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 6190 hab.
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Located at the mouth of the Albas river, to the south of Cabrera Sierra,
Carboneras is situated in one of the most beautiful places along the Almerian
coast. In ancient times, the treeless mountains that today surround the city
were once abounding with large, leafy trees. A few men with economic power took
advantage of the situation and constructed, in what was called Cabezo de la
Carbonera, ovens in order to process coal. This is why the area appears as it
does today: arid and sparsely vegetated. When the coal ran out, the town became
an active fishing port.
The beauty of this attractive city lies in the strong contrast between the
mountainous and arid terrain that surrounds it and the deep blue of the
Mediterranean that bathes its beaches. Carboneras possesses a typical Arabic
architectural style; for example, the Casa del Laberinto ("Labyrinth House"), located
in front of Marinicas beach. Close by, there are some majestic
houses from the 19th century, such as that of the Fuentes. Near the port, the
castle of San Andrés, built by the Marquis of El Carpio in the 16th
century, still overlooks the coastline, on which exist several other watchtowers,
such as the Rayo ("Ray").
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