 Andalucia is the southern
region of Spain and is made up of the eight provinces of Huelva,
Sevilla, Cordoba, Jaen, Cadiz, Malaga, Granada and Almeria. There
are airports at Almeria Malaga Seville Gibraltar Jerez Granada
& Cordoba. Malaga
Airport is 5 miles west of the city of
Malaga and is the main flight path for millions of people arriving
on the Costa del Sol each year. There is a wide selection of
bars and restaurants, bank cash points, postal and Internet services
for passengers. There is also a pharmacy and a children's play
area. However there is no left luggage facility. There is a half
hourly train service to Malaga City and Fuengirola from the front
of the main Terminal. There is also a half hourly Airport Bus
and an Airport Coach Service from outside the Terminal hall to
Malaga city centre. There are always plenty of Taxis waiting
for passengers. The Spanish
railway network is run by the state owned
company RENFE (www.renfe.es). International trains from France
terminate at either Madrid or Barcelona. From there you can catch
a train to many of the cities in Andalucia, including Huelva,
Sevilla, Cadiz, Jerez, Sevilla, Algeciras, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada,
Almeria, Linares / Baeza. There are various ferry companies and routes
to choose from, depending on your base. You can either drive
to the Spanish port and park your vehicle to embark as a foot
passenger, or take your vehicle across to explore further within
Morocco and North Africa. The general procedure is to turn up
and await the next ferry, with the exception of the Cadiz-Canary
Islands route for which a cabin or seat needs to be booked.
El Ejido is located just 5 miles inland
from the coastline of southern Andalucia and the Mediterranean
Sea. It is 20 miles west of Almeria, just off the main N340a
highway between Almeria and Adra.
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El Ejido
is a town in Almería, southern Spain. It is a centre of
production for fruit and vegetables; acres of polythene, supported
by eucalyptus posts, provide the environment for the year-round
production of fruit and salad vegetables, exported to northern
Europe, making El Ejido the most prosperous area in Andalucia.
The town boasts award-winning contemporary architecture, particularly
around the main square, but despite its modernity, the history
of the area has not been forgotten as excavations in 1985 revealed
Neolithic occupation from about 3,000 B.C to the Bronze Age in
1,500 B.C. |
