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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