Santa María del Águila: Tradition, Activities and Holiday Apartments

Tradition and Local History

Located on the Camino Viejo de Roquetas in Santa María del Águila, the Aljibe El Boque was restored in 2009. At the Encuentro de Trilla held in Santa María del Águila in 2023, a dozen muleteers threshed grain with their animals; at the same time, the event celebrated its tenth anniversary and revived traditional threshing customs.

For your planning, you can consider the difference between a single point of interest and an event held at a specific time each year, as well as the shift towards activity and time spent outdoors. This allows customs, activities and culinary connections to be viewed as different ideas for a day out.

Open Space and Exercise

Santa María del Águila's Parque Municipal covers 25,771.80 m² and features children's play areas, freely accessible sports facilities, a calisthenics area, a health zone, a petanque court and plenty of space for walking. For day planning, its different areas can be seen as various forms of play, sport, training, exercise and walking.

The traditional Día de la Bicicleta in Santa María del Águila covers a route of approximately eight kilometres through central streets and along the cycle path to the “La Redonda” Industrial Park. The approximate route length provides a clear basis for comparison when considering different ideas for a day out side by side.

Horse-Riding Activities

The programme of activities includes the “Pasión a Caballo” horse show. Other activities on offer include horse rides in the mountains and on the beach of the Paraje Punta Entinas Sabinar for groups and families. In El Ejido, horse-riding lessons are offered for all age groups and in various forms of dressage.

Those who want to distinguish between watching, riding and learning can include these three types of activity separately in their own planning. The information about groups, families and age groups applies to the corresponding offers in each case. This places a show, rides with two specified landscape settings, and lessons for several age groups and in various forms of dressage side by side. The differences lie in the type of activity, the surroundings and the learning opportunities.

Festivals and Flavours

At the patron saint's festivals in Santa María del Águila, the traditional dish “Huevos Fritos con chorizo” is prepared using products grown in the greenhouses of El Ejido.

If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Santa María del Águila, compare travel dates, room category and cancellation policies on the offer pages. This way, you can keep your trip's personal requirements in view and assess an accommodation option at your leisure.

Further destinations for your research:Huércal de Almería, El Parador De Las Hortichuelas, Lubrín, Mojácar, Carboneras, Felix, Huércal-Overa and San Isidro de Níjar.

Public Points of Interest

When planning your day, you can consider the library's season, days of the week and opening hours separately. The Biblioteca Pública Municipal “Santa María del Águila” de El Ejido is open and has winter opening hours from Monday to Friday, 16:00 to 20:30, from September to June.

For the broader travel overview: Almeria.