November 2, 2015
After the Alpujarra we headed down to Almería, on the coast. Founded in the 10th century to provide a defense system for the regional towns it still retains an Arab influence and although slightly seedy looking it’s tapa heaven – free tapas with every drink, and some good ones too. Naturally we had to tapear (tapas crawl).
Almería's Alcazaba (Moorish Fortress-Palace) is the 2nd biggest after the Alhambra
And there's a huge Cathedral too
Detail on Cathedral wall
Saint James the Moor slayer on the Church of Santiago
We went to a great Moroccan restaurant for chicken tajine ...
... and lamb with vegetables cuscus
Choose any tapa with your drink
How about minced eggplant?
Or beans with ham?
We left Almería by train for Granada