hi, im going to travel within southern spain soon, my question was, is it a good idea to take a day trip from malaga to granada, and malaga to ronda? will a day trip be enough time to see everything? any suggestions? thanks

Hi tobbria. In my opinion a day trip is definitely sufficient for Ronda, although quite a few people will say that they like the quiet of the night when the tourists have left.

Granada is only an hour or so from the city of Malaga, but I would advise that you make an overnight stay, as you don't want to rush around the Alhambra.

The snow in Sierra Nevada should start falling at any time now and the view of those mountains from the Alhambra is stunning. The ski resort is only 30 something kilometres from the city and worth a visit too if that floats your boat and you can hire the equipment up there if you want to whizz up and down the slopes.

If you are visiting those places, dress correctly because Ronda can be as cold as Granada in the winter. On a couple of occasions last year the road from San Pedro de Alcantara on the coast to Ronda was closed because of snow.

thanks Anchovy Front for the advice and the heads up on the snow! we didnt know that it snows in november in granada. very helpful to know something like that. we definetly will spend the night in granada. thanks again!

You're welcome! You probably won't see any snow in the city unless you are unlucky and are here during a particularly cold spell, but once you get up the mountain quite often snow chains are required from around 10 kilometres or so from the ski village, Pradollano.

Keep an eye on the weather here. As you can see, right now we are having beautiful clear sunny days, quite warm on the coast and although the temperature is dropping here a bit now at night and we are thinking of lighting our first fires, it is down to freezing in Granada city.