Villas, Apartments and Hotels in Granada

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Granada's coastline is known as the Costa Tropical because of its high year-round temperatures. Irrigated by the snowmelt of the Sierra Nevada, the Costa Tropical has ideal growing conditions for sugar cane, avocados and fruit that are generally found in more southern climes. There are several towns along the coast that are worth visiting. From Malaga, the first resort on the Costa Tropical is La Herradura, named after the horseshoe (herradura) shape of its bay, has retained its friendly character.

La Herradura is one of the few remaining unspoilt villages on Spain's southern coast and offers a truly Spanish experience. The pueblo of La Herradura enjoys over 2 kilometres of beach with a wooden pier and some great chiringuito beach bars. On the eastern arm of the bay is the beautiful headland of Punta De La Mona and, to the west, the dramatic outcrop of the Cerro Gordo.

The village overlooks the beachfront and has all the essential shops, banks and services one could need including an indoor market. There are numerous friendly bars with sunny terraces and a great choice of restaurants. Leisure pursuits include sailboards, canoes, dinghies, jet skis and pedalos. La Herradura is a well known centre for scuba diving, and there are several schools offering expert tuition.

Inland is the region of Las Alpujarras, a land of sunshine, snow-capped mountains and stunning scenery. From the spectacular peaks, rising to over 10,000 feet, the Sierra Nevada slopes southwards, crossed by deep, wooded gorges and breathtaking countryside. There are panoramic views in all directions, and sometimes at sunset, the Rif mountains of Morocco are clearly visible, 200kms across the Mediterranean.

The higher slopes are lined with pine forests, with chestnut, walnut and cherry trees further down. The valleys turn to almonds, olive groves and vines, and then to orange and lemon, pomegranate and quince. The mountains fall steeply into the coves and beaches of the Mediterranean. La Alpujarra is home to mountain goats, wild boar, foxes, eagles, goshawks and partridge, whilst sheep and goats graze the hillsides.

The Moors took refuge in these mountains, fighting their last battles in La Alpujarra, and their legacy is to be seen in the distinctive architecture and the irrigation systems which still feed water from the melting snows in the sierras above. The architecture is unique in Europe, being identical to Berber villages in the Atlas mountains of Northern Africa.

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