Guidebook for Álora
Parks & Nature
Newly refurbished to take the scary bits out!!! Simply stunning.You can book in advance on the internet https://reservas.caminitodelrey.info/?lang=en or arrive before 10am to get some day tickets.Access to the start of the trail is from the Ardales main lake at Bar El Kiosko (tunnel next to bar). So be sure to arrive an hour before your scheduled entrance time to have time to park and make the hike to the entrance. Day tickets are issued from 10 am when it opens ,so arrive at the entrance itself from 9.30 to 10am to be sure(leaving the hour to park and walk) 10 euros entrance. You can catch the shuttle bus from El Chorro (where the walk ends) back to your car at Ardales.
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Caminito Del Rey
Newly refurbished to take the scary bits out!!! Simply stunning.You can book in advance on the internet https://reservas.caminitodelrey.info/?lang=en or arrive before 10am to get some day tickets.Access to the start of the trail is from the Ardales main lake at Bar El Kiosko (tunnel next to bar). So be sure to arrive an hour before your scheduled entrance time to have time to park and make the hike to the entrance. Day tickets are issued from 10 am when it opens ,so arrive at the entrance itself from 9.30 to 10am to be sure(leaving the hour to park and walk) 10 euros entrance. You can catch the shuttle bus from El Chorro (where the walk ends) back to your car at Ardales.
It's extremely beautiful and where the Caminito Del Rey ends. So at least give this a visit if you don't feel up to the Caminito Del Rey. To get there go from roundabout in Alora town centre on A7077 and keep on this road. 16 km from house https://www.google.es/maps/dir/Calle+Bajondillo,+29500+%C3%81lora,+M%C3%A1laga/El+Chorro/@36.8289101,-4.7069008,15z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0xd72eaf4f3d4a2c1:0x2709332fa5a84f93!2m2!1d-4.7050685!2d36.8220183!1m5!1m1!1s0xd72be51e80ab039:0x1e5dd94cbef6d970!2m2!1d-4.7596131!2d36.9092139!5i1
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El Chorro
It's extremely beautiful and where the Caminito Del Rey ends. So at least give this a visit if you don't feel up to the Caminito Del Rey. To get there go from roundabout in Alora town centre on A7077 and keep on this road. 16 km from house https://www.google.es/maps/dir/Calle+Bajondillo,+29500+%C3%81lora,+M%C3%A1laga/El+Chorro/@36.8289101,-4.7069008,15z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0xd72eaf4f3d4a2c1:0x2709332fa5a84f93!2m2!1d-4.7050685!2d36.8220183!1m5!1m1!1s0xd72be51e80ab039:0x1e5dd94cbef6d970!2m2!1d-4.7596131!2d36.9092139!5i1
The Lakes at Ardales are like heaven and you will not want to leave. You will think you have died and gone to heaven in that bright blue fresh water.
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Embalse del Guadalteba
The Lakes at Ardales are like heaven and you will not want to leave. You will think you have died and gone to heaven in that bright blue fresh water.
Essentials
There are many small independent shops for groceries, fruit and veg and butchers and bakers, etc also. But Mercadona is a large one-stop shop
Calle Albahaca, 9, 29500 Álora, Málaga 9am to 9.30pm mon-sat
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Mercadona
23 C. AlbahacaThere are many small independent shops for groceries, fruit and veg and butchers and bakers, etc also. But Mercadona is a large one-stop shop
Calle Albahaca, 9, 29500 Álora, Málaga 9am to 9.30pm mon-sat
Sightseeing
Set in the heart of Malaga Old Town it is a good central point to start your tour of Malaga. A must see! Then move round the corner to the Pablo Picasso Museum. He was a native of Malaga and it has an impressive collection. Best parking is here: Parking Central Plaza de la Marina, 5, 29001 Málaga
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Catedral de la Encarnación de Málaga
9 C. Molina LarioSet in the heart of Malaga Old Town it is a good central point to start your tour of Malaga. A must see! Then move round the corner to the Pablo Picasso Museum. He was a native of Malaga and it has an impressive collection. Best parking is here: Parking Central Plaza de la Marina, 5, 29001 Málaga
One of my personal seven wonders of the world...you can book online in advance to see all of it or buy tickets on the door to see most (but not quite all) of it. Simply beautiful Moorish architecture. Book tickets https://tickets.alhambra-patronato.es/en/
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Alhambra
s/n C. Real de la AlhambraOne of my personal seven wonders of the world...you can book online in advance to see all of it or buy tickets on the door to see most (but not quite all) of it. Simply beautiful Moorish architecture. Book tickets https://tickets.alhambra-patronato.es/en/
Where Christopher Columbus is buried. Seville was at the heart of the exploration to the New World
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Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See
Where Christopher Columbus is buried. Seville was at the heart of the exploration to the New World
If you don't feel like travelling as far as Granada or Cordoba, then Antequera is a very nice day out. The ancient castle there is well worth a visit and Antequera is nice to explore. Well recommended. Personally, I would recommend this more than a day in Ronda, which is overrated.
Plaza de los Escribanos, s/n, 29200 Antequera, Málaga
http://turismo.antequera.es/place/alcazaba/
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Alcazaba
s/n Pl. de los EscribanosIf you don't feel like travelling as far as Granada or Cordoba, then Antequera is a very nice day out. The ancient castle there is well worth a visit and Antequera is nice to explore. Well recommended. Personally, I would recommend this more than a day in Ronda, which is overrated.
Plaza de los Escribanos, s/n, 29200 Antequera, Málaga
http://turismo.antequera.es/place/alcazaba/
Ronda is very popular for a day visit, but I find it overrated. There are so many more places to see.
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Ronda
Ronda is very popular for a day visit, but I find it overrated. There are so many more places to see.
Arts & Culture
Come on....it's Picasso! A native to Malaga
Impressive collection
pablo picasso museum malaga
Palacio de Buenavista, Calle San Agustín, 8, 29015 Málaga
parking:
https://www.google.es/maps/place/Parking+Central/@36.7175853,-4.4201715,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7d705ca346a965a2!8m2!3d36.7175853!4d-4.4201715
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Museo ng Picasso Málaga
8 C. San AgustínCome on....it's Picasso! A native to Malaga
Impressive collection
pablo picasso museum malaga
Palacio de Buenavista, Calle San Agustín, 8, 29015 Málaga
parking:
https://www.google.es/maps/place/Parking+Central/@36.7175853,-4.4201715,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7d705ca346a965a2!8m2!3d36.7175853!4d-4.4201715
Entertainment & Activities
Nice ski resort village in the winter months. Tobogganing at the very peak outside of ski village available too if you don't want to ski. check out snow coverage online. all equipment for skiing and passes available online
http://sierranevada.es/en/winter/ski-passes/
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Sierra Nevada Granada
Nice ski resort village in the winter months. Tobogganing at the very peak outside of ski village available too if you don't want to ski. check out snow coverage online. all equipment for skiing and passes available online
http://sierranevada.es/en/winter/ski-passes/