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ALMERIA

ALMERIA

Almería is a province of the Autonomous Community of Andalucia, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Almería.

ALMERIA SYMBOLS

The Indalo

Is a figure found in a prehistoric cave. It’s a man holding a rainbow in his arms and it brings good luck his owner.

One of Europe's driest areas is found in Almería and is part of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Natural Park and Desert of Tabernas.

The semiarid landscape and climate have made it an ideal setting for Western films.

Because of the demand for these locations, quite a number of Western towns were built

These films were shot in Almeria:

Europe's pantry- The plastic sea

The most important economic activity is greenhouse farming. Millions of tons of vegetables are exported to other European countries and other parts of the world each year. A lot of greenhouses make the “plastic sea”, a shocking image of Almeria

THE CITY The city of Almería:

190,000 inhabitants

BEAUTIFUL BEACHES

219 km of coast and warm weather 10 months a year make Almeria an

important touristic center in Spain

We have some of the last and more beautiful virgin beaches in Europe: Natural Park of Cabo de Gata