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Almería... 320 sunny days a year

Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It has a Subtropical arid climate as annual precipitation is below 200mm; it is the only major European city with this type of climate. The average annual temperature is above 19 °C (66 °F). Almería has hot summers and warm winters; it has one of the sunniest, warmest and driest climates in Europe.

The New York Times defines Almeria's beaches as the most beautiful ones in Europe. The ideal beach is one that you come upon after a hilly, rocky hike over scrub-covered hills. It’s a half-moon cove of ashen sand flanked at either end by rock formations that look like giant Impressionistic sand castles. Instead of palms, occasional yellow and purple wildflowers dot the nearby hills...

The Natural Park of Cabo de Gata offers visitors marvellous beaches with a volcanic, moonlike environment. A great diversity of flora and fauna marina attract diver enthusiasts from all over Europe. The 175-square-mile park commonly known as Cabo de Gata is Europe’s most arid region, according to Unesco, which has named it a Biosphere Reserve.