Geopark of Granada

Delving right into the heart of Granada Geopark means entering one of the few natural deserts in Europe. Dare to travel by foot, bike or horse between inviting badlands, geological landscapes carved by erosion in the form of rocky outcrops, gorges, fluvial canyons, intense gullies, clay ridges and many other capricious formations.

This territory, after countless millions of years forming part of ancient seas, emerged and became a great closed depression surrounded by mountains. A dense network of streams and watercourses collected the rainwater that, without a sea outlet, would accumulate in a lake facing Baza. This process lasted hundreds of years and the great depression slowly filled with sediments such as layers of sand, silt and clay, and plaster deposits in the lagoon area.

Later on, the closed depression would be opened by the west towards the Guadalquivir basin and the rivers and streams started to drain in that direction. In their new path, the channels, full of life, started to easily pierce the soft accumulated sediments until they formed the current drainage network and the unique erosive landscape seen today.

THRILLING EXPERIENCES

You will be able to enjoy a comprehensive variety of leisure and adventure activities in the Geopark, with routes to be explored by foot or bike with a complete and vast network of paths, horse routes, and 4×4 trips, either alone or accompanied by professional expert guides. The Negratín reservoir, along with other extraordinary settings, has beaches and water sport equipment on offer, and if flying is your thing, you can travel at your own pace in a balloon or take a dive from the Free Flight Station of the Hill of Jabalcón.