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Almunecar has the best naturist beaches for miles! It also has some of the friendliest service in restaurants anywhere in Spain.
Of course, the weather is special too: Costa Tropical is protected from the winter by the mountains so stays warm all year.
Of course, the weather is special too: Costa Tropical is protected from the winter by the mountains so stays warm all year.
Posted by
Ginger
about 4 months ago
Almuñécar is a municipality in the Spanish Autonomous Region of Andalusia on the Costa del Sol between Nerja (Málaga) and Motril (Granada). It has a subtropical climate. Almuñécar lies in the Province of Granada, and has around 26,000 citizens (2006). Since the death of Francisco Franco in 1975, the town of Almuñécar has become one of the most important tourist towns in Granada and this section of coast is now called the Costa Tropical. Almuñécar has good transport connections and a football (soccer) stadium.
It is an important setting in Laurie Lee's account of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, in As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, referred to as "Castillo" to disguise people's identities.
Almuñécar began as a Phoenician colony named Sexi, and even today, some of its inhabitants still call themselves Sexitanos. Under the Moors, Almuñécar blossomed as the fishing town of Al-Munakkap ("Fortified City") or Hins-al-Monacar ("Surrounded by Mountains"). Although the Phoenician and Roman history of the district was known from Greek and Roman sources it was not until the 1950's that significant archaeological evidence was discovered.
The Phoenicians first established a colony in Almuñécar in about 800 BC and this developed for six hundred years into an important port and town with the name of Ex or Sexi and with a large fish salting and curing industry that was a major supplier of Greece and Rome. They also supplied a prized fish paste called 'garum' made from the roe and liver of mackerel and tuna by a process of fermentation. Archaeological evidence comes chiefly from Phoenician cemeteries, the earlier Laurita necropolis on the hillside at Cerro San Cristobal and the later necropolis at Punte de Noy. An extensive collection of Phoenician grave goods and other artifacts is on display in the town museum located at the castle of San Miguel and in the 'Cueva de Siete Palacios'.
It is an important setting in Laurie Lee's account of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, in As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, referred to as "Castillo" to disguise people's identities.
Almuñécar began as a Phoenician colony named Sexi, and even today, some of its inhabitants still call themselves Sexitanos. Under the Moors, Almuñécar blossomed as the fishing town of Al-Munakkap ("Fortified City") or Hins-al-Monacar ("Surrounded by Mountains"). Although the Phoenician and Roman history of the district was known from Greek and Roman sources it was not until the 1950's that significant archaeological evidence was discovered.
The Phoenicians first established a colony in Almuñécar in about 800 BC and this developed for six hundred years into an important port and town with the name of Ex or Sexi and with a large fish salting and curing industry that was a major supplier of Greece and Rome. They also supplied a prized fish paste called 'garum' made from the roe and liver of mackerel and tuna by a process of fermentation. Archaeological evidence comes chiefly from Phoenician cemeteries, the earlier Laurita necropolis on the hillside at Cerro San Cristobal and the later necropolis at Punte de Noy. An extensive collection of Phoenician grave goods and other artifacts is on display in the town museum located at the castle of San Miguel and in the 'Cueva de Siete Palacios'.
Posted by
Wikipedia
about 5 months ago
Almuñecar is slap-bang in the middle of the Costa Tropical - sandwiched between the Costa del Sol to its west and the Costa Almeria to the east. It really does have a distinct climate from either of these costas due to the proximity of the Sierra Nevada mountain range just a handful of kilometers inland. In just 100km of driving distance, the land rises from sea level to over 3,000m. This provides a cocoon which produces milder summers and warmer winters than either of its neighbours.
In the summer, the sea breeze keeps Almuñecar cooler than inland towns and in the winter, the mountains break the harsh weather before it reaches the coast. This works well enough to enable tropical fruit to grow naturally, without the aid of greenhouses.
That doesn't mean that it never rains or it's never scorching - just that, on average, it's a little less extreme than its neighbouring costas.
The other thing to remember is that climate changes with altitude as well as distance from the sea. At approximately 800m above sea level, and 100km inland, the city of Granada has a vastly different climate to Almuñecar. It can be cold and snowing in Granada, and at the same time warm and sunny in Almuñecar.
From January to March, it really is possible to go ski-ing in the morning at the Sol y Nieve resort above Granada and drive to the beach in the afternoon for a spot of sunbathing. (not every day of course)
In the summer, the sea breeze keeps Almuñecar cooler than inland towns and in the winter, the mountains break the harsh weather before it reaches the coast. This works well enough to enable tropical fruit to grow naturally, without the aid of greenhouses.
That doesn't mean that it never rains or it's never scorching - just that, on average, it's a little less extreme than its neighbouring costas.
The other thing to remember is that climate changes with altitude as well as distance from the sea. At approximately 800m above sea level, and 100km inland, the city of Granada has a vastly different climate to Almuñecar. It can be cold and snowing in Granada, and at the same time warm and sunny in Almuñecar.
From January to March, it really is possible to go ski-ing in the morning at the Sol y Nieve resort above Granada and drive to the beach in the afternoon for a spot of sunbathing. (not every day of course)
Posted by
Martin Dell, Kyero.com
about 6 months ago
