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Huétor

September 28, 2025 by clive

Situated just north east of Granada on a main arterial route park area of Huetor is limestone mountain terrain

Region: Andalucia
Province: Granada
Declared a Natural Park: 1989
Park surface area: 12,428 hectares
Villages and Towns in the area: Cogollos Vega, Beas de Granada, Huétor Santillán, Víznar, Alfacar, Nívar, Diezma.

Points of interest

Situated just north east of Granada on a main arterial route the natural park area of Huétor is limestone mountain terrain with typical features such as steep sided ravines, mixed woodland and Mediterranean scrub. Altitude in the park is between 1,000 and 1,600meters above sea level so this area offers fantastic views across to Sierra Nevada from the viewpoint Mirador Buena Vista.

The Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalusia

September 25, 2025 by clive

The Sierra Nevada mountain range in Andalusia is a section of the Betic Cordillera and runs parallel to the Mediterranean sea for around 100km.

The temperature range is dramatic with the summits under snow for many months, followed by a hot Mediterranean style summer. This creates special microclimates across the exposed rocky summits, glacial lakes, sheer sided gorges, mixed oak woods, pine woods and fast rivers with wooded banks.

Sierra de Baza

September 25, 2025 by clive

The depression known as la Hoya de Baza and the Sierra de Las Estancias

Region: Andalucia
Province: Granada
Declared a Natural Park: 1989
Park surface area: 53,649 hectares

Towns and villages in the area

Baza, Caniles, Dólar, Gor, Valle de Zalabí

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Points of interest

The sierra de Baza with its limestone peaks over 2000m is a relatively humid, botanical jewel between two arid plains of Las Hoyas de Guadix-Baza and the Llanos del Marquesado. It is part of the Cordillera Penibética range with the highest peak of Santa Bárbara at 2,271m. The steep slopes have a covering of pines with oaks and acer.

Sierras de Tejeda Almijara y Alhama

September 25, 2025 by clive

Region: Andalucia
Provinces: Granada / Málaga
Declared a Natural Park: 1999
Park surface area: 40,663 hectares
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Points of interest

The parkland of Sierras de Tejeda Almijara y Alhama is limited in the south east by the Mediterranean sea and rises in craggy mountains towards the north west. 52% of the park is in Granada province with 48% in Málaga province. The combination of altitudes and from sea shore to the peak of La Maroma at 2,080m encourages a diversity of vegetation, including some endemic species.

Points of interest

Towns and villages in the area

Points of interest

Points of interest

The Caminito del Rey

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