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Driving instructions to Lorenzo’s rental houses in Montefrio, Granada, Andalucia, Spain

Official road maps do not show many of the new connections for reaching this remote area of Andalucia, and you will save time and trouble by following my written instructions.

If you aren't travelling by car, buses from Granada leave at 12.30 (noon) and 7.30 pm, from the Estación de Autobuses de Granada. Return from Montefrio at 6.50 am and 2.45 pm.  Reduced service on Sundays, from Montefrio at 2.45pm and from Granada at 7.30 pm only.  You can take a taxi from Granada to Montefrio for about 60 euros.

Check-in time is from 4.00 pm. You can arrive late in the evening, but should call me first so that I can inform my assistants. We cannot attend to guests arriving before 4pm. unless they call the day before to arrange for this service.

When you get to Montefrio, following the instructions below (depending on where you are coming from), drive to the Plaza de la Iglesia, the junction with the great round church ("the pressure cooker"). Park here and use the phone booth next to the church (or your cell phone) to call my manager's cell phone at 680 383240 (if no answer, try again a few times because the local system sometimes fails). Simply say Estamos en la Plaza, vamos a la Casa de... (give the name of your cottage). The manager will come to get you in 15-20 minutes. (Take note of the manager's number in case you are in need of help during your stay).

 

From Malaga Airport

Leaving the airport, drive in the direction of MALAGA, crossing the fly-over (overpass), which will put you in the direction of Malaga. On the main road towards Malaga, you pass a gas station on your right, and then pass an exit which you DO NOT TAKE (Attention: there is a large vertical sign for ANTEQUERA which is deceptively placed just a few yards beyond this first exit ramp, leading some first-timers to take it). About  300 m feet after the gas station you will cross a river on a rather long bridge; immediately after crossing, take the exit RONDA DE MALAGA / ANTEQUERA / GRANADA.

You must now drive around the back of the city of Malaga, on the ring road (beltway) known as the "Ronda de Malaga"; you should stay on this road for about 10 km. Take the exit ANTEQUERA / GRANADA.

Continue in the direction of GRANADA. After about 40 minutes of driving, take the exit VILLANUEVA DE MESIA. (Caution: you will pass exits for three other villages bearing the name VILLANUEVA, you want "de Mesia"). Go through the town of Villanueva de Mesia, continue straight ahead for 20 km to the village of El Tocón. Drive around the public garden, turn right at the church, go down the main street until you get to the junction with the gas station/petrol pump, where you turn left following the sign MONTEFRIO.

Driving time from Malaga, 1½ hours.

From Madrid Airport

Leave the airport and head towards Madrid. Get on the M-40 beltway, direction VALENCIA. This will take you clockwise around Madrid, from the 2 o'clock to the 6 o'clock position where you take the N-IV south, direction CORDOBA. Stay as far to the left of the road as you can, because there are several lanes and you won't have much time to get over to the far left when you see the exit sign.

Take this exit and you will be on the only road going south - drive straight ahead for about three hours in the direction of Jaen-Granada. At this point, you will come to the city of Bailén, where the motorway divides in a fork - West to Cordoba and Seville, and South to Jaen and Granada. Take the direction Jaén/Granada. About 40 km after passing Jaén you will see a small exit sign for Campotejar. Take this exit. Go all the way down the ramp in the direction of CAMPOTEJAR. You will pass a gas station/petrol pump on your left; keep going until you reach a T-shaped junction where you turn right for Alcalá La Real. Follow the highway to the town of Alcalá, turning left at the first main signposted intersection. This will put you on the main street of the town, where you turn left again. Drive down the main street several blocks until you come to an intersection with the sign MONTEFRIO pointing to the right.

Driving time from Madrid, 5-6 hours.

When returning to Madrid, get on the M-40 again to get to Barajas Airport. Go in the direction of VALENCIA and then follow the signs with the airport symbol.

Click here for map showing shortcut through Campotéjar

From Granada

Take direction MALAGA-CORDOBA. When leaving the town on the Malaga road, take the exit for CORDOBA. Drive in the direction of Cordoba for about half an hour, until you reach the village of PUERTO LOPE. Drive through the village. Just after leaving the village, take the road on the left to MONTEFRIO. In Montefrio, drive straight down through the village, without turning left or right (there are no truly straight streets here, so take the straightest direction possible), until you come to the Plaza with the large round church standing on it (don't confuse the round church with another monument, the oblong-shaped El Pósito, in front of which there is also a phone booth, and which you will pass on your right just after entering the village).

Driving time from Granada, 1 hour.

From Alicante

Direction GRANADA. When the motorway reaches Granada, take exit for CORDOBA. Drive in the direction of Cordoba for about half an hour, until you reach the village of PUERTO LOPE. Drive through the village. Just after leaving the village, take the road on the left to MONTEFRIO. In Montefrio, drive straight down through the village, without turning left or right (there are no truly straight streets here, so go as straight as you can), until you come to the Plaza with the large round church standing on it.

From Seville

Direction Antequera-Granada. Stay in the direction of GRANADA. After driving for several hours, take the exit VILLANUEVA DE MESIA. (Attention: before you get to this exit, you will pass three other exits for villages bearing the name VILLANUEVA - you want "de Mesia"). Go through the town of Villanueva de Mesia, continue straight ahead for 20 km to the village of El Tocón. Drive around the public garden, turn right at the church, go down the main street until you get to the junction with the gas station, where you turn left following the sign MONTEFRIO.

Driving time from Seville, less than 3 hours.

From Cordoba

Direction Granada, exit at Alcalá La Real, at the top of the exit ramp turn right for MONTEFRIO. When you reach Montefrio, drive past the gas station/petrol pump on your right. The road then curves to the left, and then to the right (over a bridge) and then uphill, putting you on the main street of Montefrio, where it slopes steeply downwards. You will come to the Plaza with the large round church standing on it.

Driving time from Cordoba, 2 hours.

 

Click here for a map showing Montefrio's position in southern Spain

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