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Map/GPS coordinates for La Penquita: 36 54 51.95   N 4 08 12.14 W

DIRECTIONS FROM MALAGA AIRPORT TO LA PENQUITA / LA PENCA

· Follow the signs for Malaga , then the A7/E15 toward Motril and Almería. This is the main coastal dual carriageway.

· After about half an hour, turn off at Km.272 for Vélez Málaga and Torre Del Mar. Take the left-hand lane on the slip-road that descends to a roundabout.

· Here take the A356 towards La Viñuela, Colmenar and Alhama de Granada. Follow directions for Alhama and Zafarraya, which means taking a right turn onto the A402 at the top of a long hill just after Km.35 (about 10 minutes from the roundabout).

· Drive down past the reservoir, which is visible to the left, through the built-up area of Puente don Manuel and up towards Ventas de Zafarraya and Alhama de Granada.

· Just after kilometre 52, (point B on the map) there is a sharp bend to the left and immediately after this a small road to the left (GR242) for Periana.

· After passing some houses you come to a crossroads on the brow of the hill. Turn up the concreted road to the right and follow the track round to the right after a house on the right. The track here is no longer concreted and is undulating rather than steep. Ours is the next house you come to.

· The distance from the main road is about 1.5Km.

DIRECTIONS FROM GRANADA AIRPORT TO LA PENQUITA:

· On leaving the airport take the A92 direction Malaga , Sevilla.

· After 18 kilometres take the exit at Km 211 for Alhama de Granada. Turn left at the end of the slip road and cross over the motorway. Remember to stay on the right. Drive along the service road (two-way) parallel to the motoway.

· After about one kilometre at the Restaurante El Cruce, where there is a footbridge over the motorway, turn left for Alhama de Granada. You are now on the A402 and can start to tick off the kilometres. You will not be turning off until after Km.51. (Just over one hour's drive from your start time)

· In Alhama de Granada go right at the first roundabout and left at the second. You are heading for Ventas de Zafarraya and Velez Malaga. Drive through Ventas de Zafarraya into Malaga province and head down the switchback road.

· After Km 51,look out for a sign pointing left for Alcaucin. Turn right immediately after this up the single track road - (GR242) for Periana.  (point A on the map)

· After passing some houses you come to a crossroads on the brow of the hill. Turn up the concreted road to the right and follow the track round to the right after a house on the right. The track here is no longer concreted and is undulating rather than steep. Ours is the next house you come to.

· The distance from the main road is about 1.5Km.