Almería, located on the Southeast coast of Spain, surrounded by the calm and warm Mediterranean Sea, is a crucible of cultures that offers to the student, and to everyone who visit it, its wonderful beaches, sports, culture and varied nightlife.
When entering Almería the first impression you will get is its Mediterranean flavour. What was once the main port of Al-Andalus is now, as then, an open and welcoming city accustomed to receiving people from all over the world.
The city is a rich compendium of artistic styles and contrasting atmospheres bathed in the perpetual, brilliant sunlight which seems to be brighter here than anywhere else.
The Nicolás Salmerón Park leads us to the old town where you will have the possibility to access to the Alcazaba (Moorish fortress). Churches, convents and monasteries rise from the narrow streets, to invite us discovering the city's richness in religious heritage, with the Cathedral as its maximum expression. The Plaza Vieja is an oasis of calm and peace, a perfect place to have a rest. Outside the old city, the modern spacious streets and public buildings reflect the magnificence of the 19th century. The vibrant Rambla takes you to the Port and Las Almadrabillas beach, dominated by the "Cable Inglés", a rail system carrying minerals to be loaded on ships anchored below it. The most modern part of the city is home to Museums and the Train Station.
The city’s historical quarter offers a wide range of bars and restaurants offering exquisite tapas and meals, combining sightseeing with gastronomy and our school is located just in the heart of this enchanting quarter, in Real street, which leads to Plaza Vieja and which is 100 metres away from the famous "Olive Oil Museum", an attraction made for tourists where we organise parties and singing nights; flamenco shows are held weekly. We cannot hope to know a city by just a sight, we must also experience its flavours.
Some places of interest in Almeria that you cannot forget to visit are:
* LA ALCAZABA. A Moorish citadel. The undisputed symbol of Moorish Almería is the Alcazaba. Rising on a hill overlooking the city, its unforgettable profile has dominated the bay for more than ten centuries.
* THE PORT, which keeps us in contact with Africa (Melilla, Nador, Ceuta...). A port of entry since Antiquity, the Port of Almería is visited by cruise liners from all over the world all year round.
* THE FORTIFIED CATHEDRAL, unique in Spain, symbolises the Christian city. It was ordered to be built in the extramural quarter of La Musalla following the destruction of its predecessor (now the church of San Juan) which had occupied the site of the former main mosque in the 1522 earthquake.
* LA RAMBLA, a park that divides the old and the new Almería in two parts from the mountains to the port.
Almería offers also the spectacular "Cabo de Gata Nijar" Natural Park. It is the most untouched and least explored area of the province of Almería, an area which finds its maximum expression in the small fishing villages steeped in ancient customs and traditions that seem to have been suspended in time, like picture post cards from the past.
As a centre for tourism, the Western Coast has a large number of Blue Flag beaches equipped with lots of services and amenities that are definitely the perfect complement for great holidays.
Sunbathing on the beaches of Almeria or on Beach Serena, in the outside of Almeria city, or windsurfing at dawn are all good ways to start the day which can be perfectly rounded out by enjoying the peace of the wide-open spaces in the afternoon, or by renting a boat from which watching the sunset.
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