The ski slopes of Sierra Nevada near Granada will this week move about 30 minutes closer to Marbella and the rest of the western Costa del Sol. This Friday see the opening of two very significant new roads which will allow ski fanatics from the area to reach the slopes of Sierra Nevada about 30 minutes quicker.
The first of the two new roads will take drivers north from the existing N340 at Torremolinos, turning left and inland on the drop down into Malaga from Fuengirola and Marbella onto a great new 21km long highway which is the final phase of the Malaga outer ring road.
Then just north of Malaga on the same ring road you can join the new AP-46 Las Pedrizas toll road, an amazing 25km high speed (if 120 kmh is high speed!) route which includes 18 towering bridges and 3 new tunnels and takes drivers almost all the way north to Antequera. What makes these two new roads so great is they cut out the need to travel the busy roads through Malaga, and the need to use the winding A45 mountain road north, which will ensure Granada seems quite a bit closer!
Snows are expected any day in Sierra Nevada - take a look at the
Sierra Nevada webcams to check the latest conditions.
And its not just skiiing, there are loads of great
things to do in Sierra Nevada all year round, including rides in piste bashers, mountain biking, hiking, the Mirlo park toboggan runs and more! And of course these roads make it all much easier to enjoy the many great
things to do in Granada - the Alhambra, the great new science museums, fab food, the souks and more.
Gets those skis ready! And hit the new roads! A day trip to Sierra Nevada is now even easier to do, and always great fun.