Thermal wellness
The soul of the water
Alhama's waters spring out at around 46° at the foot of Cerro Milano: a healing legacy running from Rome through al-Andalus to the spa opened in 1877.
- temperature at the spring
- 46°
- opening of the San Nicolás spa
- 1877
- waters declared of public utility
- 1928
46°
temperature at the spring
Summer leisure
The municipal pool
The cool water the whole village looks for when the heat settles in, with the Sierra de Gádor cut out on the horizon: main pool, paddling pool, green areas and a bar.
- above sea level, facing the Sierra de Gádor
- 518 m
- pools — main pool and paddling pool
- 2
- season set each year by the town hall
- Summer
518 m
above sea level, facing the Sierra de Gádor
Tabernas Desert
Europe's only desert
Eighteen kilometres from Alhama, a protected badlands landscape with nearly 3,000 hours of sun a year — where cinema has shot more than 300 films.
- of Paraje Natural since 1989
- 11,448 ha
- films shot in its badlands
- 300+
- from Alhama, Tabernas exit
- 18 km
11,448 ha
of Paraje Natural since 1989
Oasys · Far West
Oasys Mini Hollywood
The set Sergio Leone built in 1965, now a Far West park: saloon duels, an 800-animal reserve, cinema museums and a water zone in summer.
- Sergio Leone's set
- 1965
- animals, 200 species
- 800+
- from Alhama, on the Tabernas road
- ~22 km
1965
Sergio Leone's set
Sierra Alhamilla and Tabernas
Dust and sensations
Five guided buggy routes, 2 to 3 hours each, between Game of Thrones filming locations and the desert badlands — from €140 per vehicle, driving licence required.
- guided routes
- 5
- per outing
- 2–3 h
- per buggy, seating 1 to 6
- From €140
5
guided routes
Things to do · Almería
Activities to enjoy
Karting, boat trips to the coves, an aquarium and water parks: six outings across the province, a stone's throw from Alhama — the directory to fill the rest of the week.
- outings, from karting to water parks
- 6
- Desert Buggy Almería, the closest
- 13 km
- Roquetas de Mar karting
- 18 km
6
outings, from karting to water parks
With kids
And when the children come
In ten years the province built five enormous public parks, one per district, all free. Add the Huércal ramps, the Cabo de Gata visitor centres and the three-euro museums, and this is the cheapest chapter of them all.
- large free public parks
- 5
- the biggest, in the city
- 41,000 m²
- municipal museums, €2 under 18
- 3 €
5
large free public parks