Almeria is one of the Spanish provinces with the greatest biodiversity, so we generate images that contrast with each other to enrich the itineraries that we can make it. Through municipalities the option to show information for people who are going to make our routes, so that not only enjoy the natural areas of our province but also the customs, landscapes and monuments of our country Almeria.

The province of Almería is located in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It has an area of 8774 square kilometers and a perimeter of 532 km, of which 219 are of Mediterranean coastline. Bounded on the north by the province of Murcia and to the west of Granada.
Its location and layout of the Alpujarras and Sierra Nevada as a barrier to the moist winds from the Atlantic climate condition, although its strategic position in the Mediterranean and its mineral wealth, linked to geological processes such as volcanism, have made it a populated region and home of ancient civilizations like Argar.

Municipalities

Weather
The climate is sub Almeria, Mediterranean, warm and dry, it is highly varied:

Inframediterráneo or Iranian-Mediterranean: low-lying areas of Almeria, which is characterized by the absence of frost and very little precipitation.
Thermo, characterized by limited precipitation, but enough to keep trees.
Mesomediterráneo or Mediterranean or half a typical Mediterranean forest characterized by oaks, almeces and brooms.
Inframediterraneo recognized by the extent of frost days that occur throughout the year.
Oromediterráneo, summits of the mountains where the soil remains ice for a few months each year.
Single fault, as you can see the snowline criomediterráneo of which is absent in the region. Its most outstanding feature is its bright and clear sky. On the south coast, is characteristic of the strong west wind. For its part, the release is well known in the capital and often raise the temperature several degrees.

Also the rain is scarce, and the Cabo de Gata where less rainfall in the Iberian Peninsula. Likewise, the desert of Tabernas is technically only the arid desert of the European continent, giving it unique natural features that earned him become the scene of the shooting of many films, especially westerns during the'60s y70.

Relief
Almeria is one of the most mountainous provinces in Spain. Is crossed from west to east through several mountain ranges of alpine origel as part of the Cordillera Penibética. This unique landscape provision is largely responsible for much of the historic isolation of the province in relation to the rest of Spain and various regions of Almeria between them.

The province reached its highest point in Chullo of 2609 m, which is located in the Sierra Nevada in Almeria. Other important peaks are the Almirez (2,518 m), the Lagunilla Morrón (2,249 m) in Sierra de Gádor, the Calar Alto (2,168 m) in the Sierra de los Filabres, of the Tetica Bacares (2,080 m) Also in this mountain range and Pico de Maria (2,045 m) in the mountain of the same name, therefore, Almería has four mountain ranges in excess of two thousand meters summit.

 Costs
Its 219 kilometers of coastline include various features, the most prominent being the Gulf of Almeria, Cabo de Gata, Punta Entinas and Punta Sabinar. Find out more about the coasts and beaches of Almeria visit aTodaCosta.es

Should not be overlooked and the islands of San Andres Terreros and Isla de Alborán important natural enclave, fishing and strategic whose name is due to Al Boran Berber pirate who used it as a basis.

Hydrography
The climate of the province subdesert reduces accidents hydrographic characteristics rambla which ply throughout the province, especially in areas close to the sea.

Streams tend to lose its flow underground before reaching its mouth, but take water in much of its course.

Are the major rivers Almanzora, the Andarax the Grande de Adra, the Alias and the Aguas. The latter is responsible for the Sorbas karst system.

There are three reservoirs, the Almanzora, of Beninar and of Elizabeth II, who is one of the oldest in Spain: near Nijar opened in 1850 and is currently filling in disuse.