Welcome to Almeria
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Ringed by mountains and crowned by a spectacular fortress, Spain’s sunniest city mixes shopping centres and tapas bars with a medieval old town of narrow streets and tranquil squares. Along the coast are fishing villages turned popular resorts and the secluded beaches and wild landscape of the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park. A sea of plastic greenhouses stretches to the west, while inland lies the desert locations of countless ‘spaghetti westerns.’
Facts
| Population | 150,000 |
| Currency | Euro, €1 = 100 centavos |
| Opening hours | Most shops open Monday-Saturday 09.00/10.00-13.30/14.00 and 17.00-20.00. Supermarkets and shopping centres stay open all day, 09.00-21.00 or later. Pharmacies open Monday to Saturday 10.00-14.00 and 17.00-20.00. Banking hours are usually Monday-Friday 08.30-14.00, Saturday 09.00-13.00 |
| Website | www.andalucia.com/cities/almeria.htm www.andalucia.org www.almeria-turismo.org |
| Newspapers | Almería’s main daily newspaper is La Voz de Almería Sur in English covers the Andalusian coast Spain’s main national dailies are: El País ABC El Mundo |
| Emergency numbers | 112 |
| Tourist information | Parque Nicolás Salmarón, corner Calle Martinez Campos Open Monday-Friday 9.00-19.00, Saturday-Sunday 10.00-14.00 Tel: +34 95 027 4355 |
