About Almeria

18-06-2010

 All about Travel in Almeria

Almeria, Spain both refers to the city and the province. It is located in the south part of the Spanish country and of course has Mediterranean Sea as their neighbor. Almeria means ‘Mirror of the Sea’. It is a significant docking harbor for the leaders that founded the city. Almeria trip is always a fun way of touring Spain.

Almeria weather is one of the nicest in Spain. It is warm and dry and in fact one of the warmest in the country. The average temperature yearly is 19 degree Celsius. For this alone Almeria guest flocked to this beautiful city yearly to enjoy some kind of warmth even during the winter season.

The Almeria beaches are also an envy to many. It is long, sandy beaches facing the Mediterranean. There is also what we call as naturist beaches like El Playazo. There are locations like Crystal Cave that attracts many visits from the adventure some spirited and even the ordinary tourist.
Though Almeria has a large collection of cultural history and sites to visit; the agricultural also get some attention for those who would like to see the plants and see the vastness and beauty of the agricultural land.

Almeria was not born famous but it is destined to shine perhaps much shinier like the other Spanish destination. Almeria’s history and charm pulls the tourist in the recent years like a bee to honey. Alcazaba is just one example that indeed Almeria will be giving you the beauty and fun that you need.

Alcazaba was built strategically thus it can see almost all of the city’s tourist attractions. It is located on a higher ground and used to house more than 20,000 men to defend the city. You can see the cathedral and the Barrio de la Chance from Alcazaba.


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One of Spain's most beautiful regions, Almeria (derived from the Arabic Al-Mariyat, which means "Mirror of the Sea" in Arabic) was established in 955 by Sultan Abd ar-Rahman II of the Caliphate of Cordoba. Today it is a thriving tourist region that draws thousands of visitors a year.

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