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Walking
In the Lecrín Valley, La Alpujarra and in the Sierra Nevada, you can make wonderful walks through unspoilt countryside. Walks are available in various levels of difficulty, from a few hours to a whole day. Please see our Walking Package for the possibilities.
Also the GR-7 long distance route passes through the valley. We have several self guided short walks around Nigüelas available for you in our tourist information book. We also sell self guided 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 information.

Granada
As mentioned in Area, Granada city is definitely worth a visit, spending at least one day. What you certainly must not miss is the Alhambra and the gardens of the Generalife. During your stay we can give you information regarding the nicest bars and restaurants in Granada.
An entry ticket for the Alhambra can best be purchased well in advance (4 to 6 weeks earlier minimum), this can be done via www.alhambra-tickets.es. Together with our confirmation of booking we will send you information about booking tickets for the Alhambra. If you do not succeed with booking tickets, we can also order them for you at a surcharge.
If you don't feel like walking everywhere, 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).
If you are visiting more than one sight, then it might be worthwhile to buy a Granada-card, this card includes the Alhambra, the main sights, public transport, etc.
We can book a city tour for you, "Granada and the Moores" or "Granada and nature", you will be guided through the city by an English speaking historian. Only upon request, please contact us in advance.
Very relaxing is a visit to the Hammam (Arabic baths). We highly recommend Aljibe de San Miguel.
Other Hammams are Baños Árabes and Baños de Elvira (bathing suits are compulsory in all hammams).

Flamenco
If you want to visit a flamenco show there are the following options:

Every Saturday evening, start at 9:30 PM,weekly changing program in the small theater of La Chumbera (guitar school) in the district Sacromonte in Granada. These are very good shows. , tickets € 7per 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
In July and August, in the gardens of the Generalife, dailty performances by Flamenco Ballet de Andalucia, see program
In July and August, in the Corral del Carbón, the oldest Moore building in the city center (14th century)
More touristy, but not bad are daily performances in the Gypsy caves of the district Sacromonte, for example see Cueva María La Canastera or Cuevas Los Tarantos.
See La Guía de Flamenco for an overview and dates of Flamenco in Andalusia.

Music and Dance

In May in Nigüelas, "Encuentros de Polifonia", 3-day music festival (piano concerts, choirs, etc)
In June/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.
In August in Nigüelas, 10-day Music Forum with free performances, master classes in violin/piano/chello, with the director of the Málaga Ochestra, Massimo Paris and Mariana Sirbu and Mihai Dancila. See the program on the website of Nigüelas.
The second weekend of September our 10-day village fiesta starts (in honour of the Virgin de Angustias) with every evening music, dance, performance, etc. See the program on the website of Nigüelas.
In November in Granada, the International Jazz Festival (32nd edition in 2011), see cultural agenda of Junta de Andalucía.

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 p.p., as well as a public swimmingpool (approx. € 3 to € 5 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
A good horse stabel in Albuñuelas has beautiful routes through the valley. The rides take 2 hours, the accompaniment horserider only speaks Spanish. Horse riding with English accompaniment is possible at the coast and in the Alpujarra (from 1 hour to whole day with picknick).

Diving
Do you want to discover the underwater world of the Costa Tropical? Go diving in the Mediterrean Sea along Costa Tropical. Seriously Blue is a mobile PADI diving school, run by Dutch people. Other diving schools along the Costa Tropical: scubasur, buceolaherradura, buceodardanus, bubblessea. Contact them beforehand, the height of Nigüelas limits the depths of diving!

Wellness/relaxation

Beautician Lina, is only a short walk away,fully qualified, English speaking and very friendly, treatments are very cheap compared to Northern Europe. Lina uses and sells lovely products. Facial treatment € 20,00 (approx. 1,5 hours: cleansing, eyebrows, upper lip waxing, mask, massage); manicure €10 (including nail polish), hair removal (waxing, elektric), etc. See www.esteticalina.com.
A wonderful relaxing massage is possible in Casa de Lino, price €30 per person for an 1 hour massage by Antonio.
Visit the Arabic baths (Hammam) in Granada (see Aljibe de San Miguel, Hammamspain or Baños de Elvira)
Spa Balneario de Lanjarón, spa in de Alpujarras

Other activities in the area

olive oil press museum Nigüelas, oldest in Spain (see photos)
in Nigüelas see our townhall with romantic garden, the church, our mountain lookout point, see the website for more info and photos
Olive oil museum, halfway to the de Costa Tropical
Olive oil tour
Memoria de Andalucía, new museum in Granada about cultural and natural history of Andalusia. Makes fun and interest use of multiamedia and interactive techniques
sugarcane museum Motril
Granada city tour, "Granada and the Moores" or "Granada and nature", you will be guided through the city by an English speaking historian. Only upon request, please contact us in advance.
winehouse in the Lecrín valley
golf in Granada and Motril (golf equipment is for hire), see the website of the Andalusian Golf Federation for courses around Granada and Motril
windsurfing, sailing, etc in La Herradura (see www.windsurflaherradura.com )
bicycle holidays, custom made (see nevadacycletours)
mountain biking, mountain- and wall climbing, paragliding, 4x4 or quad tours (see Granada-Activa of Ocioaventura)
skiing from December until April (see www.go-sierra-nevada.com, or sierranevada.es)
balloon trips
Picasso-museum in Malaga

Activities for kids and adults

Science Park Museum ( latest technologies, butterfly garden, planetarium, observation tower etc.) in Granada (see www.parqueciencias.com)
old Moorish castles in Almuñecar and Salobreña
swimming pool in Padul
AguaTropic waterpark in Almuñecar
Aquaola waterpark in Granada
Birdpark "Loro Sexi" in Almuñecar
Aquarium in Almuñeca
approx. 2 hours driving, near Almería, western movies themepark Oasys. Also in this area Fort Bravo, a wild west filmset that is still used by the film industry.

Internet
We offer free WiFi to our guests with a laptop, in all our rooms. In the townhall of Nigüelas you can use internet computers for free, 3 nights and 1 morning a week, and in Dúrcal there are 2 internet cafés.