Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Almeria, Spain
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2.3 km
33 m
Explore Almeria in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in AlmeriaIndividual Sights in AlmeriaSight 1: Conjunto Monumental la Alcazaba de Almería
The Alcazaba of Almería is a fortified complex in Almería, southern Spain. The word alcazaba, from the Arabic word, signifies a walled fortification in a city.
Sight 2: Monumento a los Coloraos
The Monument to the Martyrs of Freedom, also known as the Monument to the Coloraos or Pingurucho, is a commemorative column erected in the Spanish city of Almeria, located in the city's Plaza de la Constitución. This monument commemorates the episode of the Ominous Decade in which a group of liberal fighters, coming from Gibraltar and dressed in the British navy uniform, of a characteristic red color and which would eventually make them known as the Coloraos, arrived in the city of Almeria in August 1824 to make a pronouncement against the absolutism of the time and a return to the Constitution of 1812. The monument that can be seen today is a replica of the original, which was destroyed in 1943.
Sight 3: Convento de Santa Clara
The church and convent of Santa Clara, in the Spanish city of Almeria (Andalusia), comprise a wide rectangle located between the streets of Jovellanos, Mariana, Marín and Plaza de la Constitución. It has been an Asset of Cultural Interest since 1992.
Sight 4: Parroquia San Pedro
The church of San Pedro de Almería is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Almería.
Sight 5: Refugios subterráneos de Almería
The Spanish city of Almería suffered up to 52 bombings from air and sea, with a total of 754 bombs dropped during the Spanish Civil War. This led to the decision to create a system of underground shelters for the protection of approximately 40,000 civilians. These shelters measure more than 4.5 km long, and they are equipped with a surgery room and a food storage room. They were designed by the local architect Guillermo Langle Rubio, being today the most important and better preserved shelters in all Europe. These refuges have stood the most important attack in all Almería's history, the Bombardment of Almería, by the nazis in 1937.
Wikipedia: Almería air raid shelters (EN), Website, Website_1
Sight 6: Aljibes Árabes Jairán s. XI
The Arab cisterns of Jairan are a work of Andalusian hydraulic engineering located in Almeria, built in the eleventh century under the mandate of Jairán, king of the Taifa of Almeria.
Sight 7: Parroquia San Agustín
The Church of San Agustín or of the Franciscans is a Christian church attached to the Catholic Church and located in Almeria.
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