Tourist Sites in Almeria

So my excitement for having this whole week off at work was dashed to pieces with the bad weather. It was cold, windy, cloudy, and a little rainy all week. I had hoped to sit on the beach every day and read a bit, but so much for that! Instead, I became a tourist and finally saw the rest of what Almeria has to offer. It's great cause there are NO tourists around and everything is free, now that's what I'm talking about. These are some of the things that I saw:

Mezquita de San Juan - an old mosque that was also the original cathedral of the city

Santuario Virgen del Mar - a cute little white church

Aljibes de Jayrán - underground water cisterns - now used for Flamenco concerts & meetings

Some old boats on the beach

Antigua Estacion - the old train station facade. It hasn't been used in years, but they are planning on reopening it and putting shops inside

Arqueology Museum - there was a really cool section on The Incas in Peru, then Almeria during the Arab reign (Almeria was called Al-Mariyya), then the Roman reign (Almeria was called Portus Magnus), but most of it was dedicated to the prehistoric people that lived in the area. We are talking like 3000 BC! This is a representation of the graves they made

Cable Inglés - this was originally built by the British for trains to directly load minerals from the mountains of Almeria & Granada onto big boats to be shipped out. It is no longer used, and it's got to be the ugliest thing here, but it is known as a "monument" nevertheless. There is a ship heading out to Morocco to the side

Puerta de Almeria - a museum with part of the old city wall that used to surround the entire city with various entrances (puertas)

Cerro de San Cristobal - I then climbed up the Hill of Saint Christopher to where there is a giant statue of Christ. There is a great view of the city from here, as well as part of the walls that surround the city that are still standing. Here is a view of the Castle from the back.

A statue in the city center