Cabo de Gata Natural Park is Andalucia's largest coastal protected area and the only region in Europe with a desert climate.
Countless Spaghetti Western films were shot in the Cabo de Gata region because of the area’s resemblance to the Wild West
We spent one night in the picturesque village of Lucainena de las Torres
Ruined Moorish watchtower above the village. These watchtowers can be found all along the coast of Southern Spain, all built for the purpose of looking out for invaders from the sea.
On the edge of Lucainena de las Torres were the Hornos de calcinacion – a row of eight cylindrical brick kilns used to burn off impurities from the iron rich rocks that were mined from the surrounding hills
Just outside the beachside settlement of Cabo de Gata we saw a large shallow lagoon with flamingos and other waterbirds
The Sierra del Cabo de Gata is Spain’s largest volcanic rock formation and falls steeply into the Mediterranean sea
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