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Touring Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada in Granada (Andalusia) is a town located in Spain about 230 mi (or 370 km) south of Madrid, the country's capital place.
Time in Sierra Nevada is now 07:25 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Madrid with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Sierra Nevada, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Spain is Federico Garcia Lorca Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Spain is Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), North-West. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Dudar, Pinos Genil, Capileira, Monachil and Beas de Granada. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 53% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 91% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
9°C (49 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Vincci Selección Rumaykiyya
Apartamentos Galatino
Meliá Sierra Nevada
Meliá Sol y Nieve
Hotel Mont Blanc
Casa Rural Fuente La Teja
Apartamentos GHM Gorbea
Hotel Santa Cruz
Inside Plaza Sierra Nevada
Complejo Rural Costa del Sol
Videos from this area
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Sierra Nevada, isla de biodiversidad (COMPLETO)
Primer Premio y Premio del Público 2003 en el I Festival de Cine Medioambiental de Almonte (Doñana-Huelva). Desde los viajeros románticos (dramatización) que vinieron atraídos por las...
Sierra Nevada Nieve Divertida
Nieve Divertida en Sierra Nevada para grupos escolares, son cuatro programas para disfrutar de un excursión con juegos en la nieve: Ruta con Raquetas de Nieve, Roscos Deslizantes, Toboganes...
Trineo Ruso - Sierra Nevada | Granada
Si estas de visita por Granada y subes a Sierra Nevada, puedes disfrutar del "Trineo Ruso", una pequeña atracción similar a una montaña rusa pasando por sus parajes nevados. Cuesta 5€...
DIA DE SKI (SIERRA NEVADA)
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Con la Kreidler Las Vegas en la Sierra Nevada
Prueba de la bicicleta eléctrica Kreidler Las Vegas con cubiertas de clavos en la Sierra Nevada.
SIERRA NEVADA POWDER ENERO 2015
21 y 24 de enero en sierra nevada mas de 1 metro de nieve polvo recién caída disfrutando de dos días espectaculares.............
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique
The Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique (IRAM) operates two observatories for radio astronomy at millimeter wavelengths, which are open to the international astronomical community: the 30 m single-dish radio telescope located on Pico Veleta (2850 m) in the Spanish Sierra Nevada, and the six-antenna interferometer on the Plateau de Bure (2550 m) in the French Alps. Both sites are at high altitude to reduce the absorption by water vapor.
Sierra Nevada Observatory
The Observatorio de Sierra Nevada (Sierra Nevada Observatory, OSN) is located at Loma de Dilar (2896 m altitude) in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the province of Granada, established in 1981. It is operated and maintained by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia - IAA) and contains two Nasmyth telescopes with apertures of 1.5 and 0.9 metres.
IRAM 30m telescope
The IRAM 30m millimeter radio telescope is a radio telescope for astronomical observations in the millimeter range of wavelengths, operated by the Institute for Radio Astronomy in the Millimeter Range (IRAM)) and located on the Sierra Nevada, in Spain, close to the Pico Veleta peak. It is the largest millimeter-wave telescope in the world after the Large Millimeter Telescope.