General Information About Albox
The town of Albox is located in the Almanzora basin in the north of Almeria province and covers some 165km² with a population of around 10,000. Surrounding villages are Arboleas, Cantoria, Oria and Taberno.
The town is about forty minutes drive from the beaches of Mojacar and Garrucha and around an hour and a quarter's drive from the airport at Almeria. Alicante airport is between two and two and a quarter hour's drive away.
Albox has good access to the A7/E15 Autovia del Mediterráneo the Mediterranean motorway that runs down the entire eastern coast of Spain.
To the north of the town are the foothills of the Sierra de Las Estancias with heights reaching 1500m (the top of the Saliente), where you will encounter the Roel mountain, the shrine of Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados la Virgen del Saliente located in an old monastery now used as a church.
Most visitors to Albox, come on Tuesdays as this is market day in the town. The market is divided into two halves. One half is devoted to fruit and vegetables and the other half to just about anything. There is also a smaller general market on Saturday mornings.
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