A village situated in the East of Almería, which has all the
flavours of the Mediterranean Coast. Garrucha was created around a
fishing port, where boats fished under the protection of the "Torre
de la Garrucha" ("Garrucha Tower") which was located by the sea,
next to the "Alfolí" (Salt store), where today we can find the Town
Hall. That typical Nasrid building was made with adobe walls; it was
probably built as a refuge for the Muslim fishermen when they were
attacked by the Christians who came from Lorca (Murcia). This tower
was destroyed by the earthquake of 1518. Being traditionally fishing
village, Garrucha was called "the small San Sebastián", the big port
for the mines which once had Vice-consuls from ten different
countries after the expansion of the shipment of silver, iron and
lead in the meaddle of the 19th century. Garrucha was the centre of
antique historical remains, which go back about 5,000 years. A
natural port which supplied several armies, exported esparto grass
and marble, and always had a good fish catch. The active Garrucha
was attacked by pirates, and reached its golden age under the
shelter of such mining wealth, as well as being chosen as the summer
residence by those families enriched thanks to the mining industry.
At turn of the 20th century, Garrucha was enjoying a feverish
economic and social life: casinos, ballrooms, and tennis club gave
to the village the glamour so different from the other coastal
villages in the area, appearance which evoked towns as San Sebastián
(Basque Country), where the streets where filled with appeal in
summer.
Vera Playa- Abandon your swimsuit and your clothes - discover the
freedom of naturism at the Vera Playa naturist zone near Mojácar in
Andalucia, southern Spain. Vera Playa is unique - a seaside
residential area where naturist living is officially sanctioned -
but which is just part of the local community - no checkpoints,
roads open to naturists and textiles alike. Almeria has the warmest
winters in Europe and all year sun-bathing is possible. Nowhere is
absolutely perfect but with its wonderful beach and high quality
apartments, Vera Playa is as near a naturist paradise as you'll find
on this earth!

Vera playa is a coastal resort situated in the province of Almeria
Spain's first totally Naturist Hotel, situated on the beach of Vera
Playa, part of its beach is reserved for nudism. You will find a
well cared for urban environment in Vera playa, thus recieving a
most important attractiveness for tourism. Another one of Vera's
treasures is to be able to boast about being a gastronomic paradise.