Almeria is the eastern most province of the Andalucia region and covers an area of approximately 8,769 square kilometres. The province is home to the only desert in Europe, which is found at Tabernas and has been used as a film location for films such as The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars and Lawrence of Arabia.
The province has many attractions and you can find out about them by downloading our free attraction guide - click here to go to that page now.
Almeria is made up of 7 comarcas, or counties:-
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Valle del Almanzora – This region encompasses two of the three Almanzora River areas, the Upper Almanzora Valley (alto Almanzora) and the Almanzora Valley. The third area, the lower or Bajo Almanzora, is in the Levante Almeriense comarca. The southern part of this comarca borders with the Los Filabres mountains.
Towns and villages include Albox, Arboleas, Zurgena, Olula del Rio, Macael, Cantoria and Taberno.The AlmanzoraValley is also home to Este Wine, a wonderful award winning wine produced at the Bodega de Este just outside the village of Lucar. You can buy the wine at the Bodega shop and even get a guided tour - see www.bodegasaltoalmanzora.com for further details.
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Comarca Metropolitana de Almeria – This comarca covers Almeria City and the towns of Benahadux, Gador, Huercal de Almeria, Nijar, Pechina, Rioja, Santa Fe de Mondujar and Viator. It is also home to the amazing Cabo de Gata Natural Park.
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Alpujarra Almeriense – This covers the Almeriense side of the Alpujarra mountains which stretch into the Granada province and border with the Sierra Nevada in the North and the Mediterranean Sea in the South. The main towns and villages of this comarca are Alhama de Murcia, Laujar de Andarax, Canjayar, Fondon, Alcolea and Olhanes.
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Los Filabres – Tabernas – This comarca covers the Sierra de los Filabres, the lovely mountain range between the Upper Almanzora Valley and the Tabernas desert. It includes the towns and villages of Tabernas, Gergal, Uleila de Campo, Fiñana and Abla.
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Levante Almeriense – This comarca covers the southern part of the province and borders with the region of Murcia. It includes towns and villages such as Antas, Huercal Overa, Bedar, Cuevas del Almanzora, Garrucha, Mojacar, Vera, Turre, Carboneras and Sorbas. Sorbas is home to the Paraje Natural de Karst en Yesos with its amazing scenery and caves full of stalagmites and stalagtites. Mojacar, Carboneras, Vera and Garrucha are known for their beautiful beaches.
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Comarca de los Velez – This comarca encompasses the towns of Chirivel, Maria and the historical towns of Velez Blanco and Velez Rubio, surrounded by mountains and olive trees.
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Poniente Almeriense – Also known as the Campo de Dalias and the Mar de Plastico (Sea of Plastic), due to its plastic greenhouses used for market gardening, this is the south-western part of the Almeria province. This comarca covers the towns of Roquetas de Mar, Vicar, Adra, Berja, Dalias, El Ejido, Enix, Felix and La Mojonera.
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