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Costa Almeria Province
The province of Almeria is situated in the south east of the Spanish peninsula
and borders with the provinces of Granada and Murcia. In all, this province
covers 8774 square kilometres with a population of 425,000 inhabitants,
of which 145,000 live in the capital city, also named Almeria. Inland, Almeria
has an almost lunar landscape of desert, sandstone and dried up river beds
and has long been a popular choice for filming American-style spaghetti
westerns, (The all time Peter O’Toole classic, Lawrence of Arabia was
also shot here). You can visit mini-Hollywood or Yucca City, just outside
Tabernas which was the set for ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ and various
other films and is open daily to visitors. This province is the hottest
in Andalucia with an average of more than 3,100 hours of annual sunshine,
lasting from well before Easter into November. There are two airports at
Almeria City and at Murcia. The natural protection of the mountain range
of the Sierra de Gador has also resulted in the Almeria province being one
of the most productive agricultural zones in Europe with more than 10,000
hectares of flowers and garden produce, much of it cultivated under plastic
with a production volume of some 250 million kilos, 80% of which is exported
with an estimated value of 22,000 million pesetas. White Macael marble is
another of Almeria’s major export products and is famed for its luminous,
unblemished appearance.
The sun-baked coastline fits almost everyone's idea of perfect beaches.
Around Mojacar there are 11 miles of open golden beaches and in-line with
the superb climate, 3 miles of nudist beaches.
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Water sports
Eastern Almerias' diverse coastal range also houses a number of beaches
that experience consistent winds that are ideal for wind surfing and sailing.
With the advent of a deep-sea marina, we will shortly benefit from an
ever growing water sports industry.
The diving enthusiast will be spoilt for choice, for the range of coastal
landscape and coral on offer is arguably the most extensive and beautiful
in the whole of the Mediterranean. Moreover, Spain's government has recently
passed the preservation and listing of six individual stretches of coastline,
of which a notable three happen to fall within the Province of Almeria!
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Mountain Skiing & Winter Sports
Eastern Almeria and using Mojacar as an example, a mere
two hours drive from Granada, is in easy reach of the Sierra Nevada Mountain
Range.
Conditions are ideal for all levels of skier, with slopes
covering an area of 2,500 hectares (6,100 acres) and descending some 1,300
metres. It boasts 19 ski lifts with an overall capacity for almost 30,000
skiers per hour, 34 slopes and six off-slope itineraries. The resort is
also endowed with an artificial snow system which ensures over 9 miles
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City of Almeria
The city of Almeria is located at the foot of a mountain range which is
crowned by the magnificent Alcazaba, an Arab fortress built by the Calph
of Cordoba, Abder Rahman III with three huge walled enclosures (in the second
of which are the remains of a mosque, converted to a chapel by the Catholic
kings). Gastronomic specialities include Gurullos (stew with pasta), Trigo
(stew with grains of wheat, pork, beans and herbs), Gachas (hot and spicy
clam stew) and Escabeche e Sardines (fresh sardines in hot sauce). As well
as cultivating tourism over the past decade, Almeria has also cultivated
innumerable plastic covered greenhouses and now produces the bulk of the
province’s fruit and vegetables, much of it for export. |
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