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From Malaga Airport
Leaving the
airport, drive in the direction of MALAGA. Stay in the left lane
and take the fly-over
(overpass), which puts you on the far side of the highway. On
the main road towards Malaga, pass a petrol pump (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). About 300 feet
after the petrol pump you will cross a river on a rather long
bridge; immediately after crossing, take the exit for 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 several 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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