A warm, sunny place bathed by the
Mediterranean, the province of Almeria constitutes the south-eastern tip of Andalusia. The
province's volcanic eastern coast, protected as the Cabo de Gata nature park, is a
landscape of secluded beaches and cliffs plunging spectacularly into the sea. Inland
Almeria features the only true desert in Europe, Tabernas, with a rainfall of only 8
inches a year.
The landscape here has made the province especially attractive to film makers. Lawrence
of Arabia, Patton, The Hill, and Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade are among the movies shot in whole or in part here, in addition to countless
"spaghetti westerns". More recently the province has prospered thanks to modern
greenhouse farming methods. Almeria supplies early season crops to the rest of Europe.
For the traveler, Almeria offers above all tranquillity, unspoiled beaches and a unique
natural environment.
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Travel in Almeria
The Last Valley
The Andarax valley in the eastern Alpujarras is an unspoiled region of rustic beauty.
Indalo Country
Face to face with history and nature in Almeria’s Sierra Maria-Los Velez nature park.
Village of the Master
Potters
Made with rich red clay and fired in Moorish kilns, the ceramics of Sorbas are an example
of living history.
Southern Exposure
Nothing stands between you and nature at Andalusia’s first nudist hotel.
Stargate
Ancient civilisation and modern science share the landscape of eastern Andalusia.
