Location: Almanzora area in Spain
Nearest Airport:
Almeria at 120
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Nearest Barpub:
San Francisco at 1.5
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Nearest Restaurant:
Huercal Overa at 7
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Car: necessary
The local town of Huercal Overa is a wonderful mixture of old and new. The town has grown up around a huge church, near which are shady squares in the centre of the old town where everyone meets to pass the time of day. Monday morning is market day when the main street is closed to traffic and a large bustling market seems to appear from nowhere with traders selling goods ranging from clothing and handbags to pottery and traditional Spanish rugs and pictures. At the same time, in the old town a second market runs where local farmers sell their fruit, vegetables, meat, cheeses and of course olives!
Siesta is still an honoured tradition in these parts and everything closes in the middle of the day for lunch and a snooze. The town comes alive again in the evenings when all the restaurants and bars are buzzing and the locals meet in the plazas. In Summer the evening meal is taken late and at a leisurely pace when the heat of the sun has died down.