Roquetas de Mar

Roquetas de Mar is an ancient city, once populated by fishermen and salt miners. It was founded by the Phoenicians and during the Roman domination was known as Turania which currently is called Torrequebrada de los Bajos. Numerous archeological remains have been located in this area. The Roman town was moved to its current location after a flood destroyed the old site. Salt mining began during the Muslim era. The acquisition of salt as well as fishing constituted the city's economic base until recently. Irrigation and greenhouses converted the surrounding fields into magnificent, fertile gardens. In the second half of this century, tourism was introduced to this beautiful zone and visitors now come to the area year-round.

Roquetas de Mar is located on the ample plain at the foot of Gádor Sierra and is today a tourist hot spot of great importance. 40 minutes from Almeria airport, a very popular resort set against a beautiful mountain backdrop with a fine, uncrowded, sandy beach stretching for many miles. Although modern, it still preserves its calssic Spanish charm and authentic atmosphere. With many excellent restaurants serving mouthwatering Spanish specialities, as well as lively bars, shops and a bustling fishing harbour, Roquetas has something for everyone.

Roquetas de Mar, Playa Serena and the Costa de Almeria not only offers a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy your holiday but has much more to offer the adventurous. Visit the many natural parks such as the Cabo de Gata with its beautiful coves and beaches, or the Sierra Nevada with its snow capped peaks and Ski resort. Go Wild in the West and visit the Tabernas Desert, home of the Spaghetti Westerns and famous for films such as; The good, the bad and the ugly, a fistful of dynamite and many others.

In Roquetas you will find a range of shops and stalls, located around the promenade, selling everything from sunglasses and CD's to wooden engravings and jewellery items such as eternity rings and diamond earrings. You will also find smaller branches of some of the well known spanish retail brands such as Zara.

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