Granada information
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This region- next to the Valle de Lecrín is situated in a high
plateau south of the valley of Granada. Its altitude ranges from
700 to 1000 metres above sea level. It has an extension of 282
km and a population of 10.000 inhabitants spread through 7 different
towns.
Some of the attractions of this area are its kinds and natural
inhabitants, the typical quiet life of small villages and the
beautiful sights of Sierra Nevada and the Sierra de la Pera a
local chain of mountains with peaks that reach 1389m above sea
level (Cerro Cristiano). This region has a Mediterranean- continental
weather and provides a good source of clay soil that makes the
land no suitable for agriculture but good for gypsum quarries.
The plateau becomes a green sea of crops during spring. Farmers
grow cereal, olive, and almond trees. This area is also good for
livestock that is fed with the thickets that grow in the mountains.
The metropolitan area of Granada is growing so fast that has already
hit some of the villages of this region such as Alhedín. This
growth will lead to changes that will affect the economic and
technical features of this region but, as for nowadays, it is
still a place to enjoy the calmness and tranquillity typical of
the small towns in Andalucia but just 10 minutes away from the
city
Granada province
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