Sierra Nevada - Solynieve

The winter sports region of Solynieve (Sol y Nieve = "Sun and Snow"), is at altitudes of between 2,000m/6,560ft and 2,600m/8,530ft, well provided with hotels, chalet colonies and blocks of flats, mountain huts, ski lifts and cableways.

This ski resort prides itself on the amount of sunshine it recieves each year and on being the most southerly ski resort in Europe. The ski season traditionally runs from late November or December to April or May.