DK Travel : Andalucía and Costa del Sol : Outdoor

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The Kill

This ideally amounts to a quick thrust of the sword, straight to the heart.
The Sierra Nevada

Spain’s highest mountains and Europe’s southernmost ski resort can be found in this national park. It’s a wonderful area for hiking, horse-riding and mountain biking.
Torre del Mar

Very much off the beaten Costa del Sol track, this area – frequented mostly by local Spanish families – has quite a bit going for it if you want a more low-key time.
Torremolinos

Given the fact that they are in the number one Costa del Sol nightlife magnet, Torremolinos’s beaches come as a pleasant surprise. Because of the steep streets, most of the action gets left up above as you make your way down to the sand.
Trees

These include black and umbrella pine, holm oak, hazel, olive, citrus, cypress, juniper, ash and the rare Spanish fir.
Úbeda

Take a westerly walk to the monumental Hospital de Santiago and the Plaza de Toros (see Baeza and Úbeda).
Valderrama

Of the 60-odd golf clubs along the Costa, this is the most famous – it hosted the Ryder Cup in 1997. A Robert Trent Jones masterpiece and rated number one in continental Europe.
Via Verde

The Via Verde is a diused railway track that is now a fabulous bike track. Along its 36 km course the Via Verde de la Sierra boasts 30 tunnels, the longest being the Castillo at 990m; 4 viaducts of which the Coripe at 237m is the longest; and 5 railway stations, 3 of which at Puerto Serrano, Coripe and Olvera have been restored as hotels. The station at Zaframagon is now a Nature information centre and the one at Navalagrulla is scheduled for restoration. The Antigua Estacion Ferrocarril Hotel at the Olvera end of the Via Verde has bicycles for rent at 9€ for 4 hours and 12€ for the day and bikes can also be rented at Coripe.
Wildflowers

Look for the Cazorla violet, bubil lily, Nevada daffodil and white celandine.
Windsurfing and Surfing

Thanks to the constant winds, Tarifa is one of the world magnets for windsurfing, while good possibilities also can be found along the Costa Tropical. For board surfing, the Costa de la Luz provides sufficiently high waves. Mediterranean waves are only good for body-surfing.