The Costa de Almería (, "Coast of Almería") is a coastal region of Spain consisting of the coastal
municipalities
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province
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of
Almería
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...
, in the
autonomous community
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Andalusia
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. The region extends and includes 13 municipalities, from
Pulpí
Pulpí is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Demographics
Largest salad
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on the border with the
province of Murcia to
Adra
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on the border with the
province of Granada.
Tourism
The name ''Costa de Almería'' is a term established for purposes of promoting
tourism
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within the region. Beginning on 16 February 1928, tourism promoter
Rodolfo Lussnigg began promoting the area under the name ''
Costa del Sol''; however, that name, originally referring specifically to the city of
Almería
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...
, has since become attached to the coast of the
province of Málaga.
Among the tourist destinations on the Costa de Almería are
Vera,
Mojácar,
Roquetas de Mar and
Almerimar, and such natural areas as the
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
''Cabo de Gata-Níjar'' Natural Park in the southeastern corner of Spain is Andalusia's largest protected coastal area, a wild and isolated landscape. Spain's southeast coast, where the park is situated, is a region in mainland Europe with a h ...
, the
Punta Entinas-Sabinar Nature Reserve, and the
Isla de San Andrés.
History
Almería has been home to different civilisations throughout its history. Significant traces of their presence can be seen in the archaeological remains scattered all over the province.
There is evidence of a very special prehistoric culture in Los Millares and el Argar. Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Greeks exploited its mines and traded up and down its coast. The Romans, who settled here in the 3rd century B.C., transformed it into "Porto Magnus" on the Mediterranean and dominated the area until the later arrival of the Visigoths in the 7th century. The Arabs created the current capital in the 10th century, and from here they ruled over one of the most important taifas (kingdoms) in Muslim Spain. The Arab influence was the most significant, as they remained in Spain for almost eight centuries. There are several monuments which bear witness to the fertile history of this land. The castles and fortresses provide an exceptional historic testimony for understanding the societies of the past.
Long exposed to border conflicts and the need to defend itself, the province of Almería has a large number and variety of castles which comprise a heritage known to few. The mining industry brought about an economic recovery in the 19th century.
Landscape
The Sierra María-Los Vélez Nature Reserves with their castle, their caves and their rich fauna, and the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, with its deserted beaches, wild cliffs and transparent sea beds, bring alive a landscape which offers the traveller the magic of snow, the Mediterranean forest, the desert and the sea.
Coastal municipalities and comarcas
The municipalities that make up the Costa de Almería fall into three ''
comarca
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Levante Almeriense is in the eastern part of the province, adjacent to the province of Murcia, and includes the coastal municipalities of
Carboneras,
Mojácar,
Garrucha,
Vera,
Cuevas del Almanzora
Cuevas del Almanzora is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Villages
* Alhanchete
* Aljarilla
* Barrio Bravo
* Burjulú
* Cala Panizo
* El Calguerín (also known as Cuevas de Vera)
* El Ca ...
, and
Pulpí
Pulpí is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Demographics
Largest salad
On September 29, 2007, Pulpí tossed the world's largest salad, with 6,700 kilograms (14,740 pounds) of lettuce, tomato, ...
.
* The
Metropolitan Comarca of Almería around the
Bay of Almería includes the provincial capital
Almería
Almería (, , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, located in Andalusia. It is the capital of the province of the same name. It lies on southeastern Iberia on the Mediterranean Sea. Caliph Abd al-Rahman III founded the city in 955. The city g ...
and the municipality of
Níjar, which includes most of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park.
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Poniente Almeriense is in the southwest of the province, adjacent to the province of Granada, and includes the coastal municipalities of
Adra
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,
Berja,
El Ejido
El Ejido () is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is located 32 km from Almería with a surface area of 227 km2, and as reported in 2014 had 84,144 inhabitants. El Ejido is the centre of prod ...
(including
Almerimar),
Roquetas de Mar, and
Enix
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List of beaches
Poniente Almeriense
Bahía de Almería
Levante Almeriense
Notes
External links
Official tourism site of Almería(in Spanish with Google translation option)
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Almeria
Geography of the Province of Almería
Tourism in Spain