Activities:
This area is ideal for hiking, head off on your own or on a guided tour, also horseriding is a popular activity. The nearest beach is 40 min down the road in Salobreña, a little further on you have the choice of some very unspoilt and private little coves,including some nudist beaches. Go up to the Alpujarras (20mins) and take a dip in one of the pools of the river that comes down from the Sierra Nevada, a real experience! Check out the diving centres of La Herradura. Cordoba, Jaen and Guadix as well as Nijar or the national park of Cabo de Gata can all be visited in a day. After a busy or lazy day sit down by the pool with your favourite drink and watch the moon rise or set or on a moonfree night explore the milky way or count the many shooting stars, always with a secret wish!
Sit yourself into the hammock with your book or just doze and let the day go by.
Alternative activities:
Come and relax!! You want to be active? Then join us for coffee and cake in the afternoon! Maybe you'd like to be included in the daily activities? Then help us or our neighbours to pick olives or harvest vegetables or just watch us doing it. You can go for short strolls or longer hikes - down into the country, past all kinds of exotic trees and/or up into the hills and mountains of the Sierra Nevada. A short walk into the country is highly recommended during full moon! Go sightseeing in Granada with its famous Alhambra (50 minutes away) or visit the white washed villages of the Alpujarras (20 minutes away). Ask us about local handicrafts (pottery, weaving, leather weaving and woodworks etc..). Maybe you are looking for Spanish lessons? This is your home from home, just lean back and unwind!!We speak English, German and Spanish.
Culture and how to get to us:
Mingle with the people and soak up the atmosphere, experience, how the locals can´t sit still once they hear a flamenco, or watch the local men in one of the street cafes of Orgiva play domino and at the same time enjoy a café con leche yourself. Taste the special foods of the area, the different cheeses, migas with sardines, papas a lo pobre and of course the famous air dried hams of the Alpujarras. Samples of these dishes are given as free tapas with an alcoholic drink in the bars. The nearest airport is Granada (1hr) which has opened up to international flights, otherwise it´s Malaga or Almeria (2hrs). A car is recommendable and we can point out a few very reasonable car rentals. If you would like to enjoy a carfree holiday, a pickup service from the airport can be organized.
Ski:
In winter you really have the choice! Spend a day on the empty beaches, go sightseeing or shopping to Granada or go skiing. In fact you could manage to do all in one day! Sierra Nevada offers Spain’s most modern ski resort and has the most sun hours of any European ski resort. Its well prepared slopes (up to 83 km!),the friendly ambience and the very reasonable prices make it with right a very popular ski destination. The entire outfit can be rented.
Golf:
Down on the coast, 40 minutes between Motril and Salobreña, we have a good golf course in a unique setting. Play golf right on the sea, with the snow covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada ahead of you! If your family or friends don’t feel like joining you, they can sunbathe on the beach, take a dip in the sea or enjoy one of the restaurants or coffee shops of the club. Shortly 2 new Golf courses will open, one in Salobreña and another one half way to Granada.
Other Activities:
Mountainclimbing, hiking, biking, paragliding, horse riding, swimming, diving etc..
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