Santa Cruz de Marchena

Municipality located in the lower reaches of the Nacimiento River with a population of approximately 200 inhabitants.

The township lies to the west by the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, reaching 600 meters in altitude, reaching to the Rambla de Gérgal release. The mountain location and development of the hydrographic network of the area will give a relief.

The Desert of Tabernas is a Natural Area located in the municipalities of Tabernas, Gádor, Santa Cruz, Alboloduy and Gérgal in the province of Almeria, between Filabres and Alhamilla´s mountains. Its area is 11,625 hectares. He is considered the only desert area itself of the entire European continent. It was declared a Natural Area by Law 2 / 1989 of July 18, for approving the inventory of protected natural areas of Andalusia and establishing additional measures for their protection (No. BOJA.