Casa De Alguaztar

A three bedroom detached country house with pool in terraced garden    -     Andalucia, Southern Spain

The area around Bubion

Bubion and Capileira both within walking distance, offer good restaurants, bars, cafes, supermarkets with fresh bread and meat as well as wines and all everyday foods. 

Both villages have a range of shops, pharmacy, estanco for tobacco and stamps, crafts, ceramics, and there are ATM machines. 

Capileira has a handy fruit and vegetable market on Tuesday mornings. 

Trevelez, the highest village in Spain, is about 25km and a lovely drive.

Pitres, about 8km, has a market on Friday. 

Orgiva, the main town of the area, is 18km away and has banks, supermarkets, shops and restaurants and a large, lively market on Thursday mornings.

The coast at Salobreña is about an hours drive away, with many lovely and interesting places to visit, including La Herradura, Marina del Este, Nerja and Almuñecar

The nearest airport is Granada, offering flights from London Gatwick (Monarch airlines) and Stansted (Ryanair) and other international airports. 
The drive to Bubion is via Lanjaron and takes about 1hr 15mins.

Malaga airport is about 2hr 15mins drive, along the spectacular coast road to Motril and then inland to Orgiva and up to Bubion.
Car hire is recommended as a bus service is available but limited. 

Granada, a lovely old city which is home to the famous and beautiful Palace of the Alhambra, is about 1hr 15mins drive and well worth a visit. (Prior booking essential for the Alhambra via website or phone)

Activities

Golf courses are available at Motril about an hour´s drive away, and Granada. 

Special interest holidays. The area offers wonderful walking, climbing, and horse riding, mountain biking and paragliding in spectacular surroundings.