Getting Here (see Googlemap at the bottom of this page)
BY AIR
- Most UK-based low-cost airlines fly to Málaga – two hours on to Las Pinedas by road - now virtually all motorway.
- Ryanair, Clickair and BA/Iberial fly to Seville – one hour on to Las Pinedas – all but last 3 km motorway.
- Train-lovers may like to fly to Madrid, take the Metro or a taxi to Atocha Railway station, and experience the high-speed AVE train to Córdoba – 450 km in less than 2 hours. (NB: seats on the AVE should be booked in advance via www.renfe.com Tourist class is cheapest. Preferente class gives best value including a meal en route, Club class provides the same meal but has more mirrors.The older Talgo trains are almost as fast and cost slightly less.
- Cars can be hired at all these destinations.- only Hertz, Avis and Europcar at Córdoba, a wider ranger at Seville and Málaga.
- The most popular car-hire company, brokering the simplest, all-inclusive deals (no extras when you reach the counter) through reliable low-budget companies is www.carjet.com. But its popularity can lead to long queues of fretful Brits at busy times of year.
BY ROAD
- Allow the better part of three days for the drive straight from UK to Andalucía using Eurotunnel or a car-ferry and the European motorway system: From experience it will take some 21-23 hours of driving at normal motorway speeds (Allow at least £500 for fuel and motorway tolls there and back).
- The overnight ferry from Portsmouth to St Malo (P&O) is the most civilised way to enter France by sea – leaving the UK early enough in the evening for a relaxed dinner and arriving in France late enough next morning for an un-rushed breakfast and an hour less to drive.
- Ever faster ferries from Plymouth to Santander (Brittany Ferries) and Portsmouth to Bilbao (P&O) may cut your journey time to nearer two days, including a single very long day’s drive across central Spain if you are so inclined – if not, Toledo is an enchanting city for an overnight, with an excellent Parador hotel overlooking the historic old town.
BY RAIL
- With the extension of Eurostar’s full service into St. Pancras it will be possible to travel by high-speed train all the way from London to Córdoba, via the overnight Eurotrain sleeper from Paris Gare St Lazare to Madrid – leaves at 7.30 pm, dinner on-board, arrives at 9.15 am – an adventure to savour.
MAPS
Please use the map below to discover the location of Las Pinedas; you can zoom in and out of the map to view it at various resolutions, courtesy of ' Google Maps'. You can also select a satallite view which shows the landscape in some detail although possibly not accurate to the season of your visit.
Las Pinedas