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From north to south, these are the five prettiest and most remote spots for a dip at the foot of former volcanoes.

01 Cala de Enmedio

AGUA AMARGA

 

Cala de Enmedio, inside the Cabo de Gata natural park (Almería).

Former coral reefs were sculpted by wind and waves into a dazzling cove, framed on one side by cliffs and snowy-white ledges, and on the other by all the most desirable shades of the marine world’s color palette, including turquoise, emerald and bottle green.

Getting there requires a half-hour trek from Agua Amarga. The trail leads up Depósito street and over the hill known as Cerro del Cuartel. In the spring this place rolls out a gloriously aromatic display of colorful thyme, iris, gorse and houseleek. In the summer (alas, what can you do), it turns into an oven.

But the reward is 130 meters of sandy beach flanked by concave cliffs and rocky ledges that resemble prehistoric solariums. It is imperative to get up early to avoid getting baked by the sun along the way, and to bring food, drink and a snorkeling mask to explore these fantastic waters.

02 San Pedro

LAS NEGRAS

The water that springs out of the earth in a stream as thick as an arm was a magnet for Berber pirates, who made a rest stop here before going on to ransack the region; later they would return to enjoy their easy booty in the shade of the palm and pomegranate trees, as their galley rocked gently in the turquoise waters beyond.

Cala de San Pedro near Las Negras, inside Cabo de Gata natural park (Almería).

It was to prevent these piratical pleasures that the locals built the Castle of San Pedro in the late 16^th century. The building once housed a garrison of 12 men, and these days its ruins still afford protection to 30 or 40 hippies who eke out a living from their vegetable patches in this oasis of freedom where there are no title deeds, no bathing suits and no idols other than the ones they themselves sculpt on the white cliffs to while away the time.

There are no roads leading here either, so access is only possible by boat or after an hour-long walk from Las Negras.

03 La Molata

RODALQUILAR

Hikers who head toward Las Negras from the El Playazo parking lot will soon run into the 18th-century Castle of San Ramón, then notice a remarkable cliff where the yellowish rock is studded with fossils. A natural ramp allows visitors to descend all the way down to a cove where the waters are the color of mint liquor.

A simple snorkeling mask will provide a full day of enjoyment exploring the semi-submerged peaks, the urchin colonies that blanket the cave floors and the large school of fish that serve as a reminder that, just before the advent of tourism in the area, the locals still fished here simply by casting out their nets from dry land and dragging them back in.

04 Los Toros

LA ISLETA DEL MORO

Nobody can say for sure what bulls provided the name for this cove, and it is hard to believe that there were ever any “toros” at all in Cabo de Gata. Yet even an entire herd of fighting bulls would come as less of a surprise to the casual stroller than the forest of palm trees and pine that rise up on the way down to the beach in the ravine of El Negro. A collection of trees in this deserted corner of the map is a very odd occurrence indeed – one might even call it paranormal.

 

Cabo de Gata natural park in the province of Almería.

Located between La Isleta del Moro and the Amatista lookout point, on Km 7.9 of the ALP-826 road, there is a good spot to leave the car and take a 15-minute walk down to this cove of black sand that probably looks just like it did when it was spit out by the volcanoes that erupted here 10 million years ago.

The sea bottom contains a wealth of marine life, including majestic grouper fish and prairies of posidonia. Either before or after this trek, it is imperative to drop by La Isleta del Moro, the hamlet with the most fishing village-like atmosphere in the entire area.

05 Cove of Lance

SAN JOSÉ

South of San José (and this is no secret) lie the prettiest beaches in the entire natural park, all in quick succession. These are the primordial coves and dunes of the Earth’s first resting day, when Vulcan, Aeolus and Neptune sat back to gaze contentedly at their own handiwork. It is a 45-minute walk from the parking of Los Genoveses beach, along the trail that borders the cliffs, to the cove of El Lance.

 

Cala de Enmedio in Agua Amarga, inside Cabo de Gata natural park (Almería).

This place is unmistakable because of its basalt columns sticking out in the middle of the sand. No place else is this area’s volcanic past as evident as it is here, along this coast that preserves the marks of the volcanic explosions and rivers of lava. It’s like walking and bathing inside a crater.

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Sin duda, uno de los elementos más destacados es el de las playas y calas vírgenes que aún se mantienen intactas en la provincia. En estos paraísos terrenales se puede disfrutar de tranquilidad y naturaleza en enclaves donde muy pocos han estado antes.

Empezando por la parte más Este del Parque Natural, Carboneras cuenta con algunas playas vírgenes espectaculares como es el caso de la popular playa de los Muertos, de blanca y granulosa arena y un agua azul verdosa rodeada por acantilados volcánicos o la Cala de la Media Naranja, que cuenta con la protección de reserva marina.

El municipio de Níjar, el que acapara más extensión dentro del Parque Natural del Cabo de Gata, también es el que alberga un mayor número de calas y playas vírgenes y protegidas en la provincia de Almería. Esto supone el máximo respeto y atención a estos lugares idílicos y únicos, que se conservan hasta nuestros días gracias al trabajo de las instituciones públicas y al cuidado de sus visitantes, muy concienciados de la necesidad de preservarlos.

Muchas son las playas vírgenes dentro de Cabo de Gata, una zona con predominio de arenas oscuras debido a su origen volcánico, aunque no siempre es así como buen ejemplo damos en Agua Amarga donde, la Cala del Plomo, esa recóndita y aislada cala presenta arena blanca y cantos rodados.
Las playas más conocidas son seguramente el Playazo de Rodalquilar, muy extensa y con unas condiciones ambientales excepcionales, cuyos fondos marinos, igualmente bellos, son muy frecuentados por submarinistas; y Los Genoveses, Mónsul, Media Luna y El Barronal. Estas dos últimas, cercanas al pueblo de San José, además de sus espectaculares paisajes, son muy reconocidas en España y en el mundo entero por haber sido escenario de películas y videoclips de grandes estrellas.

También son muy populares la Playa del Charco, Cala Arena, Cala Rajá o la Playa de las Amoladeras. Ésta última es una inmensa playa virgen respaldada por un espectacular sistema de dunas y alberga la laguna de desembocadura de la Rambla de Morales, habitada por una interesante avifauna acuática. Hacia el interior se encuentra el Centro de Visitantes de Amoladeras, que ofrece una interesante síntesis de los aspectos ambientales, culturales y étnicos más destacados de este espacio protegido.

Cada una de estas joyas tiene sus peculiaridades, como la Cala Chicré, que es una de las mejores playas nudistas de España o la Cala del Barranco Negro, que está escondida entre vegetación de pinos y palmeras. Cala Carbón, Playa Media Luna, Cala Palmita, Cala Grande, Playa del Barronal, Cala Chica, Cala Príncipe, Cala los Amarillos, Cala Higuera, Cala Tomate, Cala Carnaje, Cala Bergantín, Cala del Cuervo, Cala San Pedro, Cala Montoya, Cala Chumba, Cala de Enmedio… la lista es interminable y cada uno de estos enclaves hará sentir al visitante como la primera persona que lo ha visitado.

Uno de los grandes desconocidos de la provincia es el Paraje y Reserva Natural Punta Entinas- Sabinar alberga, uno de los sistemas de dunas mejor conservado de la Península Ibérica, que ofrece kilómetros de fina arena en su bella playa virgen. Este enclave está situado entre Roquetas de Mar y El Ejido. Los Charcones de Punta Entinas son dos albuferas semicolmatadas, separadas del mar por una barra de arenales y dunas que presentan a su alrededor una extensa zona de marjal y saladar. Un paisaje único para bañarse y sentirse en contacto con el mar.

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The consolidated rural tourism; our Sun and beaches as a unique attractive; springs; wineries; snow; the Natural Park of Cabo de Gata, etc., make our province the perfect setting for the filming of movies, commercials and music videos transported halfway around the world, for family vacations, business conferences, hiking, horseback riding, etc…, while also offering to get to know this land to all lovers of healthy living and sports.

Almería wants to be among the destinations that are meant for offering active tourism and therefore the Council is promoting a program of activities intended to be a reference for promoting the sport in its tourism dimension.

Almería Active aims to become a quality seal attesting to all sporting events of interest taking place in Almería and from miKasa Suites & Spa we always support any cause that goes towards the promotion of tourism in the province and commissioning value of Almería and the natural areas of Cabo de Gata as a tourist destination.

Bike path for Cabo de Gata Natural Park
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Countryside tourism is consolidated in Almería
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With the arriving of the summer, having those days off to escape the city and take a break at work, we all seek a different place to enjoy our holidays.

Spain is a very popular tourist place internationally, so that is a key part of our economy gear before and especially now. It has always been that way. Our coasts, weather, food, rural tourism, etc.., are an excellent claim for all over the world peoples, European tourists in particular.

As the tourist has specialized has become more fussy about where to spend their money and free time. He escapes from the crowded, exploited and abused destinies by humans looking for something different. It prefers carefully and preserved natural places, coastal areas surrounded by nature…

Our visitors are in luck because Agua Amarga offers that quality tourism and natural areas which are increasingly valued by the discerning tourist.

This was seen the Spanish airline Iberia, which opens its June magazine with a stunning view of the beach of Agua Amarga, devoting an extensive report in following pages of this town as an exponent of quality tourism, based on a cared landscape, completely away from any speculation, in the Cabo de Gata Natural Park.

La Cala de Enmedio, Cala del Plomo, Cargadero Mineral, Olivo Milenario, Hiking the Via Verde …
Agua Amarga invited to unwind in a natural setting with stunning coves knowing privileged you surrounded by the beauty of the countryside landscape of the Cabo de Gata and it has been made known to all Iberia passengers.

miKasa Suites & Spa, your vacation destination in Agua Amarga.

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