Great views of the city, the entrance was free and learned a bit of history. Well worth the hour…read morethat I spent there.

I remember standing on the ramparts and looking down over Almeria and realising that basically the…read morewhole town used to be inside the walls of this fortress the bit that you can see now is a tiny part of once was one of the major ports on the Mediterranean. There's a good AV in English that tells you about the history. Lots to wander around, including the ruins of a formal garden, and massive interconnected room-sized tanks where the water supply for the city was once kept. Apparently it was once as grand as Granada.

After checking out the numerous narrow lanes in this lovely town you will end up somewhen on this…read more(main) square. Hotels, restaurants, shops ... all is to be found here. But besides that the main reason to come here are the amazing views. In mid-July there were some visitors, but far less than expected. It was a sunday, parking was easy and all shops and restaurants were open. But it was a pretty hot summer day, maybe most folks went to the beach. You can see for miles from here. The vast, rugged and dry landscape. It's an amazing sight. Besides taking pictures (of course), take a minute or two to just enjoy this sight. Visiting Old Mojacar is really a must-do when in the area. Beaches are fun...but don't skip on this one.