The village itself is typical Andalucian - pretty white-washed houses in narrow streets - but has not been affected by tourism and is still very Spanish in nature.  It is a tranquil but thriving village, carefully tended and maintained by its Ayuntamiento (Town Hall).  The Town Hall itself is a lovely historic building set in pretty gardens that can be visited.

There are three small supermarkets in the village, two bakeries, a pharmacy, a part-time bank and a small weekly market.

The bars are small and often lively, typically Spanish places.  This is one of the few areas in Spain where the custom of providing a free tapa with each drink remains the norm.  So with each round of drinks you will be presented with a plate of food - possibly local cured ham, home-made potato omelette (tortilla), prawns, tuna salad, pork loin cooked with garlic - whatever the kitchen is cooking that day.  You will get a different tapa every time you buy a drink.  This makes for an interesting, and very economical, evening out!

There is a lovely restaurant in a beautifully restored mill just outside the village and a variety of other restaurants and bars in the local area.

There are also plenty of opportunities for walking off some of that food!  Several walks - from gentle strolls to the next village, to more ambitious treks into the Sierra are accessible directly from the village.  A section of the GR7 cross-European route cuts through the village and up towards the Alpujarras beyond.