BIRDWATCHING GRANADA

The landscapes of the province of Granada are wonderfully diverse. Very few geographical  areas offer such a striking variety of natural scenery, landscapes and habitats in such proximity, and even fewer with such good weather conditions.

Granada's marked and heterogeneous terrain makes it possible to drive, in just 90 minutes, from the idyllic beaches of the Costa Tropical, with an average annual temperature of 20ºC , to the towering , snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the highest on the Iberian Peninsula.

But if one prefers to travel more tranquilly, right along the ground, this microcosm of nature offers him a chance  to marvel at the charms of other equally suggestive scenery, forests of native Mediterranean forest, oak, pine and juniper, deciduous and riverside, steep limestone mountains traversed by steep ravines and canyons, arid bushland and open plains, fertile green meadows, and mosaics of crops alongside harsh, deserts, wetlands, and see  cliffs. A genuine showcase of biodiversity that entails, among many other charms, considerable ornithological wealth.

The Sierra Nevada National Park is the second highest mountain range in Western Europe after the Alps and its highest point is the Milhacen peak at 3.482 metres above sea level. The peaks are covered with the snow for several months of the year a few bird  species live  at the altitude as not all of them are able to adapt. The Alpine accentor lives on the ground, running between slabs of ancient glaciers and snows remarkably confident behavior in the presence of humans.

The majestic golden eagle soars in the skies above and nests up to elevations of more than 2.000 meters. There is a broad diverse offering of guided and self-guided routes through the mountains throughout the year around.

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