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When you're disappointed by the flavour of a tomato then you know your problems are few!

Article Category: Advice

Author Name: Sarah Boys

I consider myself spoilt because I've just had that very thought: 'That was obviously a flavourless tomato!' And my thoughts wander back to the rugged mountainsides of Las Alpujarras, in southern Spain, the place throughout summertime the tomatoes will be encouraged up their network of wires, striving for perfection in colour, size and flavour. Having recently returned from a walking holiday in Las Alpujarras I have become grateful for where my tomatoes come from. A holiday in Andalucía revealed an extremely fertile agricultural region, dedicated to the growing of fantastic cherry tomatoes, high above the med and in the lee of the Sierra Nevada. The good news for British tourists is the fact that these beautiful tomatoes are exported for the UK.

The Andalusían Moors were accountable for the ancient irrigation system that took the most effective advantage of this fertile soil in Las Alpujarras, Andalucía. They introduced new techniques of raising river-water, with the aid of the noria, an Eastern form of water wheel, in most cases a vertical water wheel which was slung with a chain of buckets. The Moors were quick to harness the reliable availability of water running away from the Sierra Nevada with the use of norias and irrigation channels. There is evidence as early as 961 AD in the Calendar of Córdoba, written by the Mozarabic bishop Rabi Ben, of soil-analysis, times to plough, plant, irrigate and harvest. These ancient agricultural practices, in combination with the fact that the valleys of the western Alpujarras are some of the most fertile in Spain, has led to a wealthy abundance of fruit trees. Today grape vines, lemons, figs almonds, persimmons and oranges are typically grown.

In 1567, Philip II, issued a royal decree ending all toleration of 'Moorish' ways so as to either provoke a rebellion or have the complete assimilation and loyalty of the Moors. After this decree and subsequent rebellion of the Alpujarras Moors, in 1568, almost all of the Moorish population were evicted from the Alpujarras region. That's apart from two Moorish families per village who had been retained in order to teach the new inhabitants the way to operate the terracing and irrigations systems that they had expertly introduced and maintained for hundreds of years.

Little has changed today because of the steepness of the Alpujarras terrain along with the undeniable fact that modern agriculture remains unsuited to this particular area; so tomato cultivation has excelled in the small fields and it is an important income of the area. This has also helped maintain 'turismo rural Andalucía' as tourists enjoying walking holidays in Andalucía are quick to understand that traditional agricultural methods have helped preserve the attractive Las Alpujarras region.

So returning to that original tomato with no flavour: I suggest you check the country of origin on the label. What you are searching for is 'red, juicy, cherry tomatoes, vine ripened on the south-facing mountainsides of Las Alpujarras, nestled beneath the Sierra Nevada, Spain'. If you can't see that on the label then I suggest you come and pick your own and include it with an excellent walking holiday in Las Alpujarras hosted by Hotel Los Bérchules!

Keywords: holidays in andalucia, walking in andalucia, self guided walking holidays, walking holidays europe, berchules, las alpujarras, turismo rural Andalucia

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