The '''Sierra Nevada''' is a mountain range in Andalucia in the south east of Spain. They are the country's tallest mountains, rising to over 10,000 ft (3000+ metres). The highest peak is Mulhacen at 3,479 m.
Regions
The Sierra Nevada lie predominately in the province of Granada.
Cities
The city of Granada lies in the foothills on the northern side of the Sierra Nevada
Other destinations
Las Alpujarras
Understand
Talk
Get in
Fly in to Malaga and drive eastwards from there.
Drive westwards from the city of Almeria
ski resort 2 hours from Malaga Airport, 45 minutes from Granada airport
Alpujarras Valley 2,5 hours from Malaga, 1h15 from Granada
Get around
See
The '''Sierra Nevada National Park''' (known as the Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada in Spanish) covers part of the Sierra Nevada range and has a number of interesting species of animals.
Itineraries
Do
'''Andaventur Granada Adventure Company''' [http://guejar.com/andaventur/index_en.php] - outdoor sports in the Sierra Nevada National park and Granada province, tandem paraglider flights, canyoning, hiking, ski, rock climbing, horse riding...
Sleep
Camping Las Lomas Guejar-Sierra [http://campinglaslomas.com/]
Eat
Drink
Stay safe
Get out