Category: Spain
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Walking the Alhama de Granada gorge
The Alhama gorge can be walked directly from the centre of Alhama de Granada and provides a wonderful walk lasting around 1.5-2 hours depending on your speed. As the gorge is deep and there are many trees at the base, it provides some shade and is significantly cooler than the town, enabling the gorge to…
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Exploring the Roman, Moorish and Catholic history of Alhama de Granada, Spain
Alhama de Granada is an old town, located about 1.5 hours drive from Malaga, and about 1 hour from Granada in the south of Spain. The town is built on the side of a gorge, which for many years has provided water, shade and protection to the town. The town has origins at least as…
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Nerja Cave; Going underground in the south of Spain
Just to make it clear… no, we are not London gangsters trying to retire to the costa-del-sol, but instead visited the Nerja Caves, whilst on holiday recently, staying about an hour inland, near the town of Alhama de Granada. Nerja is one of the costal resorts around an hour’s travel East of Malaga, and around…
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The Sierra Nevada Mountains, Spain
The Sierra Nevada mountains are located near Granada in southern Spain. They are pretty high mountains, getting to over 3300m and have a substantial ski resort. Over the summer season this enables rapid access as you can drive to high on the mountainside at over 2500m. We headed to the Sierra Nevada for a day…
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Lago Bermejales, Southern Spain
Lago Bermejales is a reservoir in southern Spain about 35 km south of Granada. It is a great place to spend a day or so, with a large sandy beach near the dam end of the reservoir and several good cafes and restaurants in the area. The lake is surrounded by pine trees, providing shade…
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