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Almeria is cultural city having been inhabited since the Bronze Age with many different occupations.   The city offers visitors many historical sites with remains from ancient Phoenician, Roman and Carthaginian settlements.

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Almeria Airport (LEI) is located approximately nine kilometres east of the city centre and 500 metres from the coast. The airport is modern, featuring accessibility for low mobility, several shops and restaurants.

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Almeria has some of the clearest skies in all of Europe, as well as the highest number of sunshine hours and the lowest rainfall. For this reason, Almeria is home to Europe’s biggest solar energy plant called the Solar Platform of Almeria, or... More...

The works of artist Pedro Soler will be featured at the Almeria Museum from the 31st of July to the 7th of September. The exhibition is called Traces of Colour and Clay, or Huellas de Color y Barro.

Pedro Soler was born in Sorbas in... More...

The province of Almeria lies on the eastern side of Andalusia. The capital of the province takes the same name and lies on the southern coast. Almeria is a relatively dry area and features the Tabernas Desert. Despite this, the province is... More...

A group of humanitarian soldiers have returned to Almeria after being in Afghanistan for the last four months. 425 Spanish soldiers have been helping the United Nations in their efforts to stabilise the ongoing situations in Afghanistan. Only 140 of... More...

The Alcazaba is a Moorish castle located on a ridge overlooking Almeria and the surrounding seas. The Alcazaba is the second oldest Muslim fortress in Andalusia and features fortified walls that enclose a large inner courtyard. The walls stand proud... More...

The Desierto de Tabernas is considered to be the only real desert in Europe and is located about 30 kilometres to the north of the city of Almeria. It is a wilderness protected area and measures approximately 11,625 hectares in size. The area... More...

The Crystal Cave in Almeria was discovered by a Spanish geologist in an abandoned silver mine in 2000. The find was extraordinary featuring some of the biggest geodes ever recorded. A geode is a hollow crystal lined rock. A typical geode would... More...

Cabo de Gata is a large terrestrial-maritime nature reserve near Almeria. It covers 460 square kilometres, which includes 120 square kilometres of the sea. It is the largest coastal protected area in the Andalusia part of Spain, and is volcanic in... More...