Almería in Andalusia

13 February 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© Gernot Keller - www.gernot-keller.com/cc-by-sa-2.5

© Gernot Keller – www.gernot-keller.com/cc-by-sa-2.5

Almería is a city in Andalusia, situated in the southeast of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name. Almería originated with the need for a better defence system that the Arab towns in the area had. It was Abd-al-Rahman III who founded the Alcazaba (the Citadel), which gave this city its name: Al-Mariy-yat (the Watchtower).   read more…

Theme Week Andalusia – Roquetas de Mar

19 October 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Castillo de Santa Ana © Informagico/cc-by-sa-3.0-es

Castillo de Santa Ana © Informagico/cc-by-sa-3.0-es

Roquetas de Mar is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalucía. The ‘urbanización’ (tourist area with hotels and restaurants and shops) of Roquetas is predominantly a Spanish holiday resort for the majority of the summer months, but it also receives many visitors from the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany.   read more…

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