Sierra de las nieves Malaga Itinerary
Either from Malaga, on the road from Guadalhorce (A-357), and
then on the MA-403, which joins with casarabonela and Alozaina,
or on the A-337, which after passing through Coín continues
towards Monda or Tolox and Alozaina.
In the northeast of the province of Malaga you will find the mountain
range of La Sierra de la Nieves, which extends across the towns
of Alozaina, Casarabonela, El Burgo, Guaro, Istán, Monda,
Ojen, Tolox, Yunquera, Parauta and part of Ronda. In total occupies
an area of 93.930 hectates.
This natural space was declared a Nature Reserve in 1989. Also
UNESCO included this space among its international network of
Biosphere Reserves in 1995. Deep in the heart of three very different
geographical areas, the mountain range of Serrania de Ronda, the
valley of Valle del Guadalhorce and the western coastline of the
Costa del Sol, the area has a complex relief: over a few kilometres
it rise from 100 m above sea level to almost 2.000 m at the highest
peaks, from where you can make out the African coastline.
The disappearance from the area of species such as the bear, the
wolf, the lynx and the lammergeyer, is a cause of regret. Nevertheless,
this natural space today serves as a habitat for other, golden
eagles and mountain goats. Finally, the flora richness of the
area should be stressed: a singular species, the Spanish Fir,
grows here. This is a conifer of the group of firs whose origin
lies in the last ice age.