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Albox Holidays
Albox is a typical Spanish market town |
Albox is a typical Spanish market town
Tourist information about Albox in Spain. Travel to Albox and let Spain-Holiday.com guide and accommodate you |
A short drive inland into the mountains you will find small villages and towns such as Albox.
Albox is a typical Spanish market town, situated approximately 420m above sea level, and approximately 130km from the provincial capital of Almeria.
All services and facilities can be found in Albox including shops, banks, post office, restaurants, bars and several builders merchants. There are schools for children of all ages and a 24 hour medical centre.
The nearest major hospital is in Huercal Overa, approximately 21km away.
Albox has a municipal swimming pool which opens in July and August, a sports centre, and a tennis club which also has its own swimming pool.
A large market is held every Tuesday morning and a smaller market on Saturday mornings.
The neighbouring streets are shut off to traffic selling fresh fruit, vegetables and bread. Jamons (cured ham on the bone) hanging everywhere, dozens of varieties of queso (cheese), chorizo(cured sausage) etc. The stalls go on street after street selling materials, local craft. In fact selling just about everything one could imagine.
Yes just 30 minutes drive from the coast and you are in real Spain with its traditional customs and ways. Slip deeper inland to small villages such as Taberno that has a fuente común (drinking water spring) yes crystal clear mountain water for drinking. Next to that an old wash house built many years ago where the locals still prefer to wash their clothing by hand.
Every year the traditional Spanish town of Albox celebrates all saints week by having a massive fiesta/feria (party/fair). This is the biggest celebration for Albox and thousands of people from the surrounding towns and villages all descend on Albox to celebrate. There are many events that take place including the serving of the traditional giant paella (see photograph to the right). A massive marquee is erected for the main traditional and modern events and the streets are filled with stalls, games and fairground rides with food and drink flowing plentifully the people celebrate well into the early hours of the morning (some until 8am).
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