Órgiva is a Spanish town

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in comarca of

Alpujarra Granadina Alpujarra Granadina is a Spanish comarca in the Province of Granada. Along with Alpujarra Almeriense, it forms the historical region of the Alpujarras. Overview Located in the west of the Alpujarras, it borders the Granadan comarcas of Accit ...

(which is located within the larger

Alpujarras The Alpujarra (, Arabic: ''al-bussarat'') is a natural and historical region in Andalusia, Spain, on the south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and the adjacent valley. The average elevation is above sea level. It extends over two provinces, ...

region) in the

province of Granada Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea (along the Costa Tropical ...

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The ...

. It has a population of around 6,000 and lies in the Alpujarra valley between the Sierra de Lújar and

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Overview

In recent years it has become a popular tourist destination for those visiting the Alpujarras, and the town is often described as "the gateway" to this area.

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services connect Órgiva to the coast and

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most po ...

, to

Lanjarón Lanjarón is a municipality and town in the Alpujarras area in the province of Granada in Andalusia, Spain. Lanjarón has a ruined castle and chalybeate baths. This spa town is most famous, however, for its eponymous bottled water company, the ...

and the provincial capital

Granada Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...

, and to the villages of the Alpujarras. A large market is held on Thursdays. The town is host to a newly opened municipal swimming pool and football pitch. There are three well known alternative communities in the area, the most famous being

Beneficio Beneficio is an intentional community in southern Spain. It consists of a plot co-owned by many residents in a river valley, outside of the Alpujarras village of Órgiva. Inhabitants live largely in various styles of light shelters such as tents ...

.Beneficio Orgiva, Spain
Fellowship for Intentional Communities
2009.

Gallery

File:Órgiva.jpg, Town centre File:Orgiva, with a sculpture of Don Quijote.jpg, A sculpture of Don Quijote, the famous creation of Cervantes, in Orgiva. File:Statue of Lorca and Falla, Órgiva.jpg, Statue of Lorca and Falla, Órgiva

References

External links

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Órgiva official website

Older Órgiva official website

Oldest Órgiva official website
* ttp://www.lasalpujarras.co.uk/content/view/10/25/ Órgiva, Las Alpujarras infobr>The Puentes Language SchoolThe Dragon Festival, OrgivaCon jamón – living in OrgivaGranadaSpain page on Orgiva
Municipalities in the Province of Granada {{Granada-geo-stub