area of 12,635 km²...

, Spain

Spain

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. According to the 2005 census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

 (INE

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)

The National Institute of Statistics is the official organisation in Spain that collects statistics about demography, economy, and Spanish society. Every 10 years, this organisation conducts a national census. The last census took place in 2001....

), the village has a population of 355 inhabitants.

It is one of three unique mountain villages on the Alpujarras

Alpujarras

thumb|250px|A typical Alpujarran village, [[Busquístar]].La Alpujarra is a landlocked historical region in Southern Spain, which stretches south from the Sierra Nevada mountains near Granada in the autonomous community of Andalusia. The western part of the region lies in the province of Granada...

 mountains.The other two villages, Bubión

Bubión

Bubión is a village in La Alpujarra region of Granada in Spain. It is located at latitude 36° 57' N, longitude 3° 21' W, at 1,350 metres above sea level. Its postal code is 18412...

 and Capileira

Capileira

Capileira is the highest and most northerly of the three villages in the gorge of the Poqueira river in the La Alpujarra district of the province of Granada, in Spain. It is located at latitude 36° 57' N and longitude 3° 21' W, about 1 km north of Bubión...

, are also located on the Poqueira gorge, but on higher elevation.

The Poqueira gorge starts below the peak of the Mulhacén

Mulhacén

Mulhacén is the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula. It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Cordillera Penibética...

 mountain,where the river Rio Poqueira rises.
There are several footpaths which are very popular
because of the mountain views.
Guided walks are arranged by the local tourist offices which also sell mountain hiking equipment.
The nearest major town is Órgiva

Órgiva

Órgiva is a municipality in the Alpujarra mountains in Spain. It has a population of around 6,000 and lies in a depression between the Sierra de Lujar and Sierra Nevada. In recent years it has become a popular tourist destination for those visiting La Alpujarra, and the town is often described as...

.
One of the highest all year-round lived-in mountain village in Spain, Trevélez

Trevélez

Trevélez is a village in the province of Granada, Spain. Its population in 2002 was estimated at 799. The river Trevélez flows through the village...

is located nearby in the mountains at the east side of the three villages.

Accommodation is available in all of the three villages. Capileira is the biggest of the villages, having a few smaller hotels.

At the north side opens the Sierra Nevada (Spain)

Sierra Nevada (Spain)

The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range in the region of provinces of Granada and Almería in Spain. It contains the highest point of continental Spain, Mulhacén at 3478 m above sea level....

 range with one of the highest peaks in Spain ; Mulhacén

Mulhacén

Mulhacén is the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula. It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Cordillera Penibética...

 and Alcazaba (Sierra Nevada)

Alcazaba (Sierra Nevada)

Alcazaba mountain is 3371 m high mountain in Spain.It is the third highest mountain of the Sierra Nevada range and the fifth in the Iberian Peninsula.The impressive north face can be seen from the townof Granada....

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The village is located at about 1060 metres above sea level.

There are several craft shops selling ceramics, leather and clothes. Also on offer are locally produced specialities like mountain cheese or ham.

During the winter the Sierra Nevada and the Alpujarra mountains get covered in snow.

There is a bus connections running most days from the town of Granada, Spain.

External link

Tourist Info Site in several languages including English