InmoBlaumar: Huercal-Overa and the Surrounding Area

Why is Huercal-Overa and the Surrounding Area So Special?

Please scroll down to see the many reasons why so many people are buying property around this popular market town especially as it has retained its relaxed Spanish way of life and has a variety of shops, restaurants, bars, hotels, banks, solicitors, schools, sports facilities, cinema, theatre, historical & religious buildings.

Our nearest beaches are at San Juan de Los Terreros and are amongst the best in the area.

Huercal Overa is ideally located close to both the A7 and AP7 motorways and is centrally placed between Mojacar, Vera, Garrucha, Albox, Arboleas, Zurgena, Lorca and Aguilas. The Almeria, Murcia and Alicante cities and airports are within easy driving distance.

Please scroll down to see some of the many places of interest surrounding Huercal Overa.

1. The Huercal Overa Monday Market

Our Monday Market is held on the open area opposite the green roofed sports centre and just up from our Blaumar Office.

It is one of the largest markets in the area and parking is easy. You can buy almost everything from clothes, shoes, pots and pans, bed lining, curtains, rugs, sun glasses and even roast chickens cooked at the market.

The Fruit and Veg section is always very interesting due to the size, freshness and sometimes unusual local produce available, all at a fraction of the supermarket prices. The market usually starts at 9.30am and finishes at approximately 1pm.

You can then relax in one of the many bars and restaurants around the town.

2. Shopping in the Huercal Overa Area

There are many, many shops of all types in Huercal Overa. We have all the usual supermarkets like Mercadona, Intermarche, Ole, Maxi Dia and Lidl.

For British products like tea bags, sauces, sausages, mustards and gravy etc you are best to go to Intermarche and the Spar store.

Mercadona and Intermarche stock to best range of products for Coeliacs, diabetics etc and we have an excellent health food shop in the centre of town.

Throughout the town there are a variety of clothes, shoes, food shops, electrical goods, computer stores, chemists, bakers, garden centres, garages, mechanics and hardware stores etc etc.

Most of the villages and towns have a mixture of bars, restaurants, shops, doctors and chemists etc.. We will advise you on what there is in each area. These are quite often as cheap as the bigger stores in town.

The larger retail outlets we are now used to in the UK can be found in Aguilas, Lorca, Murcia and Almeria Cities. These include the large Eroski and Carrefore stores and the huge Nueva Condamina complex just outside Murcia city with a Primark, Leroy Merlin DIY store, Ikea, C&A and MediaMarkt for your electrical goods etc etc etc

3. Restaurants, Bars & Cafes around Huercal Overa

We are never short of places to eat and drink around Huercal Overa. As we are not in a tourist area the prices are low as well..

There are many restaurants catering for most peoples needs and this is an ideal opportunity to widen your experience of Spanish food, wines and eating habits.

Of course if you require just a coffee and a Tapas like Albondigas, Magra, Tortilla and Salchicas then there are many tapas / cafe bars to try from especially the Marquesada, Saga or the Mirador.

Popular restaurants in town include Fenicias in the Plaza Mayor, Crisbes on the Avenida Guillerma Reyna, Tinajas on the top road, La Hermita in Santa Maria Village and the British run restaurants The Pepper Tree next to our office and The Palms in Urcal village.

Andalusian cuisine relies on fragrant herbs, ripe tomatoes, heart healthy olive oil, garlic, and seafood. Huércal de Almería’s cuisine follows these guidelines. Quite often, locally harvested seafood is served pan fried or grilled with a light coating of olive oil, garlic, and lemon. The freshness of the seafood is complemented by the light flavourings.

Migas with tropezones is one of the town’s most popular dishes. Cubes of bread are pan fried in olive oil with chunks of pork or beef and plenty of garlic. It is both filling and satisfying with bursts of garlicky flavour in every bite. Another garlicky dish, Garlic Colorao, is a rich dish full of local produce that is cooked with masses of garlic.

Paella is another popular dish. With paella, rice is slowly simmered with a variety of fresh vegetables, saffron, and assortments of seafood and or chicken.

4. Huercal Overa Hospital & Health Centres

Our famous hospital was opened in 1999 and has been voted many times as one of the best in Spain and Europe, having an excellent reputation for patient care.

Many of our clients chose to live near to Huercal Overa just to be near it. There is a very efficient A&E ( Urgencias) department and everything else you would expect in a hospital.

Within the town is also the main health centre and most villages in the Huercal Overa area also have a doctors surgery and chemist.

Many of the doctors & nurses do speak some or good English so unless your Spanish is very good and you need a visit to the hospital it may be worth using a inexpensive local translator to make sure you understand everything.

Make sure you also bring your health cards or id documents with you.

To register at your doctors you must first visit the town hall to join the "Padron" which establishes that you have a property in the area. Your solicitor will be able to help with this.

5. Ferias and Fiestas of Huercal Overa

The towns main Feria is held over the middle weekend of October. The whole week becomes one big holiday & celebaration.

There are many things happening throughout the town, music concerts, bull fighting etc, but the main area of interest is the market place were a huge fair with food, drink and dance marquees are set up and everyone enjoys themselves throughout the day and night.

The week before Christmas is the time for the Medieval Market that takes place in the square next to the Main Church. There are numerous stalls with all the stall holders dressed in medieval costumes selling all sorts of hand made, soaps, cheeses an other foods, toys, metal work etc etc

Carnaval Week is in February where adults and children alike prepare all year long to parade around the town streets in Fancy costumes.

Huercal Overa is well know for it´s Semana Santa Procession where during Easter week as well as many other events, huge floats with religious statues are carried through the town.

6. The Plaza Mayor in Huercal Overa

The Plaza Mayor is a big open expanse and always a behive of activity. This large easily missed plaza situated behind the Mercadona supermarket in the centre of town is an area for people to eat & drink and a great place to meet people and watch the world go by.

There are a number of bar & restaurants (Fenicia´s is our family favourite)in this square and there is plenty of space in the square to let the children run around whilst you relax.

The Plaza Mayor is centrally located so all the shops, banks etc are all an easy walk from here and parking is easy.

7. The Beaches of San Juan de Los Terreros

San Juan de Los Terreros is the coastal district belonging to the municipality of Pulpí (Huercal Overa). It is well-known as having the most magnificent beaches in Andalusia. It is less busy than other local beaches and has a more, natural relaxed Spanish feel to it. There are a variety of beachside bars, restaurants and shops.

The best feature of the San Juan beaches are that they are among the safest in the area and are ideal for children and less stronger swimmers. The beaches are sandy rather than stoney and the water depth increases very gently as opposed to suddenly dropping away and there are no strong currents.

There are two main larger beaches, but it is well worth searching out the numberous private coves with natural rock outcrops to safely dive into the warm, clear sea.

There are two small small & stricking volcanic islands called Isla de Terreros & Isla Negra. The monument most characteristic is the Castle of San Juan de Los Terreros, constructed in 1764 which on a clear day has amazing views up and down the Almeria and Murcian coast line.

A 10 minute drive to the north brings you to the beautiful, Spanish seaside town and beaches of Aguilas.

8. Sporting Facilities & Past times around Huercal Overa

The Huercal Overa area has many sportsfacilities.

The impressive Huercal Overa Sports hall is next to the Olympic sized out door swimming pool near to the market place. Within the hall you can play squash, badminton, tennis, soccer, karate etc and there is also a well equiped gymnasium. Next to this is the newly opened H2O covered Swimming Pool, gymnasium and Fitness Rooms.

The town also has it own football ground and professional team. There are many after school clubs and teams for children to join.

There is a private fitness club and gym near to the Intermarche supermarket.

If you prefer water sports then the coast is an ideal place to fish, snorkel, dive, jet and water ski.

There is a tennis club near the Alcauzon Restaurant which also has a pool and other sports facilities.

If you like bowling then there are clubs in Mojacar and for ten pin bowling there are modern alleys in nearby Arboleas, Aguilas and Lorca.

For Go- Karting there is a circuit at Garrucha.

9. Huercal Overa Villages & Countryside

To provide a better service our estate agency focuses only on the area surrounding Huercal Overa town, its lovely villages and stunning & varied countryside.

Once you tell us what sort of lifestyle, location, amenities, neighbours and property you want we can then give you a tour of the area to see whch suits you best.

Surprisingly in such a small area the views and contours of the land can change dramatically and the villages and hamlets contain differing amenities and we usually find something for everybody.

As we drive through the local countryside and villages of Urcal, Las Labores, Los Giboas, Las Norias, San Francisco, El Saltador, Pulpi, Almendricos, El Vizcaino, Las Menas, Overa, Almajalejo, La Parata, Las Perulera, Santo Petar, Taberno, Santa Maria de Nieva, La Hoya, Las Piedras, El Puertecico, Fuente Amarga etc you will be surprised who diverse the area is.

Huercal Overa - Banks, Solicitors & Insurance

There is an abundance of banks throughout the town. All offer the same kind of service as you get in the UK and all have English speaking staff.

There are also English speaking solicitors in Huercal Overa who can help with your property purchase or sale, write your wills or help you apply for building permissions and help you with the paperwork for bring over your British car if neccessary.

There are also accountants to help you with your business plans and Insurance companies to insure your house or car etc.

Huercal Overa - Castles & Historic Buildings

The recently restored Watch Tower (La Torre Vigía) of Huercal Overa stands guard over the town and can be accessed by foot and is an outstanding example of the architecture of the last moments of the Nazarí Kingdom,

Castle of Santa Barbara is an old Moorish fortress dating back to the 12th century. While the castle is in a state of disrepair, the tower, water tanks, and walled perimeter can be seen. Another 12th century castle, Huércal of the Old One is also a popular attraction. Only the perimeter walls remain.

Presently the 14th century Posito is closed to the public. Once privately owned, the town has put the building up for sale and is hoping to open it to tourists soon.

Palacete of Four Torres dates back to the 19th century. The large building possesses four large towers on each corner. The building will be undergoing renovations soon.

Huercal Overa - Cinema

We even have a little cinema in the centre of town that shows all the usual hollywood films.

This is another opportunity to learn a little Spanish and then pop up the Mirador or Saga tapas bars for a drink.

Films in English sometimes can be seen in the cinemas in Aguilas and Lorca just 30 minutes away.

Huercal Overa - Education & Schools

Throughout the surrounding villages and town of Huercal Overa there are many schools to suite all ages. Within the town are two institutes (high schools) Cura Valera and Abujaira and many pre-schools, infant and junior schools so you will be able to find one near you.

Many are "bi-lingual" and will therefore have English speaking teachers to help non Spanish children to ease in gently.

Depending on your childs age the school day begins at 8am to 9.30am and finishes around 2.00pm to 3.00pm. Generally school dinners are not supplied so make sure you bring them a "pack up".Free school buses are often provided.

We can help if you need advice on registering with the schools. Of course to give your child an extra boost there are many after school learning clubs and reasonably priced private tutors and translators.

The Huercal Overa town hall also provides free Spanish lessons for adults.

Huercal Overa - Horse Riding

There are many horse riding stables in the area covering all skill levels. Riding and livery charges are very low compared to UK.

Please ask us for more information about stables and if you are thinking of bring or having horses here let us know. We have many cntacts for you.

One of the popular stables is the new Centro Hipico Valley del Almanzora ewhich is near Pulpi. A link is on our Links page.

Huercal Overa - Our History

Huércal-Overa’s origins date back to the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans. Ruins, remnants of mines, and historical artifacts give evidence of these ancient cultures.

Romans perhaps had the biggest hand in building the town of Huércal-Overa. Evidence of their defensive structures is clear. Documentation of a Roman emperor giving control of Guércal and Overa to the Tarraconense province has been discovered. This proves there were originally two communities. They would have met and battled Barbarians from other regions, meaning defensive strategies were necessary. Their defensive structure may be in ruins, but its presence cannot be denied.

As is true in much of Spain, the Moors (Arabs) took over the former domains of the Romans. Starting in the 700s, Arabs left their homes in northern Africa in search of new communities. Many came over to Spain and settled in towns founded by other cultures. By adding a huge fortress on the mountainside, the Moors were able to boost the defensive zone surrounding the two areas that would later merge and become Huércal-Overa.

In the late 15th century, Christian armies following orders attacked Moors throughout southern Spain. The battles were long and bloody, but eventually they triumphed. Control of Huércal-Overa passed to the Catholic kings. As Moors had been driven from their homes, many towns, including Huércal-Overa, were left with little population. It would take decades before the town recovered. Another century would pass before Huércal-Overa received its first school and church.

Moors who had survived the battles settled in Guércal, while the Christians took over Overa. Both cultures continually battled as the Moors tried to regain both sections of their former town. By the early 1700s, Guércal and Overa were joined into one town. The new name, Huércal-Overa, would become permanent. The century would find much of the population succumbing to the plague, droughts, earthquakes, and epidemics.

It has taken time, but Huércal-Overa has regained its former glory and large population. Buildings that were damaged in wars have been rebuilt, and the community has become a strong unit

Huercal Overa - Religious Buildings & Architecture

Huercal Overa Town and its surrounding villages have a host of religious buildings and architecture including the Church de Nuestra Señora de La Asuncion founded in 1505, The parish church of La Asuncion de Las Virgen founded in 1748 and the Chapel of Jesus Nazareno founded in 1749 with a statue of Jesús Nazareno carved by Franscisco Salzillo in the same year.

The Church de Nuerstra Señora de La Asuncion can be seen from miles around. It is huge with three towers pointing to the heavens, a main room that is more than 39 metres long, and a circular vault that is more than 16 metres in diameter. This is one of the town’s most impressive structures and certainly requires a visit. Outside of the church sits the Monument to Cura Valera, a noble priest who was the protector of the poor.

The Semana Santa Processions each Easter through the streets of Huercal Overa are a spectacular in themselves.

If you prefer to attend a sermon in English then the New Life Victory Church based in the same road as our Blaumar office would be ideal for you. Please contact us for details.

Huercal Overa - The Old Town

As well as the newer parts of town, do not forget the old narrow historic streets of Huercal Overa passed the main church square.

It is like stepping back in time, where you will find many traditional Spanish `plazas, bars, restaurants and shops.

The El Calvario area has recently been renewed with a lovely park, walk way and old church

A lovely area just to go for a stroll.

Huercal Overa - Zoo, Parks & Play Areas

Huercal Overa town hall puts a lot of time and money into ensuring the local children are happy & safe by providing numerous parks around the town and villages.

The main park in the town is on the Avenida Guillermo Reyna next to the high schools.

It is easy to miss, but the yellow walls and high trees mask a wonderful area full of animal enclosures with deer, ostiriches, chicken, rabbits, ducks etc and there are numerous peacocks wondering around and of course the swings and slides etc

Huercal Overa Theatre & Theatre Groups

The Municipal Theatre Rafael Alberti de Huércal-Overa has been awarded in XXIII the edition of the Macael Prizes.

Regular plays, musical events and art exhibitions are held here. The theatre is next to the Town Hall.

There are a number of British theatre groups in the area. Please ask us for details.

Huercal-Overa Today

Huércal-Overa has been a popular commercial centre since Phoenician, Greek and Roman times. It is an amalgamation of the old towns of Huercal and Overa.

The town is 280m above sea level and now has a population of 17,000 and is now a well known market town with one of the most modern hospitals in Spain as well as a variety of shops, hotels, restaurants, bars, banks, sports facilities, solicitors, schools, historical, cinemas and churches and the wonderful Monday Market.

Surrounding the town is beautiful picturesque and varied countryside with many traditional villages inluding Urcal, Santa Maria, El Saltador, San Francisco, Las Norias, Las Labores, El Puertecico and Fuente Amarga dotted around all within a few minutes drive of Huercal Overa.

We are just short drives from the towns of Mojacar, Vera, Garrucha, Albox, Arboleas, Zurgena, Lorca and Aguilas and the Almeria & Murcia cities and airports.

Our nearest beaches are at San Juan de Los Terreros and are amongst the best in the area.

Please see the following places of local places of interest to learn more of the benefits of living in the Huercal Overa area.

Local Airports

More people are chosing to live near to Huercal Overa because of our closeness and easy access to the A7 and AP7 motorways.

Our closest airports are Almeria (1 hour), Murcia San Javier (1 hour 30 minutes) and Alicante (1 hour 45 minutes).

By the end of 2011 the new Corvera International airport just south of Murcia city and nearer to Fuente Alamo will open bring even more flights to the area.

Currently the majority of the flights currently go the the Murcia and Alicante, but Almeria is becoming more popular with the budget airlines.

For links to the airline web pages please go to our Links Page.

Nearby Places - Aguilas Town & Coast Line

Saturday is a good day to visit Aguilas as it is Market day, followed by a stroll along the coast, the harbour and up to the castle followed by a relaxing drink and tapas in one of the beach side restaurants.

A modern and well planned town, it is located on a site which dates back thousands of years, the ancient Urci, which was designed and built in a straight line, as is the town nowadays by the town planners of Carlos III, in the XVIIIth century.

The view from the impressive promontory of the Castle San Juan de las Águilas, which was used by Greeks, Romans and the Moors, is truly marvellous. The town with its ample harbour, its walkways along the sea and the serenity of its bays of Levante and Poniente, at the foot of the hill. There are many shops and restaurants and there is a train running everyday from Aguilas to Jaravia, Pulpi, Almendricos, Puerto Lumbreras and Lorca and then on further into Spain. So you can have a lovely day at the seaside courtesy of the train

The local cuisine is based "on fish" and the most famous dishes are "Moraga de sardinas y caramel", "Caldo pescao", "Arroz a banda", shellfish, picked sardines, prawns, lobsters,...

The Carnival de Aguilas in February each year (Carnival of Aguilas), which has been celebrated for the past 200 years, offers ingenious costumes of all shapes and colours. The entire town is out on the streets and offers one of the largest shows in the country.

Nearby Places - Albox, Arboleas, Zurgena, La Alfoquia, Cantoria etc

If you have friends or relatives in these areas and do not want to be too far away, Huercal Overa is ideal for you especially if you want a more Spanish way of life.

Depending where you buy in the Huercal Overa area you will only be a short drive away especially when the new motorway opens.

Also being close to these other towns opens up the options for more shops, facilities and markets etc.

Nearby Places - Almeria City

Almeria is huge modern city with a lot of history approximately one hour from Huercal Overa and offers everything for every age.

Apart from visiting the many shopping centres, restaurants, hospital and the port.... no visit to Almería city is complete without spending a day viewing Alcazaba which has a main fortress, lavish gardens, and a Mudéjar Chapel. Almería’s Cathedral was constructed in the 16th century. Replacing the cathedral that was destroyed during the earthquake, the new cathedral resembles a castle.

With four towers, thick stone walls, and small windows the Cathedral is an impressive sight. Built around 995 AD, Alcazaba is the largest fortress ever built by the Moors. At the time, Almería housed one of the area’s most important ports—rich with textiles trading, particularly silk and cotton. During the 11th century, part of the city was walled off (Muralla de Jairan) to add more security to the area.

Next door to Alcazaba is the old gypsy quarter named La Chanca. In La Chanca, fishing was the main industry and gypsies lived in homes built into the caves. La Chanca is home to a weekly open-air market

Plaza Vieja is home to the town hall. Built during the 1600s, the plaza square offers neat stores and restaurants. Sala de Historia Antigua is Almería’s museum. Artifacts dating back to the Romans are on display.

When the Spanish Reconquest occurred, the Alcazaba’s men held their ground. The fortress seemed to be an impenetrable force against invasion. By the 15th century, however, Moors lost control and the area was successfully invaded by Catholic Monarchs and their troops.

Nearby Places - Garrucha Town & Sea Side

Garrucha is a lively, traditional fishing town retaining much of its original charm. It´s tourist slogan is "Garrucha, Sun & Seafood".

It has a lovely Friday street market and one of the many highlights is the fishing boats returning in the evening with a full catch of fish for the local restaurants.

The town has the biggest amount of seafood restaurants and is a lovely place to walk at night whether you are on the promonade, beach or harbour.

Nearby Places - Lorca City

Lorca has approximately 80,000 inhabitants, excellent public transport and road networks, medical facilities including a hospital.

The surrounding landscape is that of mountains reaching to a height of 1.500m, vineyards, pine forests and the beautiful Sierra Espuña Natural Park.

To socialise in Lorca, there is a multiplex cinema, theatre, sports complex, shops of every kind and as for the bars and restaurants, well there are hundreds.

The history of Lorca has been preserved in many of the town's museums, all of which are open to the public, visit the Archaeological Museum, Regional Crafts Centre or the Embroidery Museum.

One building you can’t miss when you visit Lorca, is the Castle. It dominates and overlooks the whole town and surrounding areas. This Moorish fort was built between the 13th and 15th Century and has two towers that are still conserved today. It is now a huge tourist attraction with videos showing the history and battles that were fought and people in period costume to re-enact times gone by.

Inspite of all the modern facilities Lorca has to offer, it is quite exceptional how it manages to retain its traditional feel and customs. It has been described as `the baroque city' due to its strong heritage in the historical centre. It has many historical churches, palaces, monuments and works of art.

The Guevara Palace is one of the most important baroque buildings in the town, being owned by the Guervara family. The inside of the palace has kept its 18th century feel especially the Venetian chairs and carved gilt mirror found in the dance hall.

Lorca is famous for its Semana Santa Easter Week with people coming from all over Spain to see it.

Nearby Places - Mojacar Playa & Pueblo

Mojacar Pueblo is the old village nestled on the hillside over looking Mojacar Playa (beach) The village has an amazing history.

Mojácar has been habitated by many and varied peoples since antiquity. Populated since the Bronze Age around 2000 BC, traders such as Phoenicians and Carthaginians arrived to serve the growing communities. Under Greek dominion, the settlement was called Murgis-Akra, from whence came the Latinized Moxacar, the Moorish Muxacra and finally the current name of Mojácar. The north African Moors established themselves in Spain in the early 8th century and the province of Almería became under the authority of the Caliphate of Damascus and later ruled from Cordoba.Under this second enlightened rule, Mojácar quickly grew in size and importance. With the coronation of Muhammad I of Córdoba in Granada, Mojácar and its lands became incorporated into the Nazari sultanate, and the town found itself on the frontier with the Christian forces to the east. Watchtowers and fortresses were built or reinforced during the 14th century, which nevertheless did little to discourage Christian incursions and fierce battles like the bloody event of 1435 where much of the population of Mojácar was put to the sword.On June 10, 1488, the leaders of the region agreed to submit to the Christian forces, although Mojácar's alcaide refused to attend, considering his town to be already Spanish. At that time occurred the well-known meeting at Mojácar's Moorish fountain, where a pact of free association between the local Moors, Jews and Christians was agreed to. Mojácar once again began to expand until the early 18th century, when the census of the time recorded 10,000 people.Today it is a beautiful white washed village full of quaint narrow streets with bars, shops and restaurants. We strongly recommend you take a drive up, park your car and just walk around to enjoy the village and its views.Fiestas are important in Spain, and tend to be very participative. The most important in Mojácar are:

Moors and Christians: the nearest weekend to the 10th of June.
San Agustín: Agustín is the male patron saint of Mojácar. This fiesta falls on 28 August.
Romería de San Isidro: 15 May.
San Juan Hogueras: (Bonfires of Saint John) 24 July.
Virgen del Rosario: Rosario is the "patrona" or secondary patron saint of Mojácar. This fiesta falls on October 7

Mojacar Playa has much to offer the tourist with many British style restaurants.

Nearby Places - Murcia City

Murcia City is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Spain, the River Segura separated this University city and has all the facilities expected.

Most people visit Murcia for the architecture, university, cathedral and religoius buildings, but of course shopping is very important.

The area just north of the city is where you will find the larger, modern shopping centre called Nueva Condomina where you will find all the large shops and food outlets including H&M, Primark, Zara, Leroy Merlin DIY, Mediamarkt electical items etc etc.

Also Mcdonalds, Burger King KFC etc

Over the road you an find the IKEA store, Cinema and C&A.

Nearby Places - Velez Rubio & Blanco

Velez Rubio is one of the most well known towns of Eastern Andalusia, halfway is between Murcia and Granada, crowning an ample valley and the gateway to the natural park and mountain range of the Sierra de María - Los Velez. This is a very picturesque area.

It was a medieval fortified town, but was abandoned in the 15th Century. Velez Rubio is worth a visit to see the many historic churches and convent, especially the La Encarnacion church which is the provinces biggest being built in the 18th century.

The Caves of Letreros are 4km away and contain cave drqwings dating back to 4,000bc. This is where the famous Indalo Man sign originated.

Market day is Saturday which still winds through the old streets.

Velez Blanco is just above Velez Rubio and is home to the Castle del Marques de los Velez built in 1506.

If you prefer the weather a little cooler especially in the winter and you like to see snow then Velez Rubio may be more suitable for you.

Nearby Places - Vera Town & Playa

If you entertaining children, you must spend a day at Parque Aquatico Vera. This water park is packed with water slides, flumes, and wave pools. The slides range from the thrilling Kamikaze to the less challenging kiddies slides.

The water park is open from May to September.

Water Park Opening Times:-

May, June and September: 11h a 18h
July y August: 10,30h a 19,30h

In the month of September, you will not want to miss the nine-day Celebration of San Cleofás.

The celebration dates back to the 1500s when the Moors and Christians finally ended their battles. Today, the nine-day event offers parades, games, races, culinary delights, bonfires, and more!

The sixteenth century Church of the Incarnation is a Baroque style chapel with one rectangular main building with towers erected on each corner. The main feature of this church is the glorious altarpiece. Another area church, Church of San Agustin also dates to the sixteenth century.

Just a few minutes drive away are more than five kilometers of sandy beaches spanning Vera’s coastline. There are a number of public beaches. Please be aware that one section is for nudists only.