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The province of Almeria is a strange corner of Spain. Inland it has an almost lunar landscape of desert, sandstone cones and dried-up riverbeds. On the coast it's still largely unspoiled; lack of water and roads frustrated development in the 1960s and 1970s and it is only now beginning to take off. A number of good beaches are accessible by bus, and in this hottest province of Spain they're worth considering during what would be the "off season" elsewhere, since Almeria's summers start well before Easter and last into November. In midsummer it's incredibly hot (frequently touching 100°F/38°C in the shade), while all year round there's an intense, almost luminous, sunlight. This and the weird scenery have made Almeria one of the most popular film locations in Europe - much of Lawrence of Arabia was shot here, along with scores of spaghetti westerns.
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