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A city with a wealth of tourist sights and culture

Almería,the easternmost Andalusian capital, overlooks a coastline with unspoiled beaches and an inland landscape marked by unique semi-desert ecosystems. Several of Almeria's most important institutions are in this area: the Military Headquarters, the Provincial Hospital, the City Hall, the Cervantes Theatre, the Central Government Delegation and the Courthouse.

In addition to the capital’s monuments, tourist attractions and cultural centres, we recommend a visit to the province’s main archaeological sites in chronological order, starting with the cave paintings in the Cuevas de Almanzora caves in Los Vélez, continuing with the Copper Age settlement of Los Millares (Santa Fé de Mondújar) and ending with the Phoenician settlement at Villaricos.

Almería boasts important nature resources, namely the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Reserve and Biosphere Reserve on the south-eastern tip of the province.

In the western area of the province, protected by the Sierra Nevada mountain range, lies the region of La Alpujarra. Little white villages, the sobriety of its Mediterranean oak groves, vine arbours and vineyards, and a wealth of water-related architecture reflect the region's Muslim past.

The Tabernas desert, bordered by Los Filabres mountains to the north and the Alhamilla mountains to the south, was declared a Nature Area in 1989 for its geomorphological landscape and the complexity of its ecological environment. One reason the area became a scenario for filming many Westerns was its typically desert-like vegetation.

This section gives practical information on where Mediterranean city of Almería is located, how to get there and accommodation, as well as information on the province’s tourist and cultural attractions.