Activities
walking
In the Lecrín Valley, La Alpujarra and in the Sierra Nevada, you can
make wonderful walks through unspoilt nature. Walks are available in various
difficulty levels, from a few hours to whole days. Please see our Walking
Package for the possibilities.
Also the GR-7
long distance route passes through the valley. When
you don't have a suitable guidebook, we can give you suggestions for some beautiful
walks. We have several short walks around Nigüelas. We also sell walking routes
which have been checked/set out by us. We also sell a walking map of the area. For suggestions about
travel and walking books, as well as maps, also see travel
info.
Granada
As
mentioned before in area, the city Granada is
definitely worth visiting for one or more days. What you certainly must not miss
is the Alhambra and the gardens of Generalife. During your stay we will gladly
give you more information about the nicest bars and restaurants in Granada.
An entry ticket for the Alhambra can best be purchased well in advance (minimum
4 to 6 weeks earlier), this can be done via www.alhambra-tickets.es.
If you don't feel like (or can't) walk too much, you can buy a ticket for the
City sightseeing tour Granda, which is hop-on-hop-off bus that drives around
Granda (ticket valid for 48 hours).
Very relaxing is a visit to the Hammam (Arabic baths). We highly recommend Aljibe
de San Miguel.
Flamenco
If you want to visit a flamenco show there are
the following options:
 |
 Weekly
changing program in the small theater of La Chumbera (guitar school) in
the district Sacromonte in Granada. These are very good shows,
definitely not touristy. The shows are on Saturday evening only (start
at 9:30 PM), tickets €5 per person. Tickets can be bought at the
Teatro Isabella Catolica at Puerta Real (open from 5 to 7 PM).
La Chumbera is closed from July to September. |
| On Friday and Saturday at 9 PM and 10:30 PM
in Sala Vimaambi
in the Albayzin district of Granada, with a performance of 'Raiz y Duende',
tickets € 15,00 per person. |
| In July and August there are performances
on Wednesday and Friday nights in the
museum
of Sacromonte, start at 10 PM, tickets € 15,00 |
| On Tuesday until Sunday there are
performances in Bar
Huerto del Loro, near Plaza Nueva in Granada. Starts at 10:30 PM,
tickets € 8,00. See
program. |
| More touristy, but not bad are daily
performances in the Gypsy caves of the district Sacromonte, for example
see cuevas
Los Tarantos. Shows usually starts at 10 PM or later. |
| See
La
Guía de Flamenco for an overview and dates of Flamenco in
Andalusia. |
| At the end of June/ beginning of July is the
International Music and Dance Festival in Granada ( see the website
for the program). |
| In July is 'Jazz en la costa', a yearly jazz
festival in Almuñecar, see www.jazzgranada.es. |
| In August there is a 10-day Music Forum with
free performances, master classes in violin/piano/chello, with the director
of the Málaga
Ochestra, Massimo Paris and also Mariana Sirbu and Mihai Dancila. |
| The second weekend of September our 10-day
village fiesta starts (in honour of the Virgin of Angustias) with every
evening music, dance, performance, etc. |
| In November of each year is the International
Jazz Festival in Granada (30th edition in 2009), see www.jazzgranada.es
|
Swimming
Besides the Mediterranean Sea you can also swim, during summertime,
in one of the swimming pools in the neighbourhood. Within a 15 minute drive
you can find 2 restaurants with a large pool (incl. children's pool) where you
can swim for approx.
€ 5,00 / € 7,50 per person, as well as a public swimmingpool (approx. € 2,00 p.p.).
There are also waterparks in
Almuñecar (AguaTropic)
and in Granada (Aquaola).
These waterparks are opened from mid June until mid September.
Horse riding
From 2 hours to 2 days. A maximum of 2 persons, together with Lorenzo,
owner of the horses as well as bar El Salvador. Prices are
€ 35 for 2 hours, € 70 for 1 day to € 150,00 for 2 days, including
overnightstay and meals/drinks. The 1 and 2-day trips bring you up in the mountains to
a height of 2.000 m in the Sierra Nevada. With another horseriding company there
are trips possible for more than 2 persons.
Also see Palmali
in Albuñuelas and Rockbeach
in Salobreña.
Other activities in
the area
| swimming pool in Padul (see
website) |
| AguaTropic
waterpark in Almuñecar |
| Aquaola
waterpark in Granada |
| Birdpark "Loro
Sexi" in Almuñecar (click here
for info and photo's) |
| Aquarium
in Almuñecar |
| old Moorish castles in Almuñecar and
Salobreña |
| Science Park Museum ( latest technologies,
butterfly garden, planetarium, observation tower etc.) in Granada (see
www.parqueciencias.com) |
| approx. 2 hours driving, near Almería is the
western movies themepark Oasys.
In this area also is Fort
Bravo, a wild west filmset that is still used by the film industry. See here
for photo's |
| Horse riding in Salobreña at Rockbeach
|
As
mentioned before in area, the city Granada is
definitely worth visiting for one or more days. What you certainly must not miss
is the Alhambra and the gardens of Generalife. During your stay we will gladly
give you more information about the nicest bars and restaurants in Granada. 