Granada information
Sierra Nevada information
Granada is unique because of the strong contrasts that can be
experienced here. Between the high plateau where the valleys of
Guido and Baza are situated and the city of Granada, the visitor
finds huge mountains with everlasting snow that conform the Sierra
Nevada, part of the Cordillera Penibética (Epileptic chain
of mountains). From here, the tropical coast of the Mediterranean
sea is less than 60 km away. From the Mirador de San Cristobal
(San Cristobal viewpoint), the visitor can enjoy this beautiful
landscape, the Alhambra and behind it, the pattern of the sierra
to the southwest of the city.
Sierra Nevada National Park includes a vast amount of mountains
of heights 3,000 meters of more resulting as the highest mountain
massif of western Europe. Although most of this range is located
in the country of Granada, it extends to the east to die off in
the country of Almería.
Sierra Nevada has become an important place to enjoy winter sports,
adventures and the snow. Its home to ski resort Sol y Nieve (Sun
and Snow) that features 19 ski lifts as well as 67 km of ski runs.
It also offers a high quality hotel complex.
This par is also a unique place to go hiking climbing (rocks as
well as ice), horse riding or dog sledding. The visitor will also
enjoy its ponds and places of perpetual snow as well as its little
Mediterranean forests.
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