How to get there

The nearest airport is Granada, although Malaga and Almeria are just as easy. From the UK Ryanair and Easy jet provide cheap flights to all these airports.

Cars can easily be booked online and most airlines offer special prices for car hire.

(A) From Granada airport
Follow signs to Granada and then take the E902 sign posted to Motril. Drive for about 20 minutes until you see a sign for Lanjaron. Follow this road to Lanjaron and continue until you reach Orgiva. Just below Orgiva turn towards Trevelez and drive until you get to the village of Busquistar. This is the last village before the cortijos and you can stock up in the mini supermarkets and then head towards Trevelez. You will find the cortijos exactly 4 kms from Busquistar on the left. (Just after the cortijos there is a sign to Las Balsas on the right on the main road.) Drive up the hill and you will find each cortijo signposted.

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(B) From Malaga airport
Head towards Malaga and follow the motorway sign posted Granada, Sevilla, Motril and Almeria. Follow this motorway for a few miles until you see Motril and Almeria sign posted to the right and Sevilla and Granada straight on. You can go either way: Motril and Almeria will take you through coastal towns and Granada through the mountains. If you go the coastal route drive until you get to Motril and then join the E902 highway towards Granada. Drive for approximately 20 minutes and just before the newly built dam (signposted to Velez de Benaudalla) turn right over a small bridge to Orgiva and Alpujarra. From Orgiva follow the instructions on A above. If you take the Granada route, when you reach Granada follow the Motril sign and see above.

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(C) From Almeria
Take the coastal route to Motril and follow the instructions above from Motril.

If you are driving within Spain then depending on where you are coming from you will have to go via Granada or Motril (see
instructions above).

If you get lost or need more information please don’t hesitate to send me an email:
mofini@btinternet.com or give me a ring on +44(0)7885410998 (English and Spanish spoken)

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