Whilst Sierra Nevada may primarily be recognised
for its winter activities, (skiing, snowboarding etc.), there is
much to see and do during the spring, summer and autumn months.
A visit to the resort village, Pradollano, during the summer months
can be quite a shock, particularly if you know it during the ski
season. What is usually a bustling centre thriving full of activitiy,
changes to one of extreme serenity. In fact, particularly during
the month of May & early June, you may well believe it to be somewhat
of a ghost town.
There is however a small community of locals who live here throughout the year along with employees of the resort organisers, Cetursa. General maintenance work and resort development is carried out during the summer in order to continually promote and improve the touristic services available.
You will still find a skeletal infrastructure of bars, restaurants and supermarkets, open throughout the summer months. The only exception to this may be during the month of May when in general everybody takes a well deserved holiday after the strains of a busy winter season.
 Relaxation, hiking, outdoor pursuits and a general appreciation for nature in its true vastness and beauty are essentially the themes for summer breaks to the resort.
Once the snow disappears, a new world is revealed. Sierra Nevada offers some of the most varied and greatest collections of flora and fauna to be found anywhere in Europe. This is mainly due to the impressive vertical drop from the high, mid and low mountains which aid in creating it's own self-induced micro-climate.
The natural and national park of Sierra Nevada practically  commences at sea level, rising to almost 3,500m above, (about 11,500ft).
At lower altitudes, you will find areas of dense, varied woodland and forests which gradually thin out towards the mid range altitudes to quite stark and barren terrain above 2,000m....albeit from a distant glance!! Sierra Nevada consists of Spain's largest concentration of peaks over 3,000 metres, including the highest peak itself, the "Mulhacen".
Numerous activities are organised in and around the resort including
hiking, horse trekking, mountain biking and paragliding. Mountain
bike enthusiasts may be aware that Sierra Nevada figures very importantly
in the cycling world having hosted the World Championship Downhill
Racing events in the summer of 2000. Car enthusiasts may be interested
to know that companies such as Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen make
the most of the highest road in europe during the summer months
for testing their latest models to the extreme. Whether you are
looking to do nothing but chill-out reading books and brushing up
on your tan or venture out into the wild, summer in Sierra Nevada
definately has it for you.
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