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Sierra Nevada - Pradollano, Monachil
This exceptional property presents a unique opportunity to enjoy refined mountain living in the sought-after Pradollano area of Sierra Nevada, Monachil, Granad…
A ski-resort flat lives or dies on its access to the lifts and the noise of the plaza below it. We've walked these buildings in deep winter and quiet August, so we'll always tell you which homes are priced for a view they don't quite have, and which ones earn their number honestly.
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Pradollano is the resort village of the Sierra Nevada ski station, set in the municipality of Monachil in Granada province. At a little over 2,100 metres it is the highest permanent settlement in Spain, home to around three hundred year-round residents and many thousands more through the season. It is a true mountain pocket rather than a coastal address: the homes here are bought for the snow on the doorstep and the national park beyond it, not the sea.
The village climbs the slopes below Mulhacén, the highest peak on the Spanish mainland at 3,481 metres, and is reached by the A-395 from Granada. It is built on levels, with most of the homes, hotels and services gathered around Plaza de Andalucía, where the ticket offices, the main car park and the access to the lifts all meet. From here the Borreguiles and Al-Ándalus cable cars carry you up onto the pistes, and a local bus links the upper and lower sections of the village.
Town houses lead the way here, alongside apartments and the occasional duplex, almost all in the alpine style the village is known for — timber, slate and pitched roofs against the snow. Many sit close enough to the lifts to count as ski-in, and the better ones come with the things that matter at altitude: a dedicated ski locker, a garage space and a heated storage room. Stock ranges from compact studios and one-bedroom flats to three-bedroom duplexes with a terrace facing the slopes. A good deal of it is honestly described as dated, so condition and floor level vary far more than the brochures let on.
This is a buy for skiers and mountain people first — those who want to wake up on the snow without the drive up, and who will use the place again in summer for hiking, climbing and mountain biking once the pistes give way to the trails up to Mulhacén and the Vereda de la Estrella. It works well as a lock-up-and-leave that earns its keep on winter lets, and as a base within easy reach of Granada for anyone who wants the city and the mountain in the same weekend.
Smaller one-bedroom apartments generally start from around the high one-hundred-thousands. Two- and three-bedroom homes and the better duplexes typically run from the mid-hundreds upward, with the most sought-after ski-in properties and larger penthouses reaching well beyond half a million. Proximity to the plaza and the lifts, the floor you are on and whether a garage and ski locker come with the home move the price as much as the size does — a quiet, well-placed flat is worth chasing, a high-traffic one above the plaza rarely justifies its asking.
Granada is roughly a thirty-minute drive down the A-395, with a regular bus from the city's main station taking around forty-five minutes. Granada airport is about forty minutes away, which keeps the village within reach of weekend visitors. The coast at Motril on the Costa Tropical is around an hour and a half by road, so it is genuinely possible to ski in the morning and be at sea level by the afternoon.
We have spent twenty years on the Costa del Sol and the wider Granada market, and we treat a mountain flat with the same candour as a coastal villa. We will walk you through which buildings hold the morning sun, which floors take the plaza's late-night noise, and which homes are priced for a slope view they only half deliver. If Pradollano is on your list, drop us a line.
Pradollano is the resort village of the Sierra Nevada ski station, in the municipality of Monachil in Granada province, southern Spain. It sits at just over 2,100 metres on the slopes below Mulhacén, the highest peak on the Spanish mainland, and is reached by the A-395 road. At this altitude it is the highest permanent settlement in the country.
The market is led by town houses, with apartments and the occasional duplex alongside them, almost all built in the village's alpine style of timber and slate. Sizes run from compact studios and one-bedroom flats to three-bedroom duplexes with slope-facing terraces. Many are close enough to the lifts to count as ski-in, and the better ones include a ski locker, garage space and storage.
Smaller one-bedroom apartments generally start from around the high one-hundred-thousands of euros. Two- and three-bedroom homes and better duplexes typically run from the mid-hundreds upward, while the most sought-after ski-in properties and larger penthouses reach well beyond half a million. Floor level, proximity to the plaza and lifts, and whether a garage and ski locker are included affect the price as much as floor area.
Granada is about a thirty-minute drive on the A-395, with a regular bus from the city taking around forty-five minutes, and Granada airport is roughly forty minutes away. The Costa Tropical coast at Motril is about ninety minutes by road. While winter sports draw most buyers, the village is used year-round: when the snow melts the Sierra Nevada national park opens up for hiking, climbing and mountain biking, including the routes up to Mulhacén.
