Top 10 facts of Almería

10 Interesting facts of the province of Almería

Get a great impression of this stunning region with interesting facts in this inside guide about the top 10 facts of Almería. Are you curious about the stunning province of Almería and interested in what kind of gems this region has to offer? These are the top 10 facts of Almería in a row!

TOP 10 FUN FACTS

1. One of the oldest Tapas bars

The oldest tapas bar in Almería is Casa Puga, but did you know that it is also number 10 of the oldest tapas bars in Spain! The tapas bar comes from the year 1830 and has many wines from different years lying around, starting from the year 1942.

2. Definitely the winner in most hours of sunshine

Almería has the most hours of sunshine per year in Spain, with more than an average of 3000 hours of sunshine per year, this city is the big winner. To give you a clear picture, the Netherlands has mediocre of 1500 hours of sunshine per year. With 3000 hours of sunshine per year, you come to an average of about 8 sun hours per day!

Sunshine hours per year

3. Street cats in Cabo de Gata - Top 10 facts of Almería

All street cats in the Cabo de Gata National Park are cared for, so you are not allowed to feed, harass or take them. A group of volunteers takes care of these kittens, and they are all spayed as well.

4. Cabo de Gata: Cat or agate?

Another fun fact, because the translation of Gata is cat, Cabo de Gata thus literally means Cat Cape. The original name of the park is Cabo de Agata, which means the cape of agate. This beautiful agate stone is very common here.

5. So many succulents & Cacti

Nowhere but in this region of Spain will you find so many different species of succulents & cacti, which makes sense, because it is very dry here. You will find giant Aloe vera, mega-sized agaves, lots of cacti and different species of Crassula, among others.

6. Agaves afterwards can be used as decoration

Speaking of agaves in these top 10 facts of Almería guide, they take a long time to grow big and once they grow, a beautiful long flower blooms out of them. Actually, they are several flowers. Unfortunately, they do die after they have bloomed, but you can use this wonderful flower afterwards as a nice dried decoration. Through the roots, agaves can reproduce and not with the flower as you might expect.

7. Game of Thrones & the Alcazaba - Top 10 facts of Almería

The Alcazaba in Almería was part during the filming of Game of Thrones in the kingdom of Dorne. This was during the 6th season. Should you pass by the courtyard with a pond, you might recognize it.

8. Game of Thrones & Sierra de Alhamilla

Game of Thrones was not finished with this province yet, because just north of the Tabernas Desert you will find a mountain range called: Sierra de Alhamilla. This is also where the filming of season 6 took place in the same kingdom.

9. Second-largest Moorish construction

Returning to the Alcazaba, it ranks No. 2 among the largest Moorish constructions in Spain. In fact, its circumference is 1430 meters.

10. Free tapas & cheap dishes

Then we have not finished talking about the many cheap eateries that you can find here, if you choose tapas, you will spend between €2,- and €2.50 including drinks, in other words, this means a free tapa. If you choose a menú del día, you can get a 3-course menu including your drink for between €10,- and €15,-

#Bonus fact - Top 10 facts of Almería

The many mills you see in Cabo de Gata are there because in the early 20th century the landscape consisted largely of vast grain fields. Don Quixote (a main character in a book) fought against this, as he thought because of the shape the mills had, that they were giants to be attacked. In the end it turned out to be just a mill….