Mirador Era de la Platera

Las Alpujarras


This viewing platform at the top of the village commands huge views over the surrounding hills down to the white town of Cádiar. The terrace was once used by local farmers for threshing and wind-winnowing, two traditional techniques for separating grain from the chaff.


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