Top Things to do in Province of Almeria
The 10 Best Nature & Wildlife Areas in Province of Almeria, Andalucia
Discover the best top things to do in Province of Almeria, Spain including Cactus Nijar, Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata, Sierra de Maria-Los Velez Natural Park, Cala Raja, Parque Periurbano de Castala, Area recreativa El Nacimiento, Parque de Rescate de la Fauna Sahariana, Las Salinas, A Mindful Practice, Playa De Balerma.
Restaurants in Province of Almeria
1. Cactus Nijar
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By christinem883 - Velez Blanco, Spain
We live an hour and a half away from here, but make the journey regularly. It is mainly a specialist seller of succulents and cacti, plus other xeric type plants and trees. However they also show beautiful avant garde stone statues you won’t find anywhere else. There is a lot of land here, and it has been sectioned off into different types of styles of landscapes. There’s an area to meander through ancient olive trees that are stupendously planted at least 60 cm’s higher than the path we walk on, in dappled shade. Fascinating idea. Plus another area has various water pools fashioned from concrete, and so on. The wonderful sample plantings of agaves, aeoniums, a. Haworthii’s, etc etc are all sensitively placed and without fail get me spending in order to take home the latest plants I’ve fallen in love with. They have a good selection of pots, too and if you need a particular plant potted up in a new pot, they will do it for you, using the correct porous medium. The last time we visited we were walking quietly across the land, looking down into the cañada before us when three baby ibex (a type of goat) walked out in front of us followed by four adults. They look more like deer than goats, I’ve always thought. Beautiful things. They were aware of us but kept walking or trotting slowly, climbing up the rocks and inclines until they disappeared some few minutes later, quite unconcerned. Wonderful! What a spot to go searching for plants, as well as commune with nature. I bought a desert cactus (huge thing, so pleased with it) and several large pots, plus various big succulent specimens to further widen my collection. The guys here are very knowledgable and full of information about their plants and care so it’s a pleasure to chat to lovely people and gain practical help at the same time. We’ve been to a few music gigs here, too. Great layout, different types of music and food too. Ask to go on their mailing list and you’ll then receive emails to find out when their music events are. Forget how much it is, but it’s super-cheap. If you’re interested in Mediterranean gardening, do go along and have a good look around. I read a good review on it in the Financial Times a while ago so google for that to find out their London gardening journalist’s viewpoint, too. Enjoy!
2. Parque Natural de Cabo de Gata
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,382 reviews
Reviewed By PSHTraveler - Middlebury, United States
We have always wanted to visit Cabo de Gata and finally had our chance. We don't have a car while visiting Spain, so booked a tour with Costa Almeria Tours, highly recommended! (https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187429-d12500803-Reviews-Costa_Almeria_Tours-Almeria_Province_of_Almeria_Andalucia.html) The scenery is stunning, but we were surprised to find so much variety -- beautiful inland landscapes, historic sites, fishing villages, flamingos, excellent restaurants, and so on. We had only one day and hope we can return for a longer visit!
3. Sierra de Maria-Los Velez Natural Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8 reviews
4. Cala Raja
5. Parque Periurbano de Castala
6. Area recreativa El Nacimiento
7. Parque de Rescate de la Fauna Sahariana
8. Las Salinas
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 75 reviews
Reviewed By Dalmik - Vilnius, Lithuania
Probably the most part of visitors come to these wetlands to see pink flamingos. Hundreds of flamingos spend the whole year here, but the largest number of them can be observed in the summer season, and this can be a great discovery for holidaymakers, especially for children. There are three ornithological observation posts in the Salinas. Two of them are in opposite of Las Salinas beach, the third is beside the road to San Miguel de Cabo de Gata town. Have on mind that all viewpoints are quite far from usual birds locations, i.e. in the periphery of the wetland, so worth to have binoculars or good object lens if want to take a clear pictures.
9. A Mindful Practice
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 1 reviews
Two day and five day meditation retreats in the Sunseed Eco Education Centre. All food, accomodation and meditation teachings are covered in the price. Meditation teachings will be lead by experienced meditation teacher Siggy Verelst and the retreats will focus on silent meditation sessions, interactive sessions and mindful walks.
10. Playa De Balerma
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