The Almanzora Valley, the only showcase for Almería’s rural tourism at the Feria de los Pueblos in Armilla
Some twenty villages in the Almanzora Valley were on show from 2 to 4 October at Fermasa (Armilla), over a weekend with more than 50,000 visits.
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The Almanzora Valley has once again packed its bags to show off its land in Granada. From 2 to 4 October, the district was the only representative of rural tourism from the province of Almería at the Fermasa exhibition grounds in Armilla, where the 48th Feria General de Muestras (general trade fair) and the 11th Feria de los Pueblos y Sabores de Nuestra Tierra (Fair of the Villages and Flavours of Our Land) were held at the same time, as reported by Teleprensa.
In Pavilion 2, the district’s stand brought together some twenty municipalities, whose names could be read on the panels at the entrance: Albox, Armuña de Almanzora, Bacares, Cantoria, Chercos, Laroya, Líjar, Lúcar, Macael, Olula del Río, Oria, Partaloa, Purchena, Serón, Sierro, Suflí, Taberno, Tíjola, Urrácal and Zurgena.
It was not alone: it shared the venue with exhibitors from different parts of the country, above all from Granada, other Andalusian provinces and Murcia. And there was no shortage of visitors: Fermasa puts the figure at more than 50,000 visits over the weekend to its four simultaneous events.
Second time in Armilla
It was the district’s second consecutive appearance at this event. Luis Aurelio Pérez, head of the Asociación de Empresarios Turísticos del Valle del Almanzora (Almanzora Valley Tourism Business Association), came away satisfied: according to Teleprensa, he spoke of a great reception and of growing interest among visitors from Granada.
For small villages such as Chercos, Líjar or Sierro, going hand in hand with Albox, Macael or Serón under a single name is a way of gaining visibility that they would hardly achieve on their own. And the public from neighbouring Granada is precisely the one that could be tempted by a weekend getaway.
Anyone keen to see for themselves does not have to wait: until 31 October, the 4th Ruta Sabores del Almanzora (Almanzora Flavours Route) is still under way, organised by the same association together with 20 town councils, with 39 bars and restaurants from the district taking part.
