Huércal Overa: 

The Town is the result of the union of two smaller settlements: Huércal and Overa.  It is the chief town of a thriving agricultural district.  The town is taken over every Monday by it's large street market.  It has a good variety of shopping, with 5 supermarkets, numerous bars, cafes and restaurants and lots of little streets to find those niche little shops.

The town now boasts one of the best and newest hospitals in Spain, offering huge employment prospects to the locals.  There is a Municipal outdoor swimming pool and leisure centre and in the near future the construction of the indoor swimming pool will soon finish.

There are many things to do and see in Huércal Overa and the Church at the heart of the town is well worth a visit to start your

day.

Fiestas and Ferias:

January 5th - Three Kings Procession - Huércal Overa has a procession for the three kings and is well established tourist attraction.

12th - 13th May - Huércal Overa Carnival.

December - Christmas.  Throughout the week between Christmas and New Year the Town of Huércal Overa has a Christmas Market, where you can buy arts and crafts and apothecary items etc.

Santa Maria de Nieva: 

A small village approx 6km north of Huércal Overa, the village has all the amenities necessary for day to day living.  A village shop, a cafe/bar, pharmacy, Doctors Surgery (once a week), a new Meson Restaurant and a Builders Merchants.  There are a few B&Bs and rental apartments in the village, who welcome all visitors with open arms and fantastic hospitality.

The town has a beautiful and recently restored church at it's centre, the primary school is a newly built building and is located in the grounds is a floodlit football ground where the local fiestas are held.

All in all a nice little village, although very rural and most people make their money from Goats, Pigs, Olives and Almonds.

Taberno: 

 

Town Hall (Ayuntamiento): 950123040 Address: Avenida Andalucia, 1, Taberno, Almeria 04692. Website: www.taberno.es

Markets:

El Puertacico: 

The village is set in the hills north of Huércal Overa, not a lot goes on here, apart from the fiestas.  The scenery is gorgeous, this has been emphasised by the fact the council have constructed a vista point up above the village.

The village has a mixture of old traditional and new properties, a village primary school and small chapel.  The locals make their living from the land, growing almonds and olives, and farming Goats and Pigs.

A very tranquil setting, but a car is a must.

La Hoya: 

Fiesta and Ferias:

First week in May, the village has a fiesta with live music and the alcohol flows well into the night for three days and nights.

Urcal: 

A small rural village under the municipality of Huércal Overa.  The village is a typical agricultural village, one main street with two small Supermarkets, two Bars serving snacks, a Restaurant, a village school and a doctors surgery.

There are other businesses in the village - a motorcycle mechanic and a removals firm.

The village has been extensively developed with lots of new build villas popping up like daisies in a field.  Of course with the new villas come the ex-pats, and with them prosperity.