Sierra Nevada National and Natural Park
Glaciated 3,000-metre peaks, high lakes and ski slopes in Andalusia's Granada and Almería provinces
Mulhacén (3479 m), Veleta and Alcazaba head more than 20 peaks over 3,000 metres, shaped by glaciers into U-shaped valleys and dotted with almost 50 high-mountain lakes. Isolation in the far south of Europe gave the park 2,100 catalogued plant species, over 60 of them endemic.
Things to do
- On footClimb Mulhacén or Veleta, the two summits that are relatively easy to reach
- On footBase yourself in Capileira, Trevélez or Bubión for hiking and bird-watching
- Try thisStay overnight in one of the mountain refugios, six of them unstaffed and free of charge
- In the snowSki at the Sierra Nevada Ski Station, Europe's southernmost ski resort