Sierra Nevada - Las Alpujarras

From the Pico de Veleta a narrow unasphalted road winds up first round the summit and then descends in hairpin bends on the south side of Mulhacén to the picturesque village of Capileira (alt. 1,436m/4,712ft), 37km/23mi from the Pico de Veleta, in the wild mountain region of the Alpujarras. From here there is a good road (20km/12.5mi) to the beautifully situated little town of Orgiva (alt. 417m/1,368ft), with the Palacio de los Condes de Sástago. The road then continues west by way of Lanzarón (alt. 687m/2,254ft) to join N 323, which runs north to Granada.