The Altiplano de Granada is situated in the north east of Granada, Andalucia.\u00a0 Surrounded by a circle of mountain ranges, with a diverse landscape, in part a barren, moon like desert and down in the valleys lush and green.\u00a0 It is in this beautiful area that Old Farmhouses Granada is located.\u00a0 Covering the towns of Huescar, Castril, Galera, and Castill\u00e9jar down to Baza.\u00a0 We have property for sale to suit every taste and pocket from Cortijos, Farmhouses, and Townhouses to Cave houses, Reformations and New Builds.\u00a0 Pepe has lived in the area all his life and can help not only to find your perfect property, but help arrange mortgages, obtain building licences, plans for New Builds, insurance and legal advice etc.\u00a0 Our main office is in the town of Huescar also known as \u201cCuidad de la Paz\u201d the city of peace.<\/p>\n
In Huescar there seems to be a Fiesta almost monthly, no sooner have the Christmas festivities ended, then the Fiestas start.\u00a0 The first being the Fiesta de San Ant\u00f3n<\/strong> on the 17 of January with many religious activities but also a lottery to win a pig!\u00a0 The night before, families meet and enjoy el Remoj\u00f3n de San Ant\u00f3n \u2013 a potato dish with onions, olive oil, vinegar and salted cod (Bacaloa). \u00a0Cuervo (a type of sangria) is enjoyed, with Careta de Cerdo (the face of a pig roasted in the fire).\u00a0 The Fiesta ends in the evening with a trip to mass and a procession.<\/p>\n The last weekend in February is El Carnaval<\/strong>.\u00a0 The children dress up and march through the streets playing music.\u00a0 There is a concert every night with music from an Orchestra.\u00a0 Large street parties (verbenas) give people a chance to dress up in elaborate costumes that have taken months in preparation.<\/p>\n Semana Santa<\/strong> (Easter) is the next big Fiesta and the whole week is filled with activities and processions with many floats carrying effigies of Christ and other religious themes, through the streets.<\/p>\n Cruz de Mayo<\/strong> (3rd<\/sup> of May) is in the main squares and streets of Huescar, decorated crosses (with flowers) are displayed with many food stalls (chiringuitos) serving typical food of the area.<\/p>\n Huescar has two Patron Saints, Alod\u00eda y Nunil\u00f3n; legend has it that upon the death of their Christian mother, their Moorish Father killed his daughters because they would not give up their Christian Faith. The days before La Romer\u00eda (always over the weekend) are full of celebrations, with the election of the queen of the Fiesta and lots of dancing, the children all dress up in traditional costume.\u00a0 La Romer\u00eda<\/strong> de las Santas<\/strong> is 50 days after the resurrection of Jesus (Easter) and on this day the people of Huescar head out into the countryside for a picnic (La Romer\u00eda) to a small church (Ermita) at the foot of the mountain La Sagra.<\/p>\n Every year in August in Huescar, the Fiesta of the Virgen de la Cabeza<\/strong> takes place. On the evening of the 14 August (Fiesta del Veraneante<\/strong>) there is a festival in the main square with much dancing, music, theatre etc.\u00a0 The following morning at 7 o\u2019clock a statue of the virgin is carried from Huescar to a church close to the San Clemente Lake.\u00a0 All the people from the town follow the procession.\u00a0 The route is long and obviously very hot, but everybody likes to make this journey.\u00a0 Once at the church there is a mass and then everyone eats out in the countryside.<\/p>\n In October starting from around the 20th there is the fiesta Fer\u00eca de Huescar, with bulls in the Plaza de Toros on the Saturday and many celebrations over the weekend, verbenas (street fairs), chiringuitos (refreshment stalls), performances and a fair for the children.<\/p>\n Going into December on the 6th<\/sup> is the Day of Constitution when Franco died and then on the 8th<\/sup> is the Immaculate Conception and the start, once again, of all the Christmas Festivities.<\/p>\n Huescar has a market every Thursday (other than Fiesta days), which is very Spanish, selling lots of fruit and vegetables and locally made produce.\u00a0 The market sprawls through the town winding through the streets.<\/p>\n Nearby is the local fresh water pool filled with fish and this is open all year round for those brave enough to take a dip and nearby is the peak of La Sagra with many places to walk and explore.<\/p>\n An interesting drive 25 minutes from Huescar passing by\u00a0 San Clemente, Duda and Fatima is Castril, a pretty town with white washed houses and steep cobbled streets typical of an authentic Andalucia village.\u00a0 There are bars and restaurants where local wine and tapas can be sampled.<\/p>\n The market here is on Friday and sells clothes, fruit and vegetables, it even has its own Organic stall selling locally made and grown organic produce.\u00a0 The local tourist centre has lots of information about the area, with maps available of local walks, information about the local fauna and flora and a museum.<\/p>\n The surrounding countryside is ideal for many outdoor pursuits, walking, cycling, fishing and bird watching and the nearby embalses (reservoirs), Portillo, Bolera and San Clemente are popular for swimming and canoeing.<\/p>\n During the summer the lovely open air\u00a0 pool is open in Castril and in August down by the park and river there is a musical festival that takes place every year, with a different event on each night.\u00a0 It is free to go and see.<\/p>\n The main fiesta in Castril is the first week of October, enjoyed by visitors and locals alike.\u00a0 The main square is transformed and there are nights of celebrations, including the running of the bulls.<\/p>\n A local delicacy of this area is a type of fungi (Las Setas) they appear out in the countryside after the first rains of Autumn.\u00a0 A trained eye is needed as amongst the edible mushrooms are many that are poisonous.\u00a0 They are normally fried on a plancha with garlic and parsley.\u00a0 Other local products are olive oil (Aceite de Oliva), honey (miel) and Las Mistelas a liqueur made from honey, orange peal and aniseed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Altiplano de Granada is situated in the north east of Granada, Andalucia.\u00a0 Surrounded by a circle of mountain ranges, with a diverse landscape, in part a barren, moon like desert and down in the valleys lush and green.\u00a0 It is in this beautiful area that Old Farmhouses Granada is located.\u00a0 Covering the towns of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-305","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n