The Tabernas Desert is located a few miles from Almería, between
the great rocky masses of the Sierra de los Filabres and the Sierra
Alhamilla. It is a dramatic almost moonlike landscape and what plants
that exist within this habitat twist and bend amongst the great cracks
in the earth in search of some moisture. Salt cedar, oleander and
brushwood have adapted to the conditions of extreme aridity and the
local fauna mainly consists of insects, toads, hedgehogs and scorpions. A
number of birds can be seen flying over the dry gullies and riverbeds
including the swift, rock martin, crested lark and jackdaw. It is the
only true desert in Europe.
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It may be a desert but I like it.
The scenery is startling. The arid yellow ochre landscape contrasts with
the vivid blue Almerian sky. The annual rainfall here does not exceed
250mm and the year-round average temperature is over 17 degrees. It has
3000 hours of sunlight per year, making it an ideal spot for a solar
energy installation and that is why the largest centre of solar energy
in Europe, the ‘Solar Platform of Almería’ has been installed in this
area.
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Other blogs by Robert Bovington:
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“Photographs of Spain”
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“Spanish Impressions”
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“you couldn’t make it up!”
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“a grumpy old man in Spain”
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“bits and bobs”
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“Spanish Expressions”
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“Spanish Art”
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“Books About Spain”
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