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Cortijo Vacas Gordas sits in the foothills of the Sierra de Lujar, 300m (984 ft) above sea level, on the Costa Tropical in the Andalucia region of Spain. The Sierra de Lujar is a mountain that rises to 1800 metres (5905 ft), beyond which is Las Alpujarras, a valley that separates the Sierra de Lujar from the snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains. Just imagine skiing in the Sierra Nevada and swimming in the Mediterranean on the same day.

Los Carlos, the nearest village, has a church, health centre, school and bar, while Castell de Ferro, the nearest centre of any size is just 7km (4.35 miles) away. A fishing village with extensive beaches, it really comes alive in the Spanish summer months of July and August, when every village has its own fiesta. This is the real Spain, a mix of unspoilt landscape and an agricultural economy comprising of olive and almond groves, intensive vegetable cultivation and fishing.  Moorish architecture still exist within this coastal zone.

Nearby coastline

Sierra Nevada from the Sierra de Lujar

Granada with its magnificent Alhambra palace is approximately an hour's drive away, while the historic cities of Malaga and Almeria are an hour and a half by road. Both have international airports.

The map below shows the Costa Tropical with the pointing roughly to where we are.

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