Trevélez

Trevélez
Municipality
The approach to Trevélez from the west
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Trevélez
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Andalusia
Province	Granada
Comarca	Alpujarras
Judicial district	Órgiva
Government
• Alcalde	Antonio González Álvarez (2007) (PSOE)
Area
• Total	91 km2 (35 sq mi)
Elevation	1,476 m (4,843 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	842
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Treveleño, -ña
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	18417
Official language(s)	Spanish

Trevélez is a town in the province of Granada, Spain. Its population in 2002 was estimated at 799. The river Trevélez flows through the town. They are located in the western part of the Alpujarras region.

Located at a height of 1486 metres, the town of Trevélez is the highest recognised municipality in 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 mountains and of the Iberian peninsula. The town lies to 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, and 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 the economy of the entire town. To the west, the nearest town 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 town 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, a speciality throughout the Alpujarras but particularly associated with the town because the cold 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 to keep the Sierra Nevada safe for another year.

External links

• Trevélez Area Guide
• A plan of Trevélez
• virgin of the snows article