10 Locations to visit- in Almeria

Almeria’s best-kept secrets lies in the south of Spain near the Costa del Sol – the undiscovered region of Almería, filled with national parks, wonderfull and unspoilt beaches are a sight to be seen.

One of the fascinating aspects of Almeria is its secret life as a movie set. Hollywood in the early 1970´s produced and filmed many wonderful films here in the national parks such as A fist ful of Dollars,Lawrence of Arabia, the good the bad and the ugly and many more.

 Almería is ‘el culo de España (’the arse of Spain‘), according to locals. ‘People used to say it was closer to London than Madrid. This was in the days when we had no contact from motorways, airports and train. Now has changed and is changing, Almeria Airport has expanded in the last year, increasing its capacity. We have a motorway which connects to all major roads running around Spain and we still have a slow train service but promised is the new high speed connection to Madrid.

 Almería, is a wide open space, is one of the world’s great locations to lose yourself, in the out skirts of the city and into the mountains. Almeria does have it all the Mountains “Sierra de nevada” where you can go and ski 6 months out of the year, the beaches, and the spanish culture. The city is not big enough to feel lost and like a number. You stay here for a month or two and you feel as one of the Almerians. The people are so friendly and open to foriegners. I arrived here 9 years ago and i havent left. It is said that if you drink from the fountain of the Paseo. You will never leave this land, well so far its working in my case.

 Almería is a place of extremes. Its landscapes, mountainous areas, beaches, desserts, city are all in constant battle with the elements, but the beauty impresses every time i make my way into the mountains, or out to the beaches of cabo de gata. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Tabernas Desert, a natural park 40km inland from Cabo de Gata. The relentless barrenness of Europe’s only true desert, gives you shivers down your spine, being lost here would be very dangerous to your health.

The city center is a calm wonderful place, with hundreds of water fountains in every street, to freshen the air, as Almeria has the most day light sun thoughout the year across europe. It is a wonderfulplace to take a holiday and take lessons in Spanish. If golf is your game then Almeria has some of the varied golf courses in europe.  It also can offer many beach activities like scuba diving in San Jose, or Agua dulce.

If your young we have it all, beaches, mountains, city, spanish life, sports activities and the spanish lessons.