It was once a traditional fishing town, but now is a low key tourist resort town, designated as a National Tourist Amenity since 1967. It is called the sunniest region of all Europe, with more than 3000 hours of sunshine every year.
Roquetas de Mar enjoys a Mediterranean sub-tropical climate, with temperatures from 16 to 30°C/60.80-86°F, and June through September being quite warm months (26 to 30°C/78.80-86°F). Wind strength is usually about 0 – 3 Bft, with low rainfall. The terrain is generally flat, low above sea. Its many clean, blue-flag, sandy beaches (more than 10 km/6 mi), offer many routes on a quite easy ground.
Or you can try the mountain side of Roquetas covering Vicar Enix and Felix for beginners. If you like long rides visit Fondon near Fuente Victoria, a road-trip through the mountains, on a beautiful scenery. There are hundreds of routes to explore, between low difficulty route to high one, and from short to long distance sizes.
You can move around Roquetas city or surrounding areas and villages on bike quite easy. Roquetas is the ideal spot for mountain biking.
Canaan Valley Resort State Park is a well known state park within Canaan Valley, Tucker County, West Virginia. The fact that it is located in the highest valley east of Mississippi River, offers stunning views to its visitors.
Watamu Beach is located at 120 km/74 mi in the north of Mombasa and 28 km/17 mi in the south of Malindi, the nearest big town. The shoreline of this area consists of white sandy beach and offshore corals forming three bays, namely Watamu bay, Turtle bay and Blue Lagoon. The bay is protected by a coral reef almost 0.5 km/546.81 yd off the shore.
Houghton is located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and is considered to be one of the “100 Best Small Towns in America”. The city’s culture and cuisine were influenced by the European immigrants, who reached the area to work in the copper mines. Houghton, due to its location, offers to visitors many recreational moments and a grand variety of sports including hockey, snowmobiling, hiking, mountain biking and climbing.
Halde Haniel in Bottrop, the second highest mining heap in the Ruhr area, just behind the heap Oberscholven, lies at about 128 m/419 ft above sea level in the vicinity of Oberhausen, offering some thrilling opportunities for practicing extreme sports.
Salina is a city in and the county seat of Salina County, Kansas, United States. It is the largest wheat-producing area and a regional trade center of north central Kansas. Salina has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and typically cold and dry winters.
Te Anau is a small town, situated in Fiordland region, in the South Island of New Zealand.
El Ejido is a municipality of Almeria province, in the autonomous community of west Andalusia. It lies between the mountain range of Sierra de Gador and the Mediterranean Sea. Neighboring municipalities are Dalias and Vicar, Berja and Roquetas de Mar.
Roquetas de Mar is a municipality, located in the west of Almeria province. It is the most popular town of Almeria, with direct coastal access to the Mediterranean Sea.
Almeria is a province of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, between Enix, Pechina and Nijar. With mountain sierras and 40 km / 25 mi seacoast terrain, Almeria is a great destination for extreme sport enthusiasts.
Roquetas de Mar is a municipality, located in the west of Almeria province. It is the most popular town of Almeria, with direct coastal access to the Mediterranean Sea. It was once a traditional fishing town, but now is a low key tourist resort town, designated as a National Tourist Amenity since 1967.
Mojacar is a municipality, located at 90 km/56 mi away from the center, in the southwest of Almeria province. This village lies between Carboneras and Garrucha, bordering the Sierra Cabrena mountains and the Mediterranean sea. The village has been inhabited by Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans throughout the ancient times, leaving as a legacy behind their architecture style. The whole village is build on the top of the hill with white traditional buildings surrounded by a big labyrinth of small narrow streets.
Sierra Nevada's ski resort lies on Veleta peak, in the Granada part of the mountain. Your starting point is Pradollano. From there, the first lifts take you to the main hub, Borreguiles, at about 457 m/1500 ft above the main village.
Campanillas is situated within 10 minutes away from the center of Malaga city in Spain. Campanillas is also home to an amazing paintball park called Paintball Mountain.
Almeria is a province of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, between Enix, Pechina and Nijar. With mountain sierras and a 40 km/25 mi of seacoast terrain, Almeria enjoys a subtropical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and warm winters.
