Introducing Spain s newest national park, home to soaring mountains and pretty villages
Sierra de las Nieves is only an hour’s drive from the Costa del Sol
A road winds through Sierra de las Nieves
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Andalucia will get its third national park this year when Sierra de las Nieves in Malaga province finally gets official approval after being delayed by the pandemic and the usual red tape. It looks like mañana will now actually come and these limestone mountains north of Marbella and east of Ronda are finally going to get the recognition they deserve. This will be the 16th national park in Spain and the third in Andalucia, joining the Sierra Nevada in Granada and the Doñana wetlands that straddle Huelva and Seville provinces.
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After nearly a year of being grounded, trips taken from here on have to count on so many levels â personally, professionally, psychologically and ecologically. Whether you admit it or not, the enforced slow down and more time spent with yourself, your partner or your family has unearthed some home truths.Â
Lack of routine has led, for many, to comfort eating, sporadic exercise, wine being cracked open most evenings and an increased dependency on digital technology. This will be the year to reset and redress the meaning of âwell-travelledâ in every sense when the world finally reopens to us.
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