Exploring Almeria

The province of Almeria is on the south east coast of the Spanish peninsula bordered by Granada and Murcia. Explore Almeria with Helle Hollis car hire services. It is a great way to explore the Almeria area with a hire car.

Because of its landscape with desert and sandstone plains with dried up river beds this area is used extensively used as a location by American film companies. Lawrence of Arabia was shot here as well as many of the Clint East “spaghetti westerns”. Just outside Tabernas you can visit mini Hollywood or Yucca City which is where “A Fistful of Dollars” as filmed and which is open daily to visitors. . Visit the mini Hollywood area by car, if you do not have a vehicle you can make use of rental cars thanks to Helle Hollis.

This is the warmest province in Andalucia with an annual average of more than 3,100 hours of sunshine. This is backed up by the fact that it is one of the most prolific agricultural areas in Europe with the natural protection of the mountain range of the Sierra de Gador enabling Almeria to produces huge volumes of fruit and vegetables. With your car hire you can visit the mountain range with ease to see the stunning views. Also a very large solar energy plant and Europe’s most powerful telescope is located on the outskirts of the small town of Gergal which is in the area of Nijar.

Drive along the largely unexplored coastline with car hire services provided by Helle Hollis. Its quiet beaches to the picturesque village of San Jose. This area has been fairly inaccesible but new roads have been built. During the summer season, cars are not allowed to drive to the beach Genoveses next to San Jose, but public transport is available to the beach from the village.  Helle Hollis have helped many holiday makers with car hire services in Almeria. We suggest that you pick up your rental car from our Head Office at Malaga Airport and enjoy the few hours drive to Almeria.

There are so many things to see in this area it is impossible to mention everything, but the last word should probably go to the thermal waters of Alhama de Almeria and Sierra Alhamilla which are baths dating back to Roman times with natural temperatures ranging between 30-46 degrees centigrade.  With your rental car it is  an easy way to visit the thermal waters.

Helle Hollis have a range of vehicles ready and available for you to rent so you are free to explore Almeria.