Costa de Almería

The Costa de Almería is the sunniest, cheapest and most remote of the southern coasts. Almería airport averaged 2,994 hours of sunshine a year in AEMET's 1981–2010 normals, the highest figure on our site, and asking rents in Almería province were about €9.0/m² in September 2026 (idealista): roughly €630 a month for a 70 m² flat, less than half the Málaga figure.

There are two very different stretches. West of Almería city, Roquetas de Mar (111,240 residents) is a big Spanish town with year-round life about 35 km from the airport, surrounded by the plastic greenhouses that grow much of Europe's winter vegetables. To the north-east, past the Cabo de Gata natural park, the Levante coast around Mojácar, Vera, Garrucha and Turre is where most British residents live, 80–90 km from Almería airport. Mojácar has the largest British community.

The trade-offs are real. There is no coastal railway. UK flights to Almería are few and mostly summer-only, so people in the Levante often fly via Región de Murcia–Corvera (130–145 km) or Alicante. The main public hospital, Torrecárdenas, is in Almería city. Summers are hot, water is scarce, and English is less widely spoken than on the Costa del Sol. Costa Bridge's guidance here is desk research from official sources, not lived experience.

It suits value seekers, outdoor people, self-sufficient retirees and remote workers who do not need to fly every month. If you want convenience and a busy British social life, the Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca will suit you better.