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Recreation area with drinking water fountain

The village with about 700 inhabitants is situated on the river, in a beautiful place surrounded by large rocks and hills that, together with the white houses of Arab origin in terraces and the orchards, form a beautiful sight. The parish church is worth mentioning.

Both mountain ranges ensure that it hardly rains in this semi-desert area.

Is the largest astronomical observatory on the European continent, located in Calar Alto, a plateau 2,168 m high in the Sierra de Filabres, in the province of Almería, Spain.

Nice shady spots, benches and beautiful views.

the village itself is very quiet and everyone you meet looks surprised that you are there. Apart from the narrow streets and the old church there is little to see in this village where the first habitation was in prehistoric times and almost all other major cultures passed here. The village itself on this spot was probably founded in the Moorish period where they enjoyed protection from a castle that overlooks the village.

Near Tabernas lies a (semi) desert in Europe. A bone-dry area of 280 km² where the sun shines all year round and the least rain falls in all of Europe! Only a few days (approx. 3-4) per year heavy rain showers. Temperatures here vary from -5 ° to 48 ° C. This has resulted in a spectacular landscape around Tabernas.

Some sections have recently been freshly asphalted