
More than 20 peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountain range are over 3.000 metres high, being the Mulhacén with 3.482m. the highest peak of the Iberian Peninsula.
These mountains are home to the most southerly ski resort with the most hours of sunshine in Europe. Nestled in the Penibetic System in the south of Spain in Andalusia, Sierra Nevada offers excellent conditions for the practice of the white sport.
The ski resort is located in the Granada municipality of Monachil, 31 kilometres from the city of Granada. It is the western part of the Sierra Nevada National Park, which is also a Natural Park and Biosphere Reserve.
In autumn Granada starts the countdown to the start of the ski season. This year the Sierra Nevada ski resort has started the winter season on Tuesday, 5nd December 2023.