# Cerca de Granada

From Granada you go up and down in the same day. To the south-east, Sierra Nevada 45 minutes away; to the south, the Alpujarra along the A-44; to the north, Úbeda, Baeza and Cazorla; to the west, Antequera and the Caminito del Rey, and to the east, Cabo de Gata.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/granada/getaways

## Planes de un día
- [Sierra Nevada: slopes, Borreguiles and Mirlo Blanco](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada/itineraries/skiing-by-bus-from-granada.md) (45 min en coche): A day at the highest resort in Spain: slopes from 8:30, lunch at the foot of the slopes at Borreguiles and, for non-skiers, the Mirlo Blanco. 40 minutes from Granada by car or on the Tocina bus.
- [Sierra Nevada without skis: snowshoeing at 3,100 m and a table in Cenes](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada/itineraries/snowshoeing-to-the-veleta-and-lunch-in-cenes.md) (50 min en coche): A morning snowshoeing with a guide on the north face of Sierra Nevada, up to the Posiciones del Veleta, and a Sunday lunch at the Ruta del Veleta, in Cenes de la Vega, on the way down.
- [Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira on foot](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/alpujarra-three-poqueira-villages-on-foot.md) (1 h 15 en coche): The circular trail linking Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira, Alpujarran cooking with its own garden produce and the afternoon at the Capileira viewpoint. An hour and a quarter from Granada.
- [Antequera: dolmens, Alcazaba and Torcal](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/antequera/itineraries/sunday-with-menga-viera-and-alcazaba.md) (1 h 15 en coche): The dolmens before they close at 15:00, the Alcazaba above the vega, lunch at the El Torcal restaurant after the road reopens and the Green Route among the rocks.
- [Capileira, its museum and Trevélez](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/capileira-and-trevelez-high-alpujarra-day-trip.md) (1 h 25 en coche): The streets, museum and viewpoint of Capileira, the winding road to Trevélez and an Alpujarran lunch with the village's ham. No long routes, an hour and a half from Granada.
- [Mulhacén from Alto del Chorrillo](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/mulhacen-from-alto-del-chorrillo.md) (1 h 25 en coche): You leave Granada at dawn, ride the National Park minibus up to Alto del Chorrillo and climb Mulhacén with the Nevadensis guides. On the way down, a stroll round Capileira and dinner.
- [Úbeda and Baeza in a day](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/ubeda-and-baeza/itineraries/ubeda-and-baeza-el-salvador-cathedral-and-michelin-table.md) (1 h 30 en coche): The Sinagoga del Agua and the Sacra Capilla del Salvador in Úbeda, lunch in a Baeza convent and the cathedral with its tower in the afternoon. About 45 minutes from Jaén.
- [Priego and Zuheros: Baroque and a cave](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/priego-de-cordoba-and-the-subbetica/itineraries/zuheros-cave-and-fuente-del-rey.md) (1 h 30 en coche): The Barrio de la Villa and the Adarve, the Asunción and the Fuente del Rey in Priego, lunch in Zuheros and the guided visit to the Cueva de los Murciélagos in the afternoon.
- [Caminito del Rey and lunch in El Chorro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/itineraries/walkways-and-suspension-bridge-sunday.md) (1 h 50 en coche): The first Caminito slot, 8 km of walkways and the suspension bridge, lunch with a view of the gorge in El Chorro and the afternoon at the reservoir.
- [Cazorla: 4x4, olive oil and castle](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-cazorla/itineraries/4x4-through-the-reserve-and-yedra.md) (2 h en coche): A half-day by off-road vehicle along tracks closed to private cars, a signature lunch with Jaén oil and La Yedra castle as evening falls. An hour and a half from Jaén.
- [Cazorla: gorge, source and grill](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-cazorla/itineraries/cerrada-del-utrero-and-the-source.md) (2 h en coche): The Guadalquivir gorge in the morning, its source among pines, game in Cazorla and the river that runs beneath the square. An hour and a half from Jaén.
- [Cabo de Gata: two beaches and the lighthouse](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/cabo-de-gata/itineraries/cabo-de-gata-genoveses-monsul-and-lighthouse.md) (2 h 10 en coche): The trail and beach at Los Genoveses, a swim at Mónsul, a fish-market lunch in San José and the lighthouse as the sun sets. About 40 minutes from Almería.
- [Gold mines, La Isleta and kayaking](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/cabo-de-gata/itineraries/cabo-de-gata-rodalquilar-isleta-del-moro-and-kayak.md) (2 h 10 en coche): The ruins of the Rodalquilar gold mines, the coastal walk to La Isleta del Moro, lunch in San José and three hours of kayaking among caves. From Almería or Murcia.

## Sierra Nevada, 31 kilometres along the A-395

Granada has the mountains above it and four roads that share out the plans. The A-395 climbs 31 kilometres to [Sierra Nevada](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada), the highest ski resort in Spain. The A-44 towards Motril leads to the Lanjarón exit and, via Órgiva, to the villages of the Poqueira gorge, in [the Alpujarra](/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra). To the north, the same A-44 and the A-401 via Jódar lead to [Úbeda and Baeza](/en/spain/andalusia/ubeda-and-baeza) and, via Peal de Becerro, to the [Sierra de Cazorla](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-cazorla). To the west, the A-92 reaches [Antequera](/en/spain/andalusia/antequera) in 99 kilometres and continues towards [El Chorro](/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey) and [Ronda](/en/spain/andalusia/ronda); to the east, the A-92 and the A-7 drop to [Cabo de Gata](/en/spain/andalusia/cabo-de-gata).

Without a car, two destinations work well. Autocares Tocina leaves the bus station for Pradollano at 8:00 and 10:15, with a stop at the Paseo del Violón, for €10 return; the last one comes down at 18:30. Alsa links Granada with Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira in about two hours, and Capileira with Trevélez. Alsa also goes to Cazorla, but to the town station, not the sierra, and with few buses on Sunday.

## Ski in the morning and lunch in the city

**Under an hour** there is only Sierra Nevada: 45 minutes to the slopes and 50 to the Albergue Universitario, where the snowshoe routes begin. It is the only place where you ski in the morning and have lunch in the city.

**Between one and one and a half hours** are the Alpujarra, at 75 minutes to Pampaneira and 85 to Capileira; Antequera, also at 75, with the Menga and Viera dolmens and El Torcal, and at 90, Úbeda and Baeza or Priego and Zuheros, with the Fuente del Rey and the [Cueva de los Murciélagos](/en/spain/andalusia/priego-de-cordoba-and-the-subbetica/itineraries/zuheros-cave-and-fuente-del-rey).

**With an hour and a half or two hours on the road** the day starts early: the Caminito del Rey (110 minutes) and the Sierra de Cazorla (120), with the Cerrada del Utrero and the source of the Guadalquivir. Cazorla calls for a night if you want to walk the Borosa: there is a [weekend for that](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-cazorla/itineraries/sierra-de-cazorla-borosa-weekend-from-jaen).

**Beyond two hours** it goes better with a night: Cabo de Gata (130 minutes), [Ronda](/en/spain/andalusia/ronda/itineraries/ronda-weekend-from-malaga) (140), the [Sierra de Grazalema](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-de-grazalema/itineraries/grazalema-pinsapar-weekend-from-seville) (175) and [Cartagena and Calblanque](/en/spain/region-of-murcia/cartagena-and-calblanque/itineraries/cartagena-calblanque-beaches-weekend), about three hours twenty away.

## On the A-395, chains and jams on bank-holiday weekends

From December to March Sierra Nevada rules: a [Sunday on the slopes](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada/itineraries/skiing-by-bus-from-granada), by car or on the Tocina bus, or, for those who do not ski, [guided snowshoeing to the Posiciones del Veleta](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada/itineraries/snowshoeing-to-the-veleta-and-lunch-in-cenes) and lunch in Cenes de la Vega on the way down. On the A-395 you must carry chains, and long weekends jam it.

In spring and autumn the Alpujarra is at its best, with the [three Poqueira villages on foot](/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/alpujarra-three-poqueira-villages-on-foot), and so are Úbeda and Baeza, Antequera, the Caminito and Cazorla. From October to December, and above all in November, the Genal valley turns copper: there is a [weekend in Ronda](/en/spain/andalusia/ronda/itineraries/ronda-genal-copper-forest-autumn) to see it.

In July and August Úbeda and Baeza, Antequera, Priego and the Caminito are not recommended. What works is the sea: the [Genoveses, Mónsul and the lighthouse](/en/spain/andalusia/cabo-de-gata/itineraries/cabo-de-gata-genoveses-monsul-and-lighthouse), with car access to the beaches regulated in summer and the bus from San José, or the height of the Alpujarra.

## The 8:00 bus to Sierra Nevada

- **Without a car, in winter:** [Sierra Nevada on a Sunday](/en/spain/andalusia/sierra-nevada/itineraries/skiing-by-bus-from-granada). The 8:00 bus from the station, slopes from 8:30, lunch at Borreguiles and the Mirlo Blanco for the children.
- **In a day, to the north:** [Úbeda and Baeza](/en/spain/andalusia/ubeda-and-baeza/itineraries/ubeda-and-baeza-el-salvador-cathedral-and-michelin-table). An hour and a half along the A-44 and A-401, the Sinagoga del Agua and El Salvador in the morning, Baeza cathedral in the afternoon.
- **With two nights:** [the Alpujarra](/en/spain/andalusia/la-alpujarra/itineraries/alpujarra-white-villages-weekend). Capileira or Pampaneira as a base, the Poqueira villages on foot, the valley upstream or the Mulhacén and lunch in Trevélez.