The blue mirror that the
sky and sea make of Almeria brings together in the space of a very pleasant
walk its monumental, commercial and entertainment areas. The outer points
are the Puerta de Puchena, in the north, the Parque de Nicol?s Salmer?n
and the harbour, in the south, La Chanca, neighbourhood of cave-homes,
in the west, and the Avenue of Federico Garcia Lorca, in the east.
In the commercial area of
Almeria, limited by the Paseo de Almeria and the Rambla Obispo Orber?,
near where these two streets meet stands the Renaissance church of Santiago
el Viejo, with a Romanesque tower 55 metres high.
Plaza De La Catedral,
8 Almeria, 04002 ES
The Husa Catedral,
located in Almeria city center, is approximately five miles from the Almeria
Airport. The property is placed in the Cathedral Square and in the origins
it had been an ancient palace from 1850......
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Avenida Reina
Regente 8 Almeria, 04001 ES
Gran hotel
Almeria is located in the city center of Almeria, few steps away from the
railway station , harbour and beach. ......
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Plaza De Flores.
3 Almeria, 04001 ES
Urban hotel
with 3 stars superior that offers all the comforts plus a well known gastronomical
centre with: restaurant, cafeteria, Andalusian tavern and 3-fork restaurant
specialised in Mediterranean cuisine......
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At a short distance, after
crossing the Plaza de las Flores, one can see the church of San Pedro,
erected over an ancient mosque, with interesting fresco paintings on the
dome of the main altar.
After crossing the Plaza
de la Constituci?n, where the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall) is located, one
reaches the hill of San Crist?bal, from the top of which there is a peculiar
view of the city and of the old Muslim walls of Hair?n, which lead to the
monumental collection of La Alcazaba.
The Alcazaba is a structure
with three different enclosures, and over the centuries it has served as
a military fortress, besides being the headquarters of the Muslim kings
and Christian Governors. Its erection goes back to the year 955, considered
the year of the foundation of the city.
From the Baluarte del Saliente,
at one extreme of the Alcazaba, to the Torre de la P?lvora, at the other
one, the traveller can contemplate several centuries of monuments in the
history of Almeria and enjoy excellent miradors over the harbour, La Chanca
and La Hoya, where a centre dedicated to the recovery of Saharian fauna
is located.
On the way down to the Cathedral
of Almeria, walking through the streets of what was the Jewish quarter,
one must visit one of the few examples of 12th century Muslim art in Spain,
the Mirhab of the church of San Juan. It was part of a mosque over which
the church was built, and was probably the main mirhab.
A fortified church is the
most precise definition of the Cathedral of Almeria. Its construction began
in 1524 and was finished in the 18th century when the cloister was completed,
and it brings together functionalism and two styles, baroque and neoclassical,
where the aesthetic gives way to the defensive purposes.
Art galleries, museums,
exhibition rooms, libraries and newspaper libraries, together with shops
selling pottery, wood and wool handicrafts, etc., and areas for relaxation
such as the beaches and bars give visitors a variety of entertainment possibilities
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