University of Almeria (Universidad de Almeria)

About Almeria, Guide and Top Tourist Attractions
(Almeria, Spain)

Almería refers to the name of the Spanish province and its capital, Almeria city. The city has over 500,000 residents, making it one of southern Spain's largest cities. The only desert in Europe is found in Almeria province. A part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range can be found at the province as well.

Its desert landscape and climate have made it a popular location for making Western movies. Two of the Western movies that were filmed in Almeria are A Fist Full of Dollars and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

What to do in Almeria

Visitors can go to the city's famous beaches. Almeria is a coastal city with an impressive array of beaches. The Agua Amarga beach is popular swimming and diving place to go to during the hot Andalusian summer. The El Sombrerico Beach in nearby Mojacar Playa has an excellent beach bar that serves freshly caught fish and seafood.

Tourist Attractions

Theme parks are popular attraction in Almeria. Visitors would surely enjoy going to the Mario Park Parque Aquatico, which is a fun water park with water slides, chutes, a wave machine, and pools of different shapes and sizes. Fans of Western movies who want to relive their cowboy dreams should visit Mini Hollywood with its Western-theme sets and props.