1. ALMERIA

2. Almería is a province of the Autonomous Community of Andalucia, Spain. It is bordered by the provinces of Granada, Murcia, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Almería.

3. ALMERIA SYMBOLS The Indalo Is a figure found in a prehistoric cave. It’s a man holding a rainbow in his arms and it brings good luck his owner.

4. One of Europe's driest areas is found in Almería and is part of the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park and Desert of Tabernas. The semiarid landscape and climate have made it an ideal setting for Western films. Because of the demand for these locations, quite a number of Western towns were built

5. These films were shot in Almeria:

8. Europe's pantry- The plastic sea The most important economic activity is greenhouse farming. Millions of tons of vegetables are exported to other European countries and other parts of the world each year. A lot of greenhouses make the “plastic sea”, a shocking image of Almeria

9. THE CITY The city of Almería: 190,000 inhabitants

11. BEAUTIFUL BEACHES 219 km of coast and warm weather 10 months a year make Almeria an important touristic center in Spain

12. We have some of the last and more beautiful virgin beaches in Europe: Natural Park of Cabo de Gata