Trevélez ( pronounced [tɾeˈβeleθ] ) is a village in the province of Granada , Spain. Its population in 2011 was estimated at 823. The river Trevélez flows through the village. They are located in the western part of the Alpujarras region. Two of the highest mountains in Spain, Mulhacén and Alcazaba , are just to the north of the village, a few hours' walk away.
16-738: Located at a height of 1486 metres, Trevélez is not the highest recognised municipality in Spain. That honour goes to Valdelinares located in the Sierra de Gúdar range of the Sistema Ibérico, in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. It lies at the confluence of the Río Trevélez with a smaller stream, to the southwest of Mulhacén, the highest peak of the Sierra Nevada and of the Iberian peninsula. The village lies to
32-569: A speciality throughout the Alpujarras but particularly associated with the village, because the dry climate due to its altitude makes for ideal conditions for storing them. Trevélez celebrates the day of the Virgen de Las Nieves ( Virgin of the Snows - see article in external links) in the summer months. On this day the virgin is carried to the summit of Mulhacén and a mass is celebrated. The traditional belief
48-572: Is that this will keep travellers safe in the Sierra Nevada for another year. This article about a location in the province of Granada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sierra Nevada (Spain) Sierra Nevada ( Spanish: [ˈsjera neˈβaða] ; meaning "snow-covered mountain range") is a mountain range in the Andalusian province of Granada in Spain . It contains
64-652: Is the main (left) tributary of the river Guadalquivir in Andalusia , Spain . Known as Singilis in Latin, it bears a modern name derives from the Moorish rendering of the Roman name: Sinyil, Sannil , and Sinnil . The source of the Genil is in the Sierra Nevada , north of its highest peak Mulhacén . The Genil flows through the towns Granada , Loja , Puente Genil and Écija . It flows into
80-526: The Rio Genil which starts near Mulhacén and into which many of the other rivers flow. Geologically, the range is composed chiefly of soft micaceous schists , sloping steeply to the north, but more gradually to the south and south-east. According to the Köppen climate classification , Sierra Nevada has a Mediterranean climate , with different variations depending on the altitude. Above 2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
96-408: The watershed stays consistently above 3,000 metres (9,800 ft). This is sufficient altitude for the peaks to be consistently snow-covered. On the southern side of the range, several long, narrow river valleys lead off towards the south-west, separated by a number of subsidiary ridges. On the steeper and craggier northern side, the valleys have less regular orientations. This side is dominated by
112-695: The European Alps to the east and the Atlas Mountains of northern Africa across the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Sierra as observed today formed during the Paleogene and Neogene Periods (66 to 1.8 million years ago) from the collision of the African and Eurasian continental plates . Central to the mountain range is a ridge running broadly west-south-west - east-north-east. For a substantial distance,
128-668: The Guadalquivir River near Palma del Río . Its main tributary is the Darro . It is joined by the Cacín River to the southwest of Villanueva Mesía . The river today drains the Granada basin . In the latest Tortonian and the middle and late Turolian (9.0–5.3 Ma) this was an endorheic basin . Rivers flowed from the east and southwest into a central lake with no exit. During the Pliocene ,
144-477: The climate is Mediterranean -influenced subarctic (Dsc), due to the location's high elevation and low summer precipitation. With June and September being around the threshold of 10 °C (50 °F) in mean temperature to avoid the subarctic classification, the climate at a slightly lower elevation is continental highland climate. At an elevation slightly lower than that classification area; where February means average above −3 °C (27 °F); it falls into
160-461: The economy of the entire village. To the west, the nearest village is Busquístar ; the road through the Bajo Barrio continues to the east and south to Juviles and Torvizcón . There is a regular bus service along this road, linking the village to the regional centres of Lanjarón and Órgiva as well as the provincial capital, Granada . Trevélez is famous for the quality of its air-cured hams ,
176-514: The highest point of continental Spain: Mulhacén , at 3,479 metres (11,414 ft) above sea level . It is a popular tourist destination, as its high peaks make skiing possible in one of Europe's most southerly ski resorts , in an area along the Mediterranean Sea predominantly known for its high temperatures and abundant sunshine. At its foothills is found the city of Granada , and a little further south, Almería and Motril . Parts of
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#1733085583622192-403: The normal cool-summer mediterranean classification transitioning with the hot-summer variety in surrounding lowland areas. This renders Sierra Nevada's climate a highland cooled-down variety of a typical mediterranean climate. Summer and winter daytime temperatures are some 12 °C lower than found in Granada , differences that are even greater in spring as Sierra Nevada takes longer to approach
208-636: The range have been included in the Sierra Nevada National Park . The range has also been declared a biosphere reserve . The Sierra Nevada Observatory , the Calar Alto Observatory , and the IRAM 30m telescope are located on the northern slopes at an elevation of 2,800 metres (9,200 ft). The Sierra Nevada was formed during the Alpine Orogeny , a mountain-building event that also formed
224-473: The short summers. In May daytime highs in Sierra Nevada are around 4 °C (39 °F) with Granada having an average of 24 °C (75 °F). The yearly temperature of 3.9 °C (39.0 °F) at the ski station of Pradollano is in stark contrast to Granada 's 15.7 °C (60.3 °F) and coastal Málaga 's 18.5 °C (65.3 °F). [REDACTED] Media related to Sierra Nevada (Spain) at Wikimedia Commons Rio Genil The Genil River
240-634: The west of the Río Trevélez. It is divided into three parts, the Barrios Bajo, Medio and Alto (lower, mid and upper quarters), with 200 metres of altitude difference between the highest and lowest points. The only bridge over the river is in the Barrio Bajo. The Barrio Bajo is a significant tourist centre, while the Barrios Medio and Alto are more typically Alpujarran in style, though tourism is important to
256-454: The western part of the basin was drained by the paleo-Cacín river system, which flowed to the north and then left the basin to the west. The eastern part was drained by the Alhambra system, or paleo-Genil system, was fed by the mountains to the east and fed a small endorheic lake in the north. Some time later, the Genil river changed course to flow west, where it joined the paleo-Cacin system, and
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