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Almeria Information: ALMERIA, COLOUR AND LIGHT

Almeria is a city of light open to the Mediterranean, whose recent growth has not taken anything away trom the local colour of its older quarters nor trom that flavour of nearby Atrica which sets it apart trom other Andalusian towns.

In these lands, which were the home to powerful civilisations during prehistory, such as those of El Algar or Los Millares, the Arabs leit their mark and even today, the reddish Alcazaba Fortress, one of the largest of its kind on the peninsula, dominates the urban landscape. In the centuries following its construction, begun at the end of the tirst millennium, it is said that it could house an army of 20,000 men and their munitions.

Today we can still see the three walled enclosures with towers, such as La Vela or El Homenaje. but wars and earthquakes have deprived us of their interior palaces and mosques.
The other great monument of Almeda is its Cathedral. Its fortress-like structure make's it impressive from the outside, but its interior is Renaissancce, with a beautiful Plateresque chancel and large Baroque altar pieces. It is in keeping with the modd of the great cathedrals of the eastern provinces of Andalusia: Granada, Jaen and Malaga.
Almeria possesses a large number of smaller churches, many of which are enchanting. The Church of Santo Domingo church houses the image of the patron saint, the Virgen del Mar.

The Church of San Juan is worthy of attention, having been constructed upon the ruins of the main Muslim mosque, of which part of the mihrab and decorativc features are preserved. The Church of Santiago is rcmarkable tor its high tower. The Convent of Las Concepcionistas has a Mudejar church and two beautiful patios in the same style. The Convent of Las Claras, the other great convent of the town, is also Mudejar, although its facade is Plateresque.

The different quarters of Almeda are very heterogeneous, from La Chanca, entwined around the Akazaba, traditional and full of local colour, with facades of various colours which differentiate it from so many other typical quarters in the rest of Andalusia, to the both maritime and statdy Zapillo quarter, not forgetting the shopping areas of the centre, with beautiful squares, such as Constitucion Square, the popular Plaza Vieja, and the Paseo, the main boulevard and the centre of the life of the town.

The port, with its mineral loading platform, an exemplary modd of iron engineering, the La Pescaderia Quarter and the long Nicolás Salmeron Walkway-Gardens, lined with palm trees, is another attractive part of the town. The Archaeological Museum, an echo of the important past of the town, is well worth a visit.

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