Self catering holiday rental accommodation in the Alpujarras, Andalucia, southern Spain

Some useful links:

Malaga airport Granada airport Almeria airport

Car Hire - although we haven't rented a car ourselves in Spain for many years, some of our guests have used the following companies:

Carjet - and agency who finds you the cheapest local car hire

Car Hire at Malaga Airport - www.carhireatmalagaairport.co.uk

All-inclusive car rental services in Malaga, Spain: Full insurance coverage, 24 hour break down assistance and free extra driver.

Helle Hollis

Crown Car Hire

Holiday Autos

Malaga Car Hire

Bus travel - this is a feasible option if you are prepared to be flexible. There are three buses a day that pass us from Granada and Orgiva. The company that runs this efficient service is called ALSA

Weather - We regularly consult the state run weather forecast service that give a 7 day forcast for our local village of Pórtugos, AEMet

For more general information about weather consult the relevant pages of Andalucia.com

Tourist information - for general information about Andalucia consult Andalucia.com, for information about Granada the site Granadainfo is useful - they can give you links to hotels in Granada should you need one. For organised activities in the Alpujarras try Nevadensis, based in Pampaneira.

For horse riding try Dallas Love . Bike hire is available thorugh Alpujarra Experience.

Birdwatching tours can be arranged through Birdwatch Alpujarra. They have a very good knowledge of the area and how to access some remote spots.

Cortijo Opazo at Youtube

For a flavour of some of the locals events and activities that have taken place in the area see: Alpujarrahoy

Site map

Other holiday ideas:

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