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PageLatest News on Spanish Airports

Barcelona-El Prat Airport prepares for World Routes 2017While Barcelona-El Prat airport prepares for the reception of almost 3,000 delegates for World Routes 2017, it celebrates winning the anna.aero “Route of the Week” award for the new service to Shanghai with Air China.

This is the first World Routes event in Europe since 2011 in Berlin and is expected to be the largest ever Routes attendance.

Aena’s Airline Customer Relations and Airport Marketing Team is looking forward to welcoming you at World Routes!.

Vote for Aena’s airports at the World Routes 2017 Marketing AwardsWe encourage you to vote for Aena’s airports, like Barcelona-El Prat Airport or Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, for the World Routes 2017 Marketing Awards. Voting opens on Monday 19th June 2017 and closes on Friday 28th July 2017. Vote now by clicking here.

The award recognize the marketing efforts over the last 12 months that have made a real impact on the future network development plans, that may include market research activities, marketing and communications activity, business case presentations for new market opportunities, joint communication campaigns with third parties and innovative use of technologies or techniques to support the airline by the airport.

For the first time in 2017, the awards will recognise the excellence of one route development professional with the new Individual Award for Outstanding Contribution to Route Development. It is open to specialists from airports, airlines, tourism authorities and other stakeholders who have had a significant impact on the creation of new air services.

Madrid will host IATA slots conference in NovemberOur Airline Customer Relations and Airport Marketing Team is looking forward to welcoming you at IATA slots conference in Madrid!.

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From To AirlineAlicante-Elche Aberdeen RyanairF.G.L. Granada-Jaén London Gatwick easyJetMálaga-Costa del Sol Aberdeen RyanairValencia London Luton easyJet

March 2017

From To AirlineAlicante-Elche Helsinki FinnairAlicante-Elche Frankfurt RyanairAlicante-Elche London Stansted Jet2.comAlicante-Elche Birmingham Jet2.comAlicante-Elche Glasgow Thomas Cook UKAS Madrid-Barajas Craiova Wizz AirAS Madrid-Barajas Basel-Mulhuouse IberiaAS Madrid-Barajas Luxembourg RyanairAS Madrid-Barajas Nuremberg RyanairAS Madrid-Barajas Newcastle RyanairAS Madrid-Barajas Lamezia-Terme RyanairAS Madrid-Barajas Cagliari RyanairBarcelona-El Prat Valencia Air NostrumBarcelona-El Prat Valencia VuelingBarcelona-El Prat Naples RyanairBarcelona-El Prat Munich Transavia HollandBarcelona-El Prat Dusseldorf NorwegianBarcelona-El Prat Chisinau Wizz AirBarcelona-El Prat Boston3 Sata InternacionalBilbao Paris Charles de Gaulle easyJetFGL Granada-Jaén Milan Malpensa easyJetFuerteventura Berlin NikiFuerteventura Zurich Niki

February 2017

From To AirlineFuerteventura Nantes TUIfly BelgiumFuerteventura Toulouse TUIfly BelgiumFuerteventura London Stansted Jet2.comGirona-Costa Brava Edinburgh RyanairGirona-Costa Brava East Midlands RyanairGirona-Costa Brava Liverpool RyanairGirona-Costa Brava Oradea RyanairGirona-Costa Brava Belfast RyanairGirona-Costa Brava Birmingham RyanairGirona-Costa Brava Leeds RyanairGirona-Costa Brava Cagliari RyanairGirona-Costa Brava Newcastle RyanairGirona-Costa Brava Glasgow RyanairGran Canaria Cologne NikiGran Canaria Berlin NikiGran Canaria Zurich NikiGran Canaria Dusseldorf NikiIbiza Seville RyanairIbiza Edinburgh RyanairIbiza Rome Fiumicino RyanairLa Palma Dusseldorf NikiLanzarote London Stansted Jet2.comMálaga-Costa del Sol Stuttgart NikiMálaga-Costa del Sol Berlin NikiMálaga-Costa del Sol Amsterdam RyanairMálaga-Costa del Sol Frankfurt RyanairMálaga-Costa del Sol Birmingham Jet2.comMálaga-Costa del Sol London Stansted Jet2.comMurcia-San Javier London Heathrow British AirwaysMurcia-San Javier Edinburgh Jet2.comPalma de Mallorca Salzburg EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Frankfurt NikiPalma de Mallorca Hamburg Niki

March 2017 (cont.)

Source: Aena

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Source: Aena

From To AirlinePalma de Mallorca Berlin NikiPalma de Mallorca Oslo NorwegianPalma de Mallorca Newcastle RyanairPalma de Mallorca Frankfurt RyanairPalma de Mallorca Wroclaw RyanairPalma de Mallorca Nuremberg NikiPalma de Mallorca London Stansted Jet2.comPalma de Mallorca Dusseldorf NikiPalma de Mallorca Birmingham Jet2.comReus Birmingham RyanairReus East Midlands RyanairSantiago Frankfurt LufthansaSantiago Milan Malpensa easyJetSB - Santander Seville VoloteaSB - Santander Valencia VoloteaSB - Santander Warsaw Wizz AirTenerife South Copenhagen RyanairTenerife South Berlin NikiTenerife South Cologne NikiTenerife South Birmingham Jet2.comTenerife South London Stansted Jet2.comTenerife South Vitoria RyanairValencia Glasgow RyanairVigo Milan Bergamo RyanairVigo Edinburgh RyanairVitoria Milan Bergamo Ryanair

March 2017 (cont.) April 2017

From To AirlineAlicante-Elche Tenerife North Evelop AirlinesAlicante-Elche Toulouse VoloteaAlicante-Elche Luxembourg LuxairAlicante-Elche Marseille VoloteaAlicante-Elche Amsterdam Carendon Ducht AirlinesAlicante-Elche Liverpool Blue AirAlmería Edinburgh Jet2.comAlmería Manchester Jet2.comAlmería Leeds Jet2.comAS Madrid-Barajas Larnaca CobaltairAS Madrid-Barajas Naples RyanairAS Madrid-Barajas Cardiff Iberia ExpressAS Madrid-Barajas Vienna EurowingsAS Madrid-Barajas Nantes VoloteaAS Madrid-Barajas Bordeaux VoloteaAS Madrid-Barajas San Pedro Sula Air EuropaBarcelona-El Prat Seoul Korean AirlinesBilbao Seville VoloteaBilbao Tenerife South NorwegianBilbao Edinburgh easyJetFuerteventura Birmingham Jet2.comFuerteventura Amsterdam VuelingGirona-Costa Brava Birmingham Jet2.comGirona-Costa Brava Edinburgh Jet2.comGirona-Costa Brava East Midlands Jet2.comGirona-Costa Brava Leeds Jet2.comGran Canaria Dakhla BinterGran Canaria Birmingham Jet2.comGran Canaria London Stansted Jet2.comIbiza Hannover EurowingsIbiza Birmingham Jet2.comIbiza London Stansted Jet2.comIbiza Oostende TUIfly Belgium

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April 2017 (cont.)

From To AirlineIbiza Dusseldorf NikiIbiza Munich NikiIbiza Zurich NikiIbiza Hamburg NikiJerez Zurich Germania SwitzerlandLanzarote Birmingham Jet2.comLanzarote Metz/Nancy TUIfly BelgiumLanzarote Zurich NikiLanzarote Bordeaux1 TUIfly BelgiumMálaga-Costa del Sol Amsterdam KLMMálaga-Costa del Sol Hamburg NikiMálaga-Costa del Sol Hannover TuiflyMálaga-Costa del Sol Torino Blue AirMenorca Birmingham Jet2.comMenorca London Stansted Jet2.comMurcia-San Javier London Southend easyJetPalma de Mallorca Munich EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Stuttgart NikiPalma de Mallorca Nuremberg GermaniaPalma de Mallorca Dresden EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Baden-Baden EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Munster EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Leipzig EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Saarbrucken EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Munster NikiPalma de Mallorca Basel-Mulhouse EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Paderborn EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Lille VuelingPalma de Mallorca Nuremberg EurowingsPalma de Mallorca Baden-Baden NikiPalma de Mallorca Lyon Air NostrumPalma de Mallorca Florence VuelingPalma de Mallorca Brussels Brussels Airlines

From To AirlinePalma de Mallorca Katowice Grupo Travel ServiceReus London Stansted Jet2.comReus Birmingham Jet2.comTenerife South Marseille TUIfly BelgiumTenerife South Hamburg NikiValencia Oran VuelingValencia Rotterdam Transavia

April 2017 (cont.)

1Via Toulouse

Source: Aena

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Airport

YTD April 2017

Passengers

Change

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

Change, %

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

26 Jerez De La Frontera 218,194 20,472 10.4%

27 Zaragoza 129,065 421 0.3%

28 Melilla 98,630 315 0.3%

29 San Sebastian 81,287 3,744 4.8%

30 Reus 70,736 20,735 41.5%

31 Valladolid 66,297 -5,963 -8.3%

32 Pamplona 50,229 4,882 10.8%

33 El Hierro 49,991 2,517 5.3%

34 Badajoz 15,474 8,890 135.0%

35 Vitoria 13,663 -4,916 -26.5%

36 La Gomera 11,704 884 8.2%

37 Leon 10,017 2,443 32.3%

38 Logroño 6,573 1,742 36.1%

39 Salamanca 5,057 340 7.2%

40 Cordoba 2,358 313 15.3%

41 Burgos 1,273 400 45.8%

42 Sabadell 1,154 -224 -16.3%

43 Madrid-Cuatro Vientos 711 81 12.9%

44 Ceuta /Helipuerto 477 -355 -42.7%

45 Albacete 412 -58 -12.3%

46 Son Bonet 134 -464 -77.6%

47 Huesca-Pirineos 51 7 15.9%

48 Algeciras /Helipuerto 48 -9 -15.8%TOTAL 66,481,324 5,737,676 9.4%

Traffic by Airport

Airport

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Passengers

Change

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Change, %

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

1 AS Madrid-Barajas 16,113,299 1,206,513 8.1%

2 Barcelona-El Prat 13,186,550 1,073,315 8.9%

3 Palma De Mallorca 4,698,768 375,268 8.7%

4 Malaga-Costa Del Sol 4,678,327 608,834 15.0%

5 Gran Canaria 4,448,676 223,195 5.3%

6 Tenerife South 3,909,363 329,626 9.2%

7 Alicante-Elche 3,509,064 449,625 14.7%

8 Lanzarote 2,323,718 249,428 12.0%

9 Fuerteventura 1,920,675 105,161 5.8%

10 Valencia 1,759,860 233,531 15.3%11 Seville 1,526,920 119,032 8.5%12 Bilbao 1,391,276 113,694 8.9%

13 Tenerife North 1,343,727 53,316 4.1%

14 Ibiza 948,282 156,808 19.8%

15 Santiago 754,014 49,440 7.0%

16 La Palma 428,745 75,392 21.3%

17 Asturias 393,596 53,271 15.7%

18 Menorca 384,686 62,317 19.3%

19 A Coruña 342,519 33,041 10.7%

20 Girona 327,573 11,667 3.7%

21 Vigo 282,747 13,800 5.1%

22 FGL Granada-Jaen 262,779 20,990 8.7%

23 Murcia-San Javier 249,103 40,976 19.7%24 SB Santander 243,162 31,623 14.9%25 Almeria 220,360 -8,384 -3.7%

Statistics

Source: Aena

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Airlines Ranking

Airline

YTD Apr 2016 YTD Apr 2017

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

Change, %

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

Number of Aena airports operated

1 Ryanair 10,705,386 12,012,906 18.1% 1,307,520 12.2% 25

2 Iberia Group 9,397,235 10,065,127 15.1% 667,892 7.1% 33

3 Vueling 8,386,538 9,053,900 13.6% 667,362 8.0% 27

4 Air Europa 5,054,035 4,802,754 7.2% -251,281 -5.0% 24

5 easyJet 3,552,128 4,018,190 6.0% 466,062 13.1% 20

6 Norwegian 1,867,389 2,666,916 4.0% 799,527 42.8% 12

7 Lufthansa Group 2,268,710 2,663,288 4.0% 394,578 17.4% 16

8 TUI Group 2,589,342 2,557,582 3.8% -31,760 -1.2% 13

9 Thomas Cook Group 1,917,075 1,977,995 3.0% 60,920 3.2% 13

10 Binter+ Naysa 1,657,359 1,716,017 2.6% 58,658 3.5% 8

11 Transavia 767,411 942,503 1.4% 175,092 22.8% 13

12 Jet2.com 593,096 937,626 1.4% 344,530 58.1% 13

13 Air Berlin 1,866,877 866,395 1.3% -1,000,482 -53.6% 10

14 Monarch Airlines 736,702 808,676 1.2% 71,974 9.8% 10

15 Niki 207,527 690,886 1.0% 483,359 232.9% 10

Other Airlines

9,176,838 10,700,563 16.1% 1,523,725 16.6%

Total Aena

60,743,648 66,481,324 100% 5,737,676 9.4%

Statistics

Iberia Group: Iberia, Iberia Express and Air NostrumTUI Group: Thomson Airways, TUIfly, Jetairfly, TUIfly Nordic, Arkefly and Corsair

Lufthansa Group: Lufhtansa, Eurowings, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Edelweiss and Austrian AirlinesThomas Cook Group: Condor, Thomas Cook UK, Thomas Cook Scandinavian and Thomas Cook Belgium

Source: Aena

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Market Ranking I

Statistics

Source: Aena

Country

YTD Apr 2015 YTD Apr 2016

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

Change. %

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

1 Spain 19,901,640 21,038,786 31.6% 1,137,146 5.7%

2 United Kingdom 9,400,987 10,882,760 16.4% 1,481,773 15.8%

3 Germany 6,870,757 7,080,725 10.7% 209,968 3.1%

4 Italy 3,412,251 3,761,473 5.7% 349,222 10.2%

5 France 3,265,275 3,435,210 5.2% 169,935 5.2%

6 Holland 1,873,007 2,247,575 3.4% 374,568 20.0%

7 Switzerland 1,588,860 1,722,816 2.6% 133,956 8.4%

8 Belgium 1,479,256 1,682,969 2.5% 203,713 13.8%

9 Sweden 1,047,657 1,205,795 1.8% 158,138 15.1%

10 Portugal 936,595 1,193,550 1.8% 256,955 27.4%

Top 10 Countries

49,776,285 54,251,659 81.6% 4,475,374 9.0%

Other Countries

10,967,363 12,229,665 18.4% 1,262,302 11.5%

Total Aena

60,743,648 66,481,324 100% 5,737,676 9.4%

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Market Ranking II

Statistics

Source: Aena

Region

YTD Apr 2015 YTD Apr 2016

Passengers Passengers Market ShareChange

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

Change, %

YTD Apr ‘17 -

YTD Apr ‘16

1 Spain 19,901,640 21,038,786 31.6% 1,137,146 5.7%

2 Europe 35,950,095 39,979,282 60.1% 4,029,187 11.2%

3 Latin America 2,320,584 2,544,159 3.8% 223,575 9.6%

4 Africa 905,095 952,321 1.4% 47,226 5.2%

5 Middle East 787,152 868,796 1.3% 81,644 10.4%

6 North America 772,523 856,970 1.3% 84,447 10.9%

7 Asia-Pacific 106,559 241,010 0.4% 134,451 126.2%

Total Aena

60,743,648 66,481,324 100% 5,737,676 9.4%

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Short Haul Route: FGL Granada-Jaén - Paris

Granada-Paris and Madrid-San Francisco

Aena’s Marketing Team would be glad to provide your airline with a tailor made business case, so please do not hesitate to contact us at airlinebox@aena.es

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86,700 searches (2016)

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National Statistics Institute (INE) (last available data)

Direct and Indirect traffic by year

Tourism facts

Direct Traffic: Aena. Provisional non-audited data 2016 (round trip)Indirect Traffic: MIDT 2016 (round trip), Sabre National Statistics Institute (INE) (last available data)

Own processed data based on information provided by Skyscanner in 2016

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Long Haul Route: AS Madrid-Barajas - San Francisco

Granada-Paris and Madrid-San Francisco

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Indirect Traffic: MIDT 2016 (round trip), Sabre

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537,700 searches (2016)

Own processed data based on information provided by Skyscanner in 2016

There is a lack of connectivity from Madrid to the West Coast of Canada and United States

From Madrid+0.8 million Skyscanner searches

142,000 indirect passengers

From Spain+2 million Skyscanner searches

394,000 indirect passengers

EdmontonCalgaryVancouverPortlandSeatleSan Francisco

Indirect Traffic: MIDT 2016 (round trip), SabreSkyscanner: own processed data based on information provided by Skyscanner in 2016

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1 Feast of Sacrifice (DUL-HIY-YA) Ceuta

2 Day of Ceuta

8 Day of Asturias, Extremadura and Gran Canaria

11 National Day of Cataluña

15 Feast of Bien Aparecida in Cantabria and

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and Basque Country

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Public Holidays in Spain

5 Day of La Palma

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Federico García Lorca Route

Federico García Lorca was a world famous poet and playwright from Granada. There are four museums where visitors can learn about the author and his life. The first is the Museo-Casa Natal de Federico García Lorca in Fuente Vaqueros where he was born, the second is the Casa Museo Federico García Lorca in Valderrubio, where he spent his youth, the third is the Museo de la Huerta de San Vicente, the summer house of the poet’s family in Granada, and the fourth is Centro Federico García Lorca, in Granada city.

The Parque Federico García Lorca in Alfacar is a memorial to the poet where he is believed to be killed in the beginning of Spanish Civil War.

The poet and playwright from Granada (1898-1936) was associated with a group of artists who were known as Generación del 27. He is considered one of the most important Spanish writers of the 20th century.

His literary life started in Granada with his first book Impresiones y Paisajes (1918). After it was published he moved to Madrid to continue studying Law, Philosophy and Humanities. Whilst living in Student Halls (1919-1928), he became friends with the painter Salvador Dalí, the filmmaker Luis Buñuel, and the poet Rafael Alberti. He later worked with the poet Juan Ramón Jiménez, the musician Manuel de Falla and members of the SAI (Iberian Artists Society).

His most important plays include Yerma, La Casa de Bernarda Alba and Bodas de Sangre. His most famous poems include El Romancero

Gitano, Poeta en Nueva York and his Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías.

Lorca’s legacy is made up of poetry and dramatic works. His style of writing is based on traditional folk stories from his Andalucian birthplace, (including folk songs, ballads and

nursery rhymes), with later influences from the avant-garde era (symbols which portray an irrational and dreamlike world). Universal subjects such as nature, love and death all feature in his lyrics and plays, and illustrate Federico García Lorca’s own views of life.

Federico García Lorca’s house in Fuentevaqueros

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Ready to connect with European cities

General Airport Facts Passenger Profile

Timetable

Summer: 05:00-21:15PS 1HR PPRWinter: 06:00-22:15 PS 1HR PPR

Runway 09/27 (2,900 x 45 m.)

Runway capacityArrivals: 7Departures: 7Total: 12

Terminal CapacityPax/h

Arrivals: 600Departures: 500

Terminal Surface: 8,000 sqm

14 Check-in desks4 Boarding gates3 Baggage claim

Commercial Aviation Parking stands

Total: 11 Types:4 B-737-900 3 A-3212 A-3202 Helicopter1 A-3301 F-90020 General Aviation

Potential routesCheck the unserved routes at The Route Shop Profile (anna.aero) by clicking here

Discover FGL Granada-Jaén Airport

Source: Aena

F.G.L. Granada-Jaén Airport is located in the region of La Vega del Genil, 17 kilometres from Granada capital and 106 km from Jaen capital.The airport have scheduled flights to Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and London City and in the Summer Season S17 there are three new European routes to London Gatwick, Milan Malpensa and Manchester (as of July 2017).

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The perfect combination of mountain, beach and city break

Granada, captivating beauty

The Alhambra is the symbol of Granada, the fortress and palace built by the kings of the Nasrid dynasty of the ancient Kingdom of Granada. It is the most visited monument in Spain, a true masterpiece of Muslim art in Europe, which was officially declared a World Heritage Site in 1984.

The original core of the town of Granada still maintains the captivating magic of its Moorish past in the Albaicín quarter, declared a World Heritage Site in 1984. To stroll through the Albaicín quarter is like taking a walk through the history of Granada itself.

Andalusia is also famous for its beaches and sunshine, specially Granada’s coastal area which offers dozens of beaches and small

coves with crystal-clear water, 320 sunny days a year and an average temperature of 20 degrees. It comes as a surprise to many visitors that you can ski in Sierra Nevada, the most southern resort in the whole of Europe and one of the best ski resorts in Spain. The resort offers 105 km of pistes distributed over 116 routes of varying difficulty.

Your visit to Granada must include eating tapas. This is the custom of eating small and varied portions of delicious local dishes, with an aperitif in restaurants and bars. Tapas are usually served free of charge with an alcoholic drink like Alhambra beer or a glass of wine from the Designation of Origin of Granada. It is the waiter who chooses the tapas and serves it to

customers with their drinks. In some bars you can choose the tapas you want from a list.

In your visit to Granada do not forget to inlcude Sacromonte district, the gypsy quarter and heart of what flamenco experts called ‘jondura’ or ‘duende’, a musical form that stems from ‘zambra’, a flamenco song and dance party that first began in the 16th century to celebrate Moorish weddings. In this quarter you will see another architectural curiosity of Granada – las cuevas. These caves used to be inhabited by gypsies, but have now been converted into flamenco staging areas, restaurants, night clubs and tourist accommodation, although some are still inhabited.

The Alhambra

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The perfec combination of mountain, beach and city break

Granada, captivating beauty

The cave dwellings in the regions of Guadix, El Marquesado and El Altiplano are the province’s most original type of accommodation. Today there are more than 60 official cave hotels used as tourist accommodation in Granada’s Sacromonte district alone.

Another wonderful landscape is La Alpujarra, that lies between the Sierra Nevada and the Lújar mountain ranges. It opens up to the Mediterranean Sea from the Mulhacén, the highest peak of the Iberian Peninsula. Its landscape is rough yet colourful, scattered with ravines, canyons and valleys with traditional villages lying all around. The villages of La Alpujarra, with their whitewashed houses, are scattered along the slopes between green forests. The main tourist destination is the Barranco de Poqueira, a ravine where the villages of Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira lay.

On the western part of Granada province spans the Poniente Granadino district. It includes mountain ranges, valleys, plains and countryside that together form a rich and diverse landscape. This borderland is a mixture Christian and Arab cultures, with an ancient past. Poniente was the doorway to the capital of the last Nasrid kingdom, made up of white villages with narrow streets built around old castles to defend the border from the Christian attacks. Montefrío, Alhama, Loja and Illora are the most interesting places in this area.

Although it seems that Granada is trapped in time, the city has been able to adapt to the new times by building the Parque de las Ciencias, a one of its kind interactive museum and the first in southern Spain. It is a benchmark for the promotion of science in Europe. Located a few minutes from the historic city centre of Granada, the Science Park has turned about 70,000 m2 into one of the main cultural, sightseeing attractions in Andalucía and into its most visited museum.

Made up of a wide range of permanent and temporary exhibitions, this is a place where you can learn a great deal by taking part in a wide variety of activities, whatever your age.

For more information please visit:

www.turgranada.es

Cave dwelling

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A special and unique setting that offers singular experiences

Jaen, unique and unforgettable experiences

Jaén province is a quality destination offering unique and unforgettable experiences, less than one hour from the Federico García Lorca Granada-Jaén Airport.

The province’s geography is defined by the olive groves extending across the entire landscape, covered by more than 66 million olive trees. This is a vast managed olive “forest” that represents the main extra virgin olive oil supply in the world, with 20% of world production coming from Jaén province. The quality of this olive oil leads to it being

ranked as one of the finest in the world. This along with the proliferation of tourist resources focusing on olive oil and olive trees, make Jaén a paradise for “Olive Oil Tourism”. There are olive oil factories offering guided tours, olive oil themed restaurants, spas with olive oil therapy treatments, walks through olive groves, museums and visitors centres about olive culture, olive oil tasting sessions, specialist shops etc.

Jaén also boasts the largest expanse of protected natural areas in Spain (304,000

hectares), including the second largest in Europe: the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas Natural Park, where visitors can enjoy a trip on a solar powered boat, hiking along the GR247 Forests of the South trail (a 478 kilometre circular route and the longest in southern Europe), para-gliding, discovering the history of the highest castles in the province, canyoning, horse riding, caving, wildlife photography and much more. The source of Andalusia’s principal river, the Guadalquivir, is in the Cazorla natural park. This is a very special visitor attraction and the perfect place to unwind.

Breakfast with olive oil and olive groves

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A special and unique setting that offers singular experiences

Jaen, unique and unforgettable experiences

The World Heritage cities of Úbeda and Baeza, head an unparalleled example of the finest Andalusian Renaissance architecture in the whole province. Of particular note is Jaén cathedral, which is aiming to achieve UNESCO World Heritage status. Úbeda and Baeza, two imposing cities the colour of stone rising up from a green sea of olive trees, are home to an endless number of Renaissance palaces.

Jaén experienced some memorable battles that changed the course of history (Navas de Tolosa and Bailén) and is home to the largest concentration of castles in Europe. The Castles and Battlegrounds Route now offers a range of highly attractive options for visitors and benefits from a packed year round programme of cultural activities. The Fortress of La Mota in Alcalá la Real, only half an hour from the airport, and the neighbouring castles in Alcadete, Baños de la Encina and Jaén, all make discovering the Castles and Battlegrounds Route an unforgettable experience. The Castle of Santa Catalina in Jaén is situated next to the Parador Nacional de Turismo, which is built in a similar style and overlooks the province’s capital city. It is one of Jaén’s must-see attractions and boasts the best scenic viewpoint for admiring the landscape of a large part of the province.

Jaén boasts a vast expanse of pasture lands where you can find a range of tourist activities related to the world of bull fighting. A range of different resources are concentrated in Linares, to the north of the province. This is also an interesting city to visit given its mining past,

which has left an indelible mark on Flamenco music.

Diverse holiday offers are all immersed in an authentic rural world boasting something for all ages and tastes. Take a step back in time with dramatised visits and historical re-enactments in castles found nowhere else in the world, don’t miss the adventure of a day exploring nature in a typical Mediterranean forest or savour an exquisite cuisine featuring extra virgin olive oil.

Jaén is an ideal destination for tourism that is cultured, select, sophisticated and orientated towards the art of living, with eighteen historical locations and prehistoric caves declared World Heritage Sites and olive oil cuisine as a focal point and. This cuisine is increasingly appreciated for its exceptional quality. It is, of course, based on extra virgin olive oil, the cornerstone of the Mediterranean diet.

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Úbeda, Sacred Chapel of El Salvador

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JUNE 201766 International Festival of Music and Dance. Granada (from 23 june untill 14 july)

Popular Water Race. Fiesta del Agua. Lanjarón (23 June at midnight)

JULY 2017Jazz on the Coast / Jazz en la Costa. Almuñecar (From 17 untill 22 July)

AUGUST 2017Lorca y Granada in Generalife. “Oh Cuba”. Granada (from 18 July untill 26 August)

New Year’s Eve in Bérchules (5 August)

SEPTEMBER 2017Fiesta del Cascamorras. Baza y Guadix (from 6 to 9 September)

Moors and Christians. Válor (15 September)

Traditional Autum Market and Patron Saint Parade. Granada (last weekend of September)

OCTOBER 2017Film Noir Granada Festival (from 2 to 8 October)

Fiesta del Vino. Cádiar (from 6 untill 9 October)

Old and Used Book Fair. Granada (end of October)

NOVEMBER 2017International Jazz Festival. Granada (first week of November)

Hocus Pocus Magic Festival. Granada (end of November)

DECEMBER 2017Flamenco Festival. Granada (from 5 untill 8/9 December)

Traditional Christmas Market

XXXII Juveándalus Edition. Fair for Children and Youth (two last weeks of December)

Marina del Este beach (La Herradura, Granada)

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JUNE 2017Noche en blanco (2 June)

International Air Festival FIA “El Yelmo” (2 to 4 June)

Festival of the Virgin of the Chapel (9 to 11 June)

JULY 2017Mar de canciones. Torreperogil (7 and 8 July)

Bluescazorla. Cazorla (13, 14 and 15 July)

Etnosur. Alcalá la Real (21, 22 and 23 July)

Imagina Funk. Torres (28 and 29 July)

Medieval Festival. Alcalá La Real (28, 29 and 30 july)

AUGUST 2017Vertigo Festival. Martos (4, 5 and 6 August)

53º National Tarantas Contest. Linares (21 and 22 August)

SEPTEMBER 2017The Berrea. National Parks of Jaen (September and October)

Cascamorras Festivities. Baza and Guadix (from 6 to 9 September)

Moors and Christians. Válor (15 September)

Traditional Autum Market and Patron Saint Pa-rade. Granada (last weekend of September)

OCTOBER 2017Festival Internacional de Teatro. Cazorla (from October to December)

Festival of Saint Lucas. Jaen

NOVEMBER 2017IV Olive oil Festival

Ancient music festival. Úbeda and Baeza

DECEMBER 2017Ancient music festival. Úbeda and Baeza

XXXVII Festival of the olive. Martos (first week of December)

Medieval Festival (Alcalá La Real, Jaén)

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