The five best plans to enjoy Almería with children
Do you like the south? If Andalusia is your destination on vacation, you can not forget a visit to the province of Almeria as one of your goals in both summer and winter. Almería offers an infinity of plans with children very different from those to which we are accustomed: you can be in the Beach and, after a very short car trip, in the middle of desert. Travel years in history and enjoy a delicious cuisine. Do you want to know more? Continue reading.
Almeria is a province very different from the others, and as such deserves to be visited and visited. Its Mediterranean beaches They are unique and have nothing to do with those in the surroundings. Natural parks, infarction coves ...and most of them adapted to go with children and family! A family getaway in this province is, without doubt, a success.
Therefore, we have selected in this article the five best plans for families who want to enjoy Almeria: there are options in the capital, but also many other different activities in the province. From parks to impressive caves ... attentive!
What to do in Almería with children
1.- The Alcazaba of Almería
A visit to the Almeria's capital you need, almost mandatorily, a walk for your precious Alcazaba, the largest of the citadels built by the Arabs in Spain. Its construction was started in the year 955 by Abderramán III and finished by Hayrán, king taifa of Almeria, in the eleventh century. After the Christian conquest is reformed by the Catholic Kings and Carlos I.
The Alcazaba de Almería has three walled enclosures, one of which was built by the Catholic Monarchs. It was a royal residence and today remains the palace of Al-Mutasin with all its rooms, its mosque, converted into a church since the late fifteenth century, and its bathrooms. It has a single access door, almost invisible by the huge walls, and large rooms with vaulted ceilings and Gothic doors. In addition, from the top of its walls you can see some Wonderful views of the city and the harbor.
2.- Rescue Park of the Saharan Fauna
Behind the Alcazaba de Almería, inside the farm "La Hoya", the Saharan Fauna Rescue Park is located such a unique place, from the biological point of view, as unknown to the vast majority of the population. Se is about a reserve with endangered species, gazelles (dorca, dama and cuvier) and Saharan ruin. Also, it has a lovely Arab garden, which has been recently renovated.
2.- Aquarium of Roquetas
What child (and adult) does not like animals? In the Almeria town of Roquetas you will find a great Acuarium pto know everything about the marine fauna. The Aquarium Roquetas de Mar is designed under the theme of "Water cycle"Know all the stages through which water usually passes: the condensation of water vapor in clouds, rain, rivers, seas, the ocean, etc.
4.- Caves of Sorbas
In another town in Almeria, this time in Sorbas, you will find some impressive caves. At Natural Area "Karst in Yesos de Sorbas"There are more than 1,000 cavities dug in plaster, with a lot of galleries full of stalactites and stalagmites, and with kilometers of galleries dug out of gypsum rock, a crystalline rock that reflects the light of the helmets of those who visit them. You will love it!
5.- Desert of Tabernas
Located north of the city of Almeria between the Sierras de los Filabres and Alhamilla, This area is characterized by a set of gullies crossed by authentic wadis (torrential rivers in the deserts) that They only carry water, mud, and stones during the avenues. It is considered the only desert area proper of the entire European continent and offers a tremendously suggestive and overwhelming landscape. Precipitations that do not reach 250 mm per year and average temperatures higher than 17ºC, have contributed to the formation of a type of terrain known as "bad-lands" (bad lands), located between the high reliefs of Filabres, Alhamilla, Gádor and Sierra Nevada.
In addition, within this natural park you will find the Oasys MiniHolliwood Park, where they rise the authentic scenes of the westerns or films set in the far west, which have now become the most original theme park in the Mediterranean with live shows that recreate and they delight big and old.
6.- Its beaches
Although we said that we were going to highlight only five plans, we could not leave behind the impressive Mediterranean beaches of this province. Among them, those of Natural Park of Cabo de cat they have a special magic ...Aim to travel them! Of course, always taking care of their cleaning so that others can enjoy them too.
Angela R. Bonachera
