Roquetas de Mar

Roquetas de Mar is a coastal municipality in Almería Province that stretches along flat Mediterranean shoreline. The area combines beaches, residential neighborhoods, and agricultural land with greenhouse structures.

The settlement began in the Bronze Age and passed through Phoenician, Greek, and Moorish hands before Christian forces took control in the late 15th century. Romans called the place Turaniana during their rule over the Iberian Peninsula.

The town takes its name from small rocks near the sea that shape the flat coastal profile and serve as local orientation points in everyday speech. Visitors today see large greenhouse fields where locals grow vegetables and flowers that define the landscape.

The municipality sits directly on the A-7 motorway, which offers connections to larger cities along the coast. Almería airport is reachable by car in a short drive.

The Punta Entinas-Sabinar Nature Reserve lies within the municipal boundaries and shelters dunes, saltwater lagoons, and protected coastal stretches. Walking paths lead through this landscape where migratory birds rest and rare plants grow.

Location: Almería Province

Capital city: Roquetas de Mar

Elevation above the sea: 10 m

Part of: Notarial District of Almería, Poniente Almeriense

Shares border with: El Ejido, La Mojonera, Vícar, Enix

Website: http://aytoroquetas.org

GPS coordinates: 36.78139,-2.61472

Latest update: December 13, 2025 18:55