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Órgiva works well as a base: 10 minutes from Lanjarón, 18km from Sierra Nevada National Park.
Órgiva is in Andalusia, Spain, with about 5,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Lanjarón, about 5 km away.
Órgiva (pronounced [ˈoɾxiβa]) is a Spanish town municipality in comarca of Alpujarra Granadina (which is located within the larger Alpujarras region) in the province of Granada, Andalusia. It has a population of around 6,000 and lies in the Alpujarra valley between the Sierra de Lújar and Sierra Nevada.
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Within an hour or so of Órgiva: Capileira (9 km), Sierra Nevada National Park (18 km), Pico Veleta Road (18 km), Sierra Nevada road to Pico Veleta (A-395) (21 km).
The nearest famous roads are Pico Veleta Road, Sierra Nevada road to Pico Veleta (A-395) and Puerto de la Ragua.
Órgiva is in Andalusia, Spain, about 5 km from Lanjarón.
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Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
Full driving guide for Spain8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Highest of the three whitewashed villages stacked in the Poqueira gorge of the Alpujarras, its flat-roofed Berber-style houses and chimney pots facing Mulhacén. End of the paved climb on the GR-421 before the old Sierra Nevada track.
9 km · about 15 min drive
national park
Mainland Spain's highest peaks, with the Pico Veleta road climbing past alpine lakes to nearly 3,400m near Granada.
18 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Europe's highest paved road climbs from Granada past the Sierra Nevada ski station toward the 3,396 m Veleta summit, with hairpins above the clouds and views to the Mediterranean.
18 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Europe's highest surfaced road climbs from Granada toward Veleta at 3,300m; the upper section is closed to cars but the ascent is superb.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex in Granada showcasing the finest Islamic art and architecture in Europe.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Spectacular caverns containing the world's largest known stalactite and prehistoric paintings dating back 42,000 years.
41 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
The highest paved pass in Andalusia at 2041m, crossing the Sierra Nevada between the Alpujarras and the Marquesado with arid Mediterranean mountain scenery.
42 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A palm-lined seafront promenade jutting on a clifftop balcony with panoramic Mediterranean and mountain views.
44 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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