Useful Resources

Birding and Nature Resources

• Iberian Nature Forum
  A great site for all Spanish Nature
• Rare Birds in Spain
  Good birding resource
• The Bird Forum
  Great site full of birding info
• Clive Finlayson's birding blog
  Superb photography!
• Birdwatching Resources
  Birdwatching resources from around the World!
• Dean Birders (Disabled Forest of Dean birders)
  Birdwatching information, gallery, and daily photo reports from the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England maintained by and for disabled and housebound birdwatchers.

Local Alpujarras, Sierra Nevada

• Mountaineering, Climbing, Ski Touring, Snowshoeing, Trekking
  Guided activity holidays in Spain, including walking Alpujarras, mountaineering, scrambling, hiking and trekking Sierra Nevada. In winter ski touring, snowshoeing & winter skills.
• Horse Trekking and Riding Lessons
  Caballo Blanco Trekking Centre of Lanjaron, Alpujarras, Spain offers horse trekking holidays, horse riding, trail riding, hacks, lessons on spanish horses. The riding stables near Granada welcomes children and novices
• Self Sufficiency
  Want to be more self-sufficient? Join us in the beautiful Sierra Nevada, Spain, to learn about gardening organic food, renewable energy solutions, making organic compost and much more in a friendly, fun hands-on atmosphere with like minded people
• Walking and Trekking with the Life of Riley
  Year round hiking, trekking & scrambling holidays in the Sierras of Southern Spain with a qualified mountain guide
• Recommended Read
  "Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools" by Victoria Twead. An amusing and interesting read about life here in rural Spain!

Accommodation

• Rural Self Catering Holiday Accommodation in Lanjaron
  There are 4 holiday apartments available which look over the towns park and mountains. Each accommodation comprises of one double bedroom, one twin room, lounge, bathroom and a kitchen which is fully equipped. The apartments also contain washing machines and wood burning fires for the cooler months. They all have balcony's.
• The Hotel Alcadima 3*
  Offers you a place to stay in a natural environment with everything that you need to make your stay unforgettable.
• Casa Numero 61, Orgiva
  Luxury accommodation in Orgiva, Alpujarras. Striving to accommodate your needs both on and off the mountain
• Hotel Berchules
  Accomodation in the Alpujarras. Family-run hotel in the central Alpujarras. A warm welcome and home cooking in spectacular surroundings. Ideal for walkers and bird-watchers alike.
• Cortijo Opazo
  Cortijo Opazo in Pórtugos is a beautifully renovated farm house offering two well furnished and private self catering holiday rentals within a large exceptional garden.
• Bed & Breakfast in Murcia
  Molino Charrara, a 19th Century Flour Mill now a Rustic Guest House on the GR7 Rambla Benito. Ideal for small groups, networking events, housebuyers, hikers, cyclists etc.
• El Paraje - Casa Rural
  Accommodation in Bérchules. A lovely place in the heart of the Alpujarras on the Southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Small-scaled and personal with respect for the environment.
• Los Piedaos, holiday cottages, between Lanjaron & Orgiva
  Los Piedaos is uniquely situated on a tree covered ridge in the Alpujarra valley with 360-degree panoramic mountain views. These beautiful holiday cottages lie in a quiet and secluded corner of the "finca" which has an area of three hectares (8 acres) at an altitude of 480m (1500 ft). To the north rise the snow covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada , and to the south the majestic Sierra de Lujar and beyond the sparkling Mediterranean.
• Holiday Accommodation In Luxury Mountain Cottages
  Luxury self catering & full board holiday villas in Lanjaron, known as the gateway to Las Alpujarras. Situated in the Sierra Nevada mountain range "Alpujarras Farmhouse" offers a holiday to remember
• Casa Ana
  Self-catering, Bed and Breakfast and Activity Holidays in Spain. Casa Ana is a beautifully restored 400-year-old country house in Ferreirola in the Alpujarras on the borders of the Sierra Nevada National Park in Andalucia.
• The Lodge
  The Lodge is situated at Semilla Besada, a conservation research farm in the Sierra Nevada Natural Park in Andalucia. Located at the same height as Ben Nevis, it provides a wonderful opportunity for self guided walking in the higher mountain range. Bird watchers and wild flower enthusiasts can also appreciate this unique landscape.
• Holiday apartment in Antequera
  An attractive, well located two bedroomed first floor apartment. Sleeps up to 5.
• Casa Sierra
  A beautiful house for rental in the High Alpujarra village of Juvíles

Other

• Spanish in Madrid
  Learn Spanish in Madrid at International House, many courses available all year round.