PENINSULA | WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS EXTRACT OF THE DAILY EXPRESS EXPRESS OVERSEAS PROPERTY
28/11/2007
Play golf in the morning and ski in the afternoon… ANDREA WATSON takes a look at some of the latest developments that combine snow sports with sunshine. Europe’s most southerly ski runs
the Medina Elvira golf resort. Surrounded
are in Spain’s Sierra Nevada Mountains,
by mountains, it is a 30 -minute drive
high above the beautiful city of Granada.
to the slopes and an hour from the
In spite of the sunny Andalusian climate,
beaches.
the area offers some spectacular runs,
Fairways comprises 186 frontline
and hosted the World Alpine Ski
apartments, penthouses and lofts, all of
Championships in 1996.
which have spectacular views. Residents
The Sierra Nevada is less than
have access to the 18-hole golf course
half an hour’s drive from Granada
and country club. Additionally the resort
Airport and is also accessible from
called Medina Elvira Golf Resort boasts
Malaga and Almeria airports on the
a superb lake offering a myriad of water
coast. With 39 runs, plus six off-course
sports, a boutique luxury hotel & spa, a
trails for a total of nearly 100km of great
proper commercial centre, a large outdoor
ski runs, there’s plenty for experienced
sports centre, a private bilingual school
and novice skiers and the resorts are
and is only 10 minutes away from the
well-serviced by lifts.
magic of Granada city centre.
Brighton-based Spanish property expert IPI is marketing the Fairways at
Prices start at €190,000 (£136,000).