Town situated in the northeast of the province in an important area of movement and transition of cultures and wealth. Its landscape is made up of dry, semi-desert land full of esparto grass, interrupted now and then by irrigated land and the green of the fertile plains in the places the water reaches.

The privileged location and the proximity to the coast which the town enjoys have converted it throughout history in a local economic and trade centre. If we add to this the times of splendour during the mining of the Sierra Almagrera we can comprehend that we are in a town with a great deal of history in its streets and houses, as seen in the castle, the Town Hall or the house of the poet Sotomayor.

General information

Tourist Area: Cabo de Gata y Níjar Province: Almería Distance from the capital (km): 97 Altitude above sea level (m): 88 Area (Km2): 263 Nº of inhabintants: 12596 name for people: Cuevanos Postal code: 04610