ALMERÍA

General information about Almería

Almeria is in the southeast corner of Spain. It is situated in the region of Andalusia and the region it is set in is Almeria (it is the capital of that region.) The city of Almeria is located at the foot of a mountain range and is crowned by the magnificent Akazaba, an Arab fortress that was built by the Calph of Cordoba. The coast of almeria is called the Costa de Almeria and it has around 190 kilometres (118 miles) of coatline. The region of Almeria has an average inhabitancy of 425,000 people and the actual city itself of Almeria has the inhabitancy of around 145,000 people. The province of Almeria has an area of 8774 kilometres square (5451 square miles).

Almeria has its own airport however this is more of an internal airport but there are quite a few international airports nearby (Murcia, Granada and Malaga). Almeria is a small but modern city and often is thought of as a relaxing place to go for short holiday breaks. The temperature in Almeria is very pleasant ranging from the average temperature in the winter months being around 12 degrees Celsius and the average temperature in the summer months being around 26 degrees Celsius, also because the city of Almeria is near the coast it is generally not very humid making it a lovely place to walk around and enjoy the history.