Mojacar, Spain Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

MOJÁCAR , Almería's main and growing resort, takes its name from the ancient hill village which lies a couple of kilometres back from the sea, a striking agglomeration of white cubist houses wrapped round a harsh outcrop of rock. In the 1960s, when the main Spanish costas were being developed, this was virtually a ghost town, its inhabitants having long since taken the only logical step and emigrated. The town's fortunes suddenly revived, however, when the local mayor, using the popularity of other equally barren spots in Spain as an example, offered free land to anyone willing to build within … more »