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Siurana: Catalonia's Limestone Cathedral and the Three-Hour Drive From Madrid
Siurana sits above the Prades Mountains in Tarragona — one of the most concentrated collections of hard sport climbing routes in Europe, with routes from 6a to 9b+ on overhanging limestone, three hours from Madrid and twenty minutes from the coast. A guide for the competition climber who wants to stay in Spain.
El Chorro: The Most Practical Sport Climbing Destination in Spain
El Chorro is not Spain's most famous climbing destination, but for athletes arriving from Northern Europe in the depths of winter, it may be the most logical: 60 kilometres from Málaga airport, accessible by commuter train, and climbable through November to April when everything north of the Pyrenees is under frost.