A number of good beaches are accessible by bus, and in this hottest province of Spain they’re worth considering during what would be the off-season elsewhere, since Almería’s summers start well before Easter and last into November. In midsummer, it’s incredibly hot (frequently touching 38°c/100°F in the shade and often well above), while all year round there’s an intense, almost luminous, sunlight. This and the weird scenery have made Almería one of the most popular film locations in Europe – much of Lawrence of Arabia was shot here, along with scores of spaghetti Westerns.
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