Itrabo of the Costa Tropical in the Granada province is a traditional small mountain village located near the Mediterranean coast of southern Spain in the Andalucia (Andalus) region. Itrabo is reasonbaly accessible by paved smaller roads that connect with a major highway, N-340 described below.   Getting There Itrabo is near Malaga, Granada, and Almeria, and is readily accessible from the heart of the Costa Tropical, Almuñécar: Itrabo is about a 50 minute drive due south of the city of Granada and Granada airport. Driving from Granada and down the main N323 highway to the coast, take a right turn after the town of Velez de Benaudalla just before getting to Salobreña. Itrabo is clearly marked. From Malaga, take the N-340 highway east towards the cities of Almuñécar, Motril, and Almería. In just over an hour upon reaching Salobreña, take the N-323 highway towards Granada. In a few kilometers look for the first left turn. Take this first left turn and follow this road for about 15 minutes to Itrabo. The nearest coast is at the Costa Tropical town of Salobreña. The larger town of Motril is only 15 minutes from Itrabo, and the town of Almuñécar situated on the coast of the Costa Tropical is only a little further down the road. In addition to the highway access, Almuñécar is also accessible via the beautiful mountain road Sospiro de los Moros, a stunning drive through winding mountain passes.   Description Itrabo is a beautiful small village of just over 1,000 residents clinging to the side of a mountain on the main road that connects Motril via highway N-323 to the towns of Otivar and the majestic Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama mountain range. The economy of the area surrounding Itrabo is agriculture-based, especially the cultivation of fruit. Itrabo is a traditional Andalucian village made of small whitewashed houses and narrow streets winding their way up the mountainside. The surroundings are rugged and mountainous, yet Itrabo is only a short drive from the coast. Itrabo has many hectares of vineyards, which produce its exquisite wines, famous in the whole of Andalucia. The mosto wine is of such high quality that local Itrabo producers compete in an annual wine festival at which all the different wines can be tasted, and the prize for best mosto of the year is awarded. The Itrabo wine is accompanied by bread baked in the traditional manner, in wood-fired ovens, and with traditional pastries. Itrabo has numerous old monuments such as the Parochial Church Nuestra Señora del Carmen constructed in the XVI century and has been well preserved. Itrabo has a small hermitage where according to local legend a virgin appeared centuries ago. The town appears much as it did in the Moorish times of al-Andalus, over 500 years ago. The main places of interest here are the Parochial Church, the hermitage of the Virgen de la Salud, and the ancient fountain Carenata. At the top of Itrabo is a dirt road that is great for hiking up into the mountains, which winds past imposing limestone outcroppings. interesting old ruins, and the Catarata del Paraíso (Paradise Falls). If you have any other interesting information, thoughts, commments, photos, articles, etc (on Itrabo or any other subject) that you would like to post on our site, please feel free to email us at any time. Thank You.