Yes, we are not that far away, and these mountains from the inland of Alicante can look like those from Andalusia. Though while we were travelling at the begging of January, I saw very different landscapes in Andalusia. The desert around Almería and then the green hills right in the south of Spain (Parque Natural Los Alcornocales). So different scenery to see, loved it all. :)
RE: Surrounded just by mountains - would you live here?