ALMERÍA, THE SUNSHINE CITY
Located in southern Spain, in Andalusia, and belonging to the tourist region of Almería – Cabo de Gata. To the south, its port and coastline open up to a wide bay on the Mediterranean Sea.
Its historical heritage includes the Muslim Citadel (tenth to fifteenth centuries), the cathedral-fortress of the Incarnation (sixteenth century), the mineral loading bay or English Cable (nineteenth century) and Museum of Almería.
With a warm, semi-arid climate, temperatures between 17º and 9º in January, between 33º and 24º in August and with an average of 3000 hours of sun per year and 106 clear days, it is one of the sunniest cities in all of Europe.
Almería has a wide range of cultural places to visit, museums like the Art Centre Museum of Almería, the Archaeological Museum, Doña Pakyta Museum and the Guitar Museum, mustsee places include the Civil War Shelters built in 1938, the Cathedral Fortress and, of course, the Citadel of Almería, the largest citadel built by the Arabs.
Leisure activities like the “Noche en Blanco”, Crosses of May, San Juan Night and the Fair and Festival in honour of the Virgin of the Sea are complemented with various offerings that often take place in its historic centre, such as theme markets or parades.
Enjoy concerts, theatre, monologues and other events at the Maestro Padilla Auditorium, a scenic waterfront space. Don’t pass on the opportunity to recognize scenery made famous in the Western film series “Minihollywood” located in Tabernas, as well as that from film and TV, including “Exodus” and “Game of Thrones”.
Cabo de GataNíjar Nature Park
Cabo de GataNíjar Nature Park is an area of 38,000 hectares, to which a marine strip a mile wide (12,000 hectares) is added with 63 km of coastline full of cliffs and sea beds, ranked amongst the highest quality on the Spanish Mediterranean Coast.
000000One of the natural jewels of tourism for Almería, Andalusia and Spain.
Beaches and coves of extraordinary beauty, like “Los Muertos”, “Mónsul”, “Las Salinas de Cabo de Gata” or “El Playazo” in Rodalquilar are mustsee stops.
El Toyo Development
El Toyo runs parallel to Retamar Central and South, located to the west of that development. It is the urban benchmark of the province, with a very low population density, large green areas with native vegetation, a large waterfront with views of the sea and an 18hole golf course located in its centre, and is very close to the airport in Almería.
Its typology is apartment buildings with pools of various heights and sport facilities in its private enclosures surrounding the golf course, while in the centre there is an area for luxury villas.
It is covered with an extensive network of bicycle lanes and a waterfront fashioned as a Mediterranean coast and an engaging leisure area, Plaza del Mar, with several sites located around an artificial lagoon, a few metres above sea level and public buildings.
The everincreasing offering of leisure activities, like adventure sports, camel rides and diving, among others, is a current feature.
