Hotel Helios Costa Tropical QQQ+

Lecrin

The Lecrin Valley in Andalusia is an area of outstanding natural beauty, which has not yet experienced the mass tourism seen along the coastal strip and in parts of the Alpujarras. The valley has a number of delightful small towns and villages, including Acequias, Beznar, Tablate and Talara, which is also sometimes known as Lecrin. The valley is home to over 300 species of wild flowers, 66 of which are endemic to this area. It's especially beautiful in the spring, when the almond trees are in blossom and the distant peaks of the Sierra Nevada are still capped with snow.

Half day

Competa

On this half-day excursion, you head into the Sierra Almijara mountains to the attractive village of Competa. Here you'll visit a wine bodega and enjoy typical tapas, with an opportunity to sample Muscatel wine.

Half day

Nerja

This attractive resort lies between the Sierra Almijara and the Mediterranean, and is the most easterly town in the province of Málaga. It is famous for its seafront promontory viewpoint, the Balcón de Europa, where you'll find a life-size, moustachioed statue of King Alfonso XII. He reigned from 1874-1885 – after a coup d'état restored the monarchy and ended the first Spanish Republic – and admired the panoramic view from this spot.

Half day

Granada City

Nestling below the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains, Granada is one of the loveliest cities in Spain. It was the last Moorish city to fall to the Christians, in 1492. This Andalusian city is justly proud of its delightful location and for the richness of its Moorish architecture, which is equal to anything in North Africa. Attractions include the Royal Chapel, where the Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella are buried. It adjoins the cathedral built in the early Renaissance style on the site of the former mosque.

Full day

Alpujarras

Enjoy a true taste of Andalusian scenery and life, as you pass through gleaming white villages perched perilously on hillsides or clifftops, and twist your way through the mountain roads on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada.

This area was one of the last strongholds of the Moors before their expulsion from Spain by the Christian forces of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. Its isolation has helped it maintain a strong character of its own.

full day

Málaga

Phoenicians, Romans and Moors have all shaped Andalusia's second largest city, so there are plenty of historical sights to see during a tour of this elegant provincial capital. Highlights include the outstanding 8th to 11th-century Alcazaba with its part-excavated Roman amphitheatre, the 14th-century Moorish castle and the 16th-century cathedral. There are plenty of shops to enjoy too!

Three-quarter day

Nerja

This attractive resort lies between the Sierra Almijara and the Mediterranean, and is the most easterly town in the province of Málaga. It is famous for its seafront promontory viewpoint, the Balcón de Europa, where you'll find a life-size, moustachioed statue of King Alfonso XII. He reigned from 1874-1885 – after a coup d'état restored the monarchy and ended the first Spanish Republic – and admired the panoramic view from this spot.

Half day