Our Magical Weekend in Las Alpujarras

[@spainrevealed]

Las Alpujarras were incredible! What's your favourite rural escape in Spain?

[@micasteer8851]

For me Galicia my dad place .

[@spainrevealed]

I love Galicia! Must make a video up there.

[@micasteer8851]

@@spainrevealed Hoo yes please . Look foward to it. Cheers mate

[@sylviaackerman9659]

I love Aragon! Sos is georgous by navarra!

[@icysurfer1]

I loved the sites on the outskirts of BCN, such as Montserrat, and driving in Galicia

[@ZagelCross]

The quality of these videos and the effort you guys put into them, you guys rock and deserve many more views! Amazing video James & Yoli!

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Alex, I appreciate it!

[@porqler0]

Querido amigo kiwi tú sabes disfrutar de España mucho más que los propios españoles que por regla general no hacemos más que infravalorarla...Go on enjoying Spanish way of life!!

[@spainrevealed]

Gracias!!

[@miguel-spain1142]

Ya estamos hablando por 47 millones de españoles. Los españoles no infravaloramos nuestra nación. Eso será tú.

[@porqler0]

Miguel Spain aprende a leer y escribir primero antes de contestar miguelito 😉

[@lollettealipe9363]

Beautiful scenery! The guitar instrumental aptly created the right mood. I always enjoy your videos but I especially liked this one. Brava Yoly for climbing with a smile!

[@yn3481]

The views over the mountains and countryside - WOW! Please continue to make your videos they are fantastic!

[@spainrevealed]

They were breathtaking. Thank you for watching!

[@mknoxjackson]

Yes, it's more beautiful than I thought.

[@pamelaroberts3004]

My husband and I visited these 3 villages in 2012 and loved them so much; the water, the waterways down the steep streets, the local shops, the people, the views, etc. We went on a little hike on the edge of one of the towns and got accompanied by a friendly cat "guide."

[@erinstravels]

WOW. How tremendously beautiful. Thank you for making such a lovely video of this gorgeous place!

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you Erin!! :)

[@בןדוד-ג5ק]

Hello James, do you have a personal relationship with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ? The Son of God. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. - Romans 10:9. And please ask the Lord Jesus to bless you with wisdom, knowledge, understanding, and discernment. And please ask the Lord Jesus to forgive you for all of your sins and transgressions.

[@eynat4642]

You guys make the most interesting and educational videos! Also, the fact that you don't have a sense of direction in nature areas in every hike you do is too cute. You guys make a great couple.

[@Esterhazy1973]

My favourite part of Spain. Drove through Sierra Nevada from Madrid to the coast in July about 15 years ago. Had to stop at a petrol station to fill in and got a sun stroke on the way to the cashiers :). Tarmac also melted runinig my new Converses.. Still it was worth it - beautifull scenery, completely deserted and those old abandoned sheds... Just magic - better than a time machine!

[@mrpanicattack6688]

8:31 love that beautiful sunset sky 😍

[@spainrevealed]

I know!

[@danielsullivan9271]

You two are amazing!! I am watching all your episodes. I am also a lover of history and love to know what countries eat in their cultures. You are convincing me like others to live in Spain being a dual citizen of the USA and Ireland. I have worked in many countries in Europe but I have not been to Spain. I planned a trip to Spain for the past 20 years plus. LOL. I keep going back to the same countries to live and work like Italy being half Italian by ancestry, England, Ireland, Czech Republic. Many people I have worked with in Europe always told me to try Spain and Portugal because they are amazing places.

[@cokitojapy]

I'm from Granada and It's so exciting to see the places I've been in. Great video!

[@carlosmartinez-qr2ot]

Wow it’s crazy how similar these town are to rural Ranchos in Mexico. The one where my parents are from is very similar lots of little square houses all next to each other in a hillside with small alley ways. After all Spain did conquer Mexico so it really shouldn’t come as a surprise 🇲🇽🇪🇸

[@sunilpatel217]

Wow. Fantastic, wine, food, views, everything

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Sunil!! I hope you make it there one day

[@lexidyakova2670]

Aweee this video is so cute. I can't wait to move to Spain so I can explore all the beauty you can see in all your videos. It's incredible

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Lexi!!!

[@pamelaade2226]

Just had to join in on this video. My husband and I have travelled almost the whole of Spain over the years on a motorbike. The diversity of this beautiful country never fails to astound us. From the verdant greenery of the north with its picos, through the cherry blossom countryside, the almost intoxicating perfume of the orange groves and the unbelievable farmyard smell of the “bull countryside “. All senses are magnified on a bike. You’re just so close to nature. I’ve eaten baby eels and what we call periwinkles in Asturia, robo in Córdoba and Paella in Valencia. How lucky am I ?... I’ve finally got round to learning the beautiful Castilian Spanish language and have had three separate weeks at Spanish language schools. It’s finally falling into place, although as we all know, the more you learn, the more you realise you don’t know! Thank you so much for doing these great videos. They are truly special.

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you Pamela!!! Beautiful words!

[@skookumjack]

What a marvellous vlog of the area! Thank you James for making these, your passion for the country is so evident. I visit Spain at least once a year and you've opened a whole new world I can visit and experience. Keep up the brilliant work.....

[@melbees1939]

Miss Spain so much! Can't wait to be back

[@caehlers]

I am an unabashed follower of more than a few full-time eaters/travellers who have close to a million or way more than a million followers. You two are in my top 2 - this is an amazing channel and your descriptions of food and drink in Spain (and other places) is SO gratifying. Thank you and good luck!

[@poppyblanca5817]

Love this video James and Yoli - so informative and enjoyable to watch. You should be contracted for TV and do a tour of the lesser known areas of Spain - it would be a hit in the UK. You've cerainly made me want to visit this part of Spain. Thanks for posting this! Xx

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks so much Poppy!! Well, if you know anyone in TV!?

[@helenvwalker7919]

Fantastic places and loved the music. Really enjoyed this video. Thanks for the links😊

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you!!

[@Emy53]

I absolutely love these villages. Eating at a local restaurant is amazing and when I was visiting Andalusia area, I tried to seek out the local mom and pop establishments for an authentic feel of the area, but we went with the flow and realized most of the places to eat are small establishments and each place is special in their own right.

[@jornspirit]

...saw this clip years ago, and now for a 2nd time - have visited and love the Alpujarras, and all of Chris Stewart's books are always on my shelf, to be re-read at leisure... and I've followed you for a while, James & Yoly - so happy to see you visiting one of my favourite Spanish regions... walked the Camino twice as well... mucho amor 💖

[@Sr.D]

I'm from Granada and I usually travel across Spain with my brother with our motorbikes, your channel it's excellent not just for foreigners but for Spaniards that want to know better the country too, las Alpujarras it's a wonderful, wonderful place, specially in winter time, great wine too.

[@rayvogensen2983]

A good video with a lot of good filming in the beginning and some historical and cultural information. And you indentify the places you visited, which is essential for those who have no idea of Spain. I am surprised the chestnuts were so difficult to get. Here in the north of Portugal they practically give them away. We still have loads of them from last year. Great trip to Trevelez, the highest village in Spain, but I don't think the wine would be very good there. The view of the secadero was excellent. One of your best videos.

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks!

[@johnwelch5132]

I love this channel, one that really takes me back to travelling Andalucia and the best Tapas I’ve ever had. Thankyou.

[@jaimevillanuevagarcia7981]

You have to go to Picos de Europa (the three zones: León, Asturias and Cantabria)!!!

[@spainrevealed]

I’ve been there, but need to do a video up there!

[@spainrevealed]

Yes! Love that part of Spain. Need to do a video up there

[@Emy53]

Watching Yoly doing that crawling climb, made me realize that I can't do that anymore. Happy I am living vicariously through you...

[@macacanalspain-crotchetkni2623]

Spain is a beautiful country. i love the history. cant wait to go to Galicia.

[@duVallonFecit]

Yes! Tropical salad has this name because Granada coast is called "costa tropical", all the fruit and vegetables of this salad grow in the fields of Granada´s coastal villages. La Vega de Granada is so fertile specially next to the sea, towns like Motril and Almuñecar produces a lot of exotic products that can´t grow in any other place of Europe.

[@vangiestone751]

You are so lucky to have a lady from Spain. I was in Spain and I loved it. My husband was in the Military and I wanted to travel and see all of Spain but he was a couch potato. I have wanted to go back to Spain so badly

[@ElComentarioIrreverente]

Spain always surprises me. The natural beauty of this place is similar to parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina USA...The David Lynch local bar “El secadero de jamones” experience, was a pretty accurate description. When you travel, I kill to find those surrealistic places! I tried the chestnuts in the streets of Lisbon, and I loved them...

[@poerava]

Your video making and editing is very impressive James! Thank you to you and Yoly 🙏🏽

[@overfield18]

im from mecina bombaron in las alpujartras, im so glad you enjoy our land.

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you!!!

[@jimmurihiku8009]

You have the same passion I have for Spain. I too am blessed with a Spanish wife and we have an apartment north of Lèon as well we live in New Zealand. Keep up the great videos. Homesick for my adopted country. Kiwi from New Zealand.

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Jim!!

[@jblondon1327]

Once again, I enjoyed your video. I'd love to see you in the North West of Spain travelling all the way from seafood heaven and sandy beaches in Galicia to cider in Asturias. Taking the train feve all along the cost from Oviedo to Galicia must make for a truly fantastic trip. A region thankfully forgotten by most tourists. The scenery is awsome. To me the most beautiful place in Spain.

[@twinkletoes800]

Un video fenominal como siempre..muchísimas gracias.

[@spainrevealed]

Muchas gracias!

[@TheAtanyrate]

The shots of traveling down the rural roads are my favorite. I love Spain's dirt roads with no guard rails! I hope you do more exploring like this. 😁

[@landlord5552]

So beautiful couple in gorgeous sorroundings❤

[@spainrevealed]

Gracias!

[@AD-fz4vt]

Alpujarras is magical indeed . during the Muslim rule , it was called albusharate hence Alpujarras which means the valley of joy .

[@spainrevealed]

I didn’t know that. Thank you for sharing!

[@pipasconsal2717]

Este video es increíble, de los mejores del canal.

[@spainrevealed]

Muchas gracias!!!

[@b3arwithm3]

I am visit Spain this summer and been hooked to your channel for the past couple of weeks. Really enjoy hearing you share your knowledge on historical facts, cultural tips and local info. And you are a wonderful couple as well 👍

[@joshuaperel6501]

Hola James and Yoli, excellent video as usual, keep up the good work!

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Joshua!

[@icysurfer1]

You captured the adventure travel spirit on this one.. Nice...!

[@spainrevealed]

Fantastic - thanks Aaron!

[@MikeS29]

Your videos are GOLD! Please don't stop.

[@spainrevealed]

I don't plan to. Thank you!

[@kador8948]

Im from spain and I live so close to that place and its beautifull and you enjoy a lot when you go there

[@amymasciola8687]

Terrific video James and Yoli! I particularly enjoyed the music you chose for this one.

[@newc1531]

I have always enjoyed Andalusia. Always offers something new and interesting on each visit. This video is a lot of fun, thank you, and I look forward to visiting the Alpujjarras!

[@charlesduzzie9811]

More Yoli!!!! She has a voice too. Again, a beautiful video...... 😃

[@Ceramics_hogarnomada]

Mis queridas Alpujarras, lo mejor es la noche de San Juan, es increíble!!! tenéis que ir a vivirlo

[@spainrevealed]

Ok-- gracias por la recomendación!

[@dazio7035]

OMG, James, how have I not found your channel sooner. A revelation and so well produced. Great content and you and Yolli give such a great insight into living in Spain. Excellent stuff and happy exploring to you both.

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you!!

[@cashstore1]

Well done. Very beautiful area. A great way to start the year is to watch a new video from this channel.

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you Cash. It is indeed a beautiful area!

[@tonydeltablues]

This is very good quality! I like the balance of history and food. Watching your video was a positive start to my day - loved it :-) More please. Tony

[@stevenhuang4193]

Thanks so much and love it! Could you have an episode to mention how to rent a car and travel on road in Spain. I want to do it next time (my fourth) to visit Spain.

[@andrewb4556]

Hi you guys Amazing Spain! Thanks for your vlogs in 2018 of Spain i have learn a lot, i hope to be in Spain in September 2019. Love you're work and vlogs! Australis are watching

[@spainrevealed]

Cheers Andrew! Thank you!!

[@andrescasado5975]

muchas gracias porque la calidad del sonido y la imagen es fabulosa pero sobre todo la del sonida me ha impresionado

[@andrescasado5975]

me refiero al sonido en estéreo

[@acspeter7]

I love you guys. 😘😘I enjoy all your videos. Son divertidos e informativos también. Sois muy simpáticos. Sois una buena pareja. Beso desde Budapest

Thumbs up ere' guys, another great video - I live in amazing rural area, plenty to see and explore near Mazarron Murcia. Many thanks for sharing the info :)

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you for watching!

[@eriks.lundestad9365]

Expat in Mazarron Hello , You deserve more wievs. The Murcia region is great

[@dixy2k]

Beautiful country.

[@JW-yt7lr]

Possibly your best video yet !.....just great !.....please add more Spanish language

[@spainrevealed]

OK!

[@alb5275]

James for Tourism Minister! Really funny the cheastnut episode, stepping on it's the way to do it!

[@micasteer8851]

Amazing video guys . Excellent job. Thank you for sharing . Happy new year to you both . May 2019 be a fantastic year with love peace and good health . Best wishes. Big hug from London Uk

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Mica! Same to you!

[@edwardvillate2112]

CONGRATULATIONS !!!! GREAT video & FUN to watch & very INFORMATIVE & and with OUT a DOUBT SPAIN is MAGICAL place to VISIT !!!!..... FANTASTICO VIDEO & SUPER INFORMATIVO & ESPAÑA sigue siendo una GRAN JOYA CULTURAL !!!!

[@spainrevealed]

Gracias Edward!

[@prasunchoudhury8711]

Ah, wonderful memories! Once I stayed in Bubion for 3 nights during Dec and once visited Pampneira, Bubion and Capileira for a day trip from Granada. My favorite Pueblos Blancos in that region is Trevelz (I spend New years eve once in Trevelez). I recently came to know of your channel and am already glued to it. I just came back from my yearly Spain trip and hopefully in the coming years can do the flamenco tour and food walks that you guys organize.

[@form76]

Great videos, I hope to see these places Palminera and probably the chestnut festival too. Thanks again

[@reginapolo3357]

Gracias mi amigo. Cant wait to get to Spain. You guys keep my motivation going. Hopefully we'll meet someday in wonderful Spain

[@ethandifrancopujol622]

Y tú como es que no tienes un programa en La2?

[@spainrevealed]

Si conoces a alguien???!! jaja

[@susanthomas7567]

I stayed at Chris Stewarts house with my ex hubby, his sister was takimg care of the place while they went to Greece for a few weeks, fabulous place, in the middle of nowhere. met his dogs, horse and neigours from the book, very welcoming folks

[@GerarddeVries]

I am really enjoying your videos and since I live in Madrid and love food too, you are making my favorite tour guides.

[@spainrevealed]

Awesome, thanks Gerard. Happy new year!

[@gypsyrubbertramps3487]

What a beautiful place and I can hardly wait to be in Spain!

[@welshtoro3256]

A lovely video both. I love the Alpujarras, the western part of which are only one hours drive from my home in the Axarquia. The towns and villages have been completely restored and renovated compared to what you would have found 30 years ago when they were pretty run down. The climate is rather special as the altitude is so high and I always tell people to take a jumper apart from the height of the summer. The tell tale signs of the Islamic past are the church bell towers which were formally minarets. The style of food is not especially local and can be found in the Granada and Malaga regions. However, the jamon from Trevelez and Juviles is rather special and have Denominacion status unlike any other jamon in the Alpujarras or the country. It's by far the best serrano in Spain in my opinion. The air is so clean at that altitude (Trevelez being the highest occupied town in Spain) which means the jamon needs far less salt to cure it. A huge jamon Trevelez will only cost about $100 euros. There's not much to do in Trevelez except eat but it's a great place to plan a good walk or hire a horse. I love local stuff but the wine is rough. Food is hearty and portions massive as you found out. I laughed about the chestnuts because that is so Andalusian. If you're sharing from a common source it's every man and woman for themselves because even the Grannies in these parts take no prisoners. If you're too polite you'll get nothing. As is so often the case in Spain there are two or three histories. The old, in this case Muslim, history and we have to remind ourselves that the final expulsion from the Alpujarras was 1571. The following centuries were harsh when these places were repopulated by Spaniards from the North and became extremely disconnected and poor. Many people don't visit the eastern part of the Alpujarras such as Yegen, made famous by Gerald Brenan who settled there after his experiences in the First World War and marvelously described in his book South From Granada. The disconnected was so great that people thought he had been fighting the Moors. These mountainous villages extend all the way into inland Almeria and are very interesting for those with a taste of social history and want to get off the beaten track. I love this video because it highlights how doing things Andalusian style is wayward and physical. Everything goes upwards. My wife and I also go off the beaten track like you two. It also shows why Andalusia is so great because it's not just Seville, Granada, Cordoba, Malaga. There are so many other great places and the landscapes are mind blowing but the history is harsh and painful. However, things have improved beyond comprehension a generation or two ago. In these times when I can't visit it's great to watch this. Thanks James and Yoli. WT

[@euphony93]

Wow you make really quality videos! I can't wait to visit Andalucía

[@cocogecko2349]

La Cepadilla, what a beautiful place, it's a shame it is abandoned but I can understand why. It can be difficult to leave in such remote place but the area look gorgeous. I hope some inspired people will give a new life to this lovely place. I hope to visit too soon. Thank you for the video. I love Spain😊

[@dbeasley17]

I’m looking forward to Spain soon

[@smurray9712]

Off the beaten path which is what I'm interested in! Thanks and big love from Cali

[@yfgsol3420]

One of the nicest videos I have seen in your channel. Greetings from Montefrío, Granada.

[@caleblewis4692]

ME ENCANTA! Tienes algun video de la Alhambra?

[@lindavillegas5959]

Gracias!! Otro maravillozo video!!!

[@SABOREAME68]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FELIZ AÑO NUEVO... One of the rural places in my Spain that I use to visit an uncle of mine was San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria..... Abrazos

[@spainrevealed]

Gracias Romano!

[@CameronClarkSpain]

Looks like you had a great time! I can't wait to visit the south of Spain! Busy exploring the Valencian community at the moment :D

[@larryballs7058]

So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[@melissasirois1508]

Have you read South of Granada by Gerald Brenan? I have not been in that region yet. So many places to see ... Hope to make it back soon.

[@spainrevealed]

Yes such a great book!

[@happyluckygolden]

Fantastic video. Your channel was my favourite discovery of 2018. I've seen a bit of Spain, but not nearly enough. I'm hoping to go again in the spring and these videos are making planning very difficult because there's just too much to see and do and eat and drink. Os deseo un feliz año nuevo!

[@isaylook9502]

Thank you for such a great video.

[@spainrevealed]

Thanks Isay!

[@Mon_beaumonde]

Great video, now I want to visit this place

[@spainrevealed]

You should! Thank you!

[@marcpadilla1094]

Lovely couple. Good times.

[@kellieerslandstrand480]

I love Yoly’s response...DRINK!

[@cocopoco2006]

So cool, thanks for the video!

[@sugarpop7377]

Great videos . The best way to know the culture of a country is through its villages because they still retain the ways and the real flavour that big cities has lost forever. Shame .

[@spainrevealed]

I totally agree!

[@davidklefeker5010]

Hey James! My fiance and I are road tripping through Spain now! Will def go and make a stop at Juans!

[@rsaya3048]

I absolutely loved this video! My friend and I are planning to visit Spain April /May next year. CAN YOU PLEASE RECOMMEND MORE VILLAGES FOR US TO VISIT THAT ARE NOT TOO TOURISTY. PLEASEEE🙏 Also, we would love to do a tour with you!

[@clairemarshallsounddesign2110]

I'm very lucky to be moving to Orgiva in the Alpujarras this week :)

[@Emy53]

I didn't know hitch hiking was a thing in Spain, but with friendly people, I hope it's safe.

[@joseluisbarreda9871]

Love that Miguel Strogoff poster at Juan's place :-) 05:43 You guys should've stopped at Pitres, halfway to Trevelez, located in the "La Tahá" valley. It is less turistic than Capileira, Pampaneira and Bubión (less people), but the experience is deeper , meaning is more full of nature, quietness, irrigation water and less damaged villages. Next time maybe. Good video.

[@spainrevealed]

Thank you!! Yes cool poster. Will have to hit Pitres next time

[@mar_csbu7503]

En Pampaneira también comi el plato Alpujarreño, el erizo de las castañas se abre rodandolo por el suelo con el pie.

[@lihicohen2792]

I looooveee your videos! My new fav!!!!!

[@spainrevealed]

Jeje awesome!!

[@babazeropointer1400]

Very Happy New Year to You and Yours

[@atm4292]

Just watching again.

[@kitthornton2336]

I'm 55. And my tastes in alcohol have...broadened considerably. But I still prefer, above all, Andalusian Sherries. Pajarete is a particular favorite, but Agua de Valencia and Paxarette we miss a lot.

[@maureenhallissey5097]

Just discovered your channel. Hope to finally get to Spain in 2019. Your videos are enjoyable homework.