Stylish
self-catering holiday rental apartments in La Envia Golf Village, on Spain's
Costa Almeria.
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"Discover
the sun, sea and beaches of Costa Almeria" |
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| Explore Almeria | |
| Almeria city is a lively, modern and very Spanish commercial centre with a ferry terminal, sports marina and working fishing port. International tourism has not had a major impact here but the town and surrounding area still offer a wealth of activities and places of interest to occupy the holidaymaker. | |
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you're visiting the city, take a trip up to the ancient Alcazaba
which dominates the town from its hilltop location. Here you can
soak in the city's rich past while enjoying magnificent views of
the harbour. Constructed in 995, this military fortress has served
through the centuries as the headquarters of Moorish sultans and
Christian governors. |
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| One of its three great walled enclosures contain the remains of the site's original mosque, which was later converted into a chapel by the Catholic kings. | |
| The city also has a good selection of art galleries, museums and shops. In the centre is La Rambla, a long avenue with pretty squares, street cafes and children's play areas. | |
| Tourist centres have built up on the eastern coast of the province at Mojacar and on the southern coast, west of the city, at Aguadulce, Roquetas de Mar and Almerimar. In these areas you'll find good beaches, marinas, international restaurants, hotels and sports centres. | |
| At the eastern corner of the province (at the south east tip of the Spanish mainland) lies the Cabo del Gato-Nijar nature reserve with its desert landscape and rugged coastline peppered with small coves, only accessible on foot. This is a sparsely populated and desolate area but it has its attractions for hikers, nature lovers, bird watchers and scuba divers. |  |
| Near the desert town of Tabernas you can visit the wild west theme parks of Mini Hollywood and Texas Hollywood. Enjoy some "high noon" style shoot-outs, can-can shows and various cowboy antics amid the remnants of the movie sets left behind by the makers of hundreds of spaghetti westerns. Double door saloons and hangmen's gallows are a curious sight in 21st century Spain! A Fistful of Dollars, The Good the Bad and the Ugly and part of Lawrence of Arabia were filmed here in these so-called "tierras malas" (badlands) of Almeria. | |
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| Head west out of the city along the coast and after about 13 kilometres you'll come to the tourist centre of Aguadulce with many hotels, restaurants, a yacht harbour and plenty of watersports. A little way on is the popular resort of Roquetas de Mar, an attractive fishing village with whitewashed houses, a bustling harbour and a good range of sports including an 18-hole golf course. | |
| On the eastern side of the Costa Almeria you'll find the attractive and busy resort of Mojacar, a distinctive hill top town with clusters of whitewashed buildings and a maze of winding narrow streets. Mojacar has a lively beach scene in high season. | |
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Take a trip inland to visit the famous troglodyte villages where modern-day cave dwellers have burrowed their extraordinary homes out of the soft rock. You can see the doors, windows and chimneys from the outside but for the most part these "casas cuevas" are buried within the hillsides, protecting their occupants from the blistering summer heat. You'll find cave houses in several villages in Almeria including Alhabia, Gador, Benahadux, Fondon and Laujar de Andarax. Courtesy of Indigo Guide |
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