Almería

You can not miss visiting the Almeria capital to enjoy the "Monumental Almeria". Almeria, certainly will not disappoint you. Abderramán III, Caliph of Cordova, founded al-Mariyyāt Bayyāna ("the watchtower of Pechina") that received the title of city in 955 A.C.. In this year the construction of the wall and the Alcazaba begins, which would become, with its 43,000 square meters, the second largest Muslim fortress of al-Andalus. Almeria soon became the most important port of Al-Andalus, becoming the base of the Umayyad fleet and one of the richest cities in the known world. He specialized in the production of silk, which became the most exported product, his more than 10,000 looms made a variety of fabrics that were reputed to have an excellent quality. The richness of Almería make it the most influential and prosperous city of the caliphate after Cordoba in the eleventh century. With the disintegration of the Caliphate of Córdoba, Jairán became the first king of the taifa of Almería, highlighting among his achievements the expansion and reinforcement of La Alcazaba. The greatest splendor reached him with his successor Almotacín, king poet who knew how to maintain the economic emporium at the same time that illustrated his court with literati and scientists. In the center of the city of Almeria you can find charming hotels, which will allow you to enjoy this magical atmosphere from a close distance. Almeria was taken by the Catholic Monarchs in 1489, the christian Almeria highlights, for its monumentality and uniqueness, "The Cathedral of Santa Maria de la Encarnación", which was originally a mosque, built as a fortress, to offer resistance to the Pirates.