The Province of Almeria, Andalucia

Comunicación Language School is situated in the west of Roquetas de Mar town in the Urbanisation of Roquetas de Mar. The "Urb" is a tourist centre with lots of hotels, apartments, restaurants, tapas bars, a golf course and a long Blue Flag beach, all within walking distance of each other.

Once a sleepy fishing village, Roquetas de Mar has grown into a town of more than 65 000 people. The town has good beaches and many modern facilities, including a new theatre/auditorium, a large shopping complex and a bullring.

The local fishing boats leave the harbour in the morning and return that evening between 17:00 and 18:30, unload their catch and auction it off in the fish market to the local fish restaurants. It is fantastic to see this happening and you are welcome to wander around the auction as it happens.

Every Friday (unless there is a fiesta) there is a very big market that runs along two parallel streets of about 500m each. Garrucha is just a very short 6km from the seaside town and village of Mojacar.

While you enjoy your dinner somewhere in Spain or wherever, rest assured those tomatoes or peaches or whatever fruit or vegetable you are enjoying as part of your meal they were made and picked by the Salt Of The Earth in El Ejido, may be, and this is the city where the Stones will be very welcome for sure! The stage is up. El Ejido is ready. The sun is shining. Like every day all year. The temperature in the shade is 32 C i.e. 90 F so it will be a hot hot show for sure.

Pictures and report of the show

The official site of El Ejido town hall, with plenty of information about the town of El Ejido, and what is going on El Ejido.

Set in the lower Alpujarra Mountains bordering the National Park with the Sierra Nevada range beyond. With traditional whitewashed houses, narrow twisting streets and lanes. The pace of life is relaxed, the old rural ways can still be seen, with donkeys ridden out to the fields, returning into the village before dusk. The church with bell tower is a key feature, adjoining the big square containing the council offices, café and tapas bars. The small square close by has a bank with an ATM, shops, houses and car parking. Few tourists come and the villages character remains unspoilt.

History of Abrucena.

Abrucena goes back to Neolithic period (there are remnants of Neolithic pottery) and the Roman occupation (fortification in the rocks, there is a water tank clearly), Abrucena has lived through particularly intense battles between Christians and Muslims at the beginning of an Arabic era, in the tenth century.

The pages are organised chronologically, starting with a description of Canjayar, where we are now living. There follows a description of the finca (farm) that we have brought and the building of our new cortijo (house).