In the northeast of Granada province adjacent to neighbouring Almeria is the sparsely populated 53,649ha Sierra de Baza Natural Park, part of the Cordillera Penibética. Its steep slopes are mainly pine-clad, up to the more barren, rocky ground over 2,000m. Its central part is made up of remote, jagged limestone peaks, which can be snow covered for some of the winter and are inhabited by majestic birds of prey.

The 18 th to 20 th January sees the celebration of San Sebastian Day. It is popularly called ' El Robo del sant ' (the stealing of the Saint), during Semana Santa (Easter Holy Week), the villagers celebrate the 'Día de la Vieja' (the day of the old woman), from the 11 th to 13 th June the festival of San Antonio de Padua is celebrated.

One of the very picturesque towns to visit in the Baza region of the Altiplano of Granada is Caniles. In the north of the Granada Province, Caniles is 911 metres above sea level. It sits on the edge of a plateau, between the north face of the Natural Park, Sierra de Baza and La Hoya de Guadix.

You can still see some of the houses of the gentry of times gone by, such as the fine mansions of the Fernández and Manceba families. The wonderful wrought iron balcony work is a fine demonstration of the artistic workmanship of the 18 th century.