La Almunia del Valle
Monachil, south of Granada
Activities
- Head down to Granada and spend a day at the Alhambra -
you probably don’t need telling this, but it’s one of
Europe’s architectural crown jewels, and if you go you may
find you return the day after. It is an exquisite example of
Moorish endeavour and has one of the finest gardens in the
world
- You’re in the Sierra Nevada National Park, so put on your
walking boots and head off into the mountains. Walks start
from the front door and close by you’ll find a small gorge
with an Indiana Jones-style swing bridge across it. You can follow
the river down into Monachil, a pretty village, where you’ll
find big, fat geese sleeping under the bridge at night
- For the more adventurous, the Sierra Nevada plays host to a
number of outdoor pursuits. Horse riding, rafting,
paragliding, mountain biking and quad biking can all be
arranged
- A twenty-minute drive over the top will take you to the local
ski slopes. You can rent skis, buy daily passes, be up on
the top of a mountain for lunch and back down in Granada for supper
- fabulous. On the way back, take a detour to La Alpojarra,
Spain’s highest village, where houses are built into the
rock
- There’s a festival of music in July at the Alhambra and a jazz festival in Granada in late October/early November
Activities on site or nearby include:
- Bird watching
- Cycling
- Golf
- Hiking
- Historical sites
- Snow sports
- Trekking
