Property in Almeria Spain

The Sierra Nevada is well known to owners of property in Almeria Spain as a dramatic, rugged and extensive mountain range, the highest in Europe after the Alps and the most significant section of the Cordillera Penibética. Owners of property in Almeria Spain visiting the area will find this protected area encompasses 86,208 hectares of torrential rivers, sheer-sided gorges, stony scree slopes, glacial lakes between snowy summits and, in the foothills of the Alpujarras, cultivated terraces of almond trees and vegetables.

Designated a national park in 1998, it is one of only two enjoyed by owners of property in Almeria Spain in Andalucia, the other being the Doñana National Park. It retains its status of natural park, which it has been since 1989, and this covers a marginally smaller area, of 85,777 hectares. It was declared a Unesco Biosphere Reserve in 1986, in recognition of its exceptionally diverse plant, bird and animal species.

Owners of property in Almeria Spain will find over 20 peaks more than 3,000m, which makes it the second highest mountain range in Europe after the Alps. The two highest peaks in the Iberian Peninsula are in the park, the Mulhacén at 3,482m, closely followed by the Pico del Veleta, at 3,396m. On a clear day owners of property in Almeria Spain can see as far away as Africa from these mountains.

The park has a rich history for owners of property in Almeria Spain to enjoy with the Tartessians, Visigoths, Romans and Moors all leaving their legacy in the area, which can be still be seen today ; for example, the sophisticated irrigation systems inherited from the Moors and the distinctive architecture of the Alpujarras, with their flat-roofed houses, a design brought from north Africa with the Berbers. The Alpujarras have a long tradition of independence ; the last Moorish king, Boabdil, famously sheltered here after the fall of Granada. Owners of property in Almeria Spain know that it became the Moors' last refuge in Spain before their 1568 revolt failed and they were forced to leave Spain.

In the west of the park owners of property in Almeria Spain will find Sol y Nieve, Europe's southernmost ski resort, where the ski season generally runs from November to April. Apart from skiers and snowboarders at the resort, the park is popular with hikers, climbers, birdwatchers and owners of property in Almeria Spain.

Apart from tourism, owners of property in Almeria Spain will find that the economic mainstay of the Sierra Nevada is agricultural produce, with cereal crops, olives, grapes, almonds, walnuts, apples and cherries cultivated here, mainly in the southern foothills of the Alpujarras. Europe's most important iron mine is at Alquife, continuing a mining tradition in the Sierra that once included the extraction of copper and silver as well. Trevélez is renowned for its cured jamón serrano (mountain ham), loved by all owners of property in Almeria Spain.

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