• Introduction
• 1. Bad Gastein
• 2. Dubai
• 3. Mont Tremblant
• 4. Park City
• 5. St. Moritz
• 6. Sierra Nevada
• 7. Stowe
• 8. Sun Valley
• 9. Taos
• 10. Queenstown

Sierra Nevada

Southern Spain’s “snowy range” – the literal translation of Sierra Nevada – has an altitude of over 10,000 feet and boasts views of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains from its highest peak. But mountain caliber aside, the best thing about the Sierra Nevada, for those unwilling to schuss its powdery summits, is that the Moorish city of Grenada lies at its base – itself a compelling draw for its stunning European and Moorish architecture and Andalusian cuisine. This wonderfully well-preserved locale is home to the Alhambra, a spectacular hilltop fortress that was the seat of the Iberian Peninsula’s last Moorish kingdom, with palace after palace and a collection of exquisite gardens within its purview. Come nightfall, the historic Albaicín neighborhood’s whitewashed streets come to life with tapas bars and nightclubs.

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