- Bubión
Spanish city
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native_name = Bubión
spanish_name = Bubión
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image_coat_of_arms = Escudo de Bubión - Granada.png
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image_city_map_caption = Location of Bubión
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native_language = Spanish
community = Andalusia
community_link = Andalusia
province = Granada
province_link = Granada (province)
comarca = Alpujarra Granadina
comarca_link = Alpujarra Granadina
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mayor = Antonio Enrique Méndez
political_party = PP
political_party_link = People's Party
area = 15
altitude = 1.300
population = 366
date-population = 2007
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density = 23,67
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website = http://bubion.jvs.net/
postal_code = 18412
area_code =Bubión is a village in La
Alpujarra region of Granada inSpain . It is located atlatitude 36º 57' N,longitude 3º 21' E, at 1,300 metres abovesea level . Itspostal code is 18412. Together withCapileira (to the north) andPampaneira (to the south) it has become a focus for the tourist trade in La Alpujarra, because of the spectacular location of the three villages on the gorge of theRío Poqueira . The three villages have been designated as a "Conjunto Histórico Artístico", a region of special artistic and historical importance.Bubión is thought to have been founded in Roman times, and in any case it certainly antedates the Moorish invasion of the 7th century. Under the Moors, it was under the authority of
Ugíjar . In the 16th century the village supportedAbén Humeya in his revolt against the oppression of themorisco population.The most prominent building is the village church, built in the 16th century and remodelled in the following century. It is a simple structure in the
mudéjar style. Its tower was used as a defensive structure by Abén Humeya's partisans.In 2003, Bubión's population was estimated as 357, of whom 48 did not hold Spanish nationality, the majority of them coming from other states of the
European Union . The village had 170 tourist beds.The GR 7/E4 European long-distance footpath runs through Bubión. In addition a network of walking trails link the three white villages and the Poqueira Gorge, ascending into the Sierra Nevada mountains and providing an approach to
Mulhacén .Bubión is served by a
bus route from the city ofGranada throughÓrgiva , continuing up the Poqueira valley to Capileira.External links
* [http://www.walkalpujarra.com/gr7.html GR7 route through the area]
* [http://www.lasalpujarras.co.uk/content/view/16/25/ Bubion information and guide]
* [http://www.alpujarraretreat.com Alpujarra Retreat] - Self catering accommodation
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