Information about the Vera Playa naturist zone - the world's best naturist beach resort - on the Costa de Almeria in Andalucia, south-east Spain
 
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A Unique Naturist ResortVera Playa is a naturist paradise situated on the Costa Almeria in south-east Spain - with a dry and warm climate unrivalled in Europe, it is the only all-year-round naturist resort in mainland Europe.Vera Playa has more than 2 kms of deep sandy beach and a residential zone of well over 2,000 privately owned apartments and Europe's only major naturist hotel
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Vera Playa looking south  - June 29 2006 - photo copyright www.veraplaya.info 2006
Vera Playa looking north 29 June 2006 - photo copyright www.veraplaya.info 2006
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€ / £    Don't let the Euro wreck your naturist holiday
Time was when you'd get 50% more Euros than your pounds - now it's down to not a lot more than the number of pounds. But this doesn't mean you can't afford your naturist holiday at Vera Playa. Here's our tips on how to make your pounds go further and make that naturist holiday a reality in 2008 -
1. Make up your own package - book your flights, car and apartment yourself - cut out the middleman and save a lot of dosh.
2. Avoid the high season - mid July to late August - when apartments are in great demand and prices are high.
3. Be flexible - when you look at flights, check the days before and after your preferred travel days - there can be big differences in fares on offer from one day to another.
4. Shop around - there are lots of apartments for hire, quite a few airlines (flights to Alicante or Murcia are sometimes cheaper than to Almeria) and lots of car hire brokers on the internet - and prices do vary significantly.
5. Negotiate - they do say everything in life is negotiable, so why not your holiday?
So how much will it cost?
Here's our target prices: For a couple, for two weeks, in summer (but not high season) -
one bedroom apartment, target price £570. Flights, for two, incl taxes etc, target price £200. Car hire for 2 weeks - target price £200. Food - allow £10 a day for two, eat in half the time, eat out the other half - total, say £140. Petrol & spending money, allow £100. Travel insurance - target £60 (If you take more than one holiday a year an annual policy will save you money). What have we forgotten? Only travel to and from your UK airport - obviously this can vary a lot.
So what's the total? £1270 - that's only just over £45 a day for each person, all in.
Is that the very cheapest? Why no, try renting a studio apartment (or negotiating very hard) and save £50 per week on accommodation, use a minibus airport transfer service or public transport - you could save up to £150, so the very cheapest is probably around £1060 for two people for two weeks (under £38 per person per day).
To see what apartments are on offer on this website - click here - but remember there are lots of apartments at Vera Playa, try some searches on Google (if you want naturist accommodation check to make sure before you book that the apartment you hire is in the naturist zone - there are now more textile than naturist apartments at Vera Playa).
Once you've booked it all you have to do is to enjoy it - not hard work in the naturist paradise of Vera Playa

pretty courtyards in Lanjaron, Alpujarras Andalucia
- so much more than just beaches
The Sanctuary of Saliente between Albox & Chirivel
On a visit to Vera Playa there's more to do than just lie on the beach or by the pool. There's magnificent scenery to be seen - desert & mountain ranges, picturesque villages and interesting towns. The roads are good and the views are stunning. Take a day trip in your hire car to see one or more of these: Bacares (village deep in the mountains below 6,800 feet peak La Tetica), the Sanctuary of Saliente (monastic retreat high on the mountain slopes in the Almanzora Valley), the Sierra Nevada (snow & ski-ing), Lorca (city dominated by its Moorish castle), Velez Blanco (fairy tale castle & village), San Jose (harbour village in the Cabo de Gata natural park), Almeria (the provincial capital - ancient castle, historic old town & city shopping).
Shorter trips + shopping or a meal: Garrucha (nearest small town), Villaricos (pretty fishing village), Mojacar (unmissable white village), Vera town (shops & historic buildings), Bedar (white village with stunning views), Cuevas de Almanzora (castle art gallery, picturesque town centre, impressive dam nearby),Carboneras (exciting hairpin road, attractive seaside town), Aguilas (seaside resort)
What sort of weather can I expect at Vera Playa?
Winter (Dec to Feb)
- Daytime highs around or slightly above 20°C, lows usually 5 - 10°C. In sunny weather, good for sun-bathing from 11am - 4pm. Some risk of bad weather but seldom lasts > 5 days.
Spring (Mar to May) - Daytime highs in mid 20s °C. Sun very strong from April onwards. Warm evenings from mid May. Weather generally fairly settled but not quite as reliable as summer.
Summer (June to August) - Hot (highs often 30°C+) but sea breezes keep things tolerable. Late July and August busy & noisy - nightime comes alive. Lows often well over 20°C. Weather normally very stable/reliable
Autumn (Sep to Nov) - Warm days (highs 25°C-ish), balmy evenings (high teens, low 20s), sun not too fierce, arguably the very best time, esp mid September to mid Oct. Weather can break late October to mid-Nov but some years have good Indian summer into December
When is the best time to go?
Because of its unique location - in the south-east of Spain, close to Europe's only official desert (Tabernas) but well away from the cool Atlantic - Vera Playa has a very dry climate (excellent for anyone with ailments such as arthritis and rheumatism) and is the warmest area of mainland Europe in the winter. Summers are hot but moderated by sea breezes. Most times of year are good - and naturist sunbathing is an all year round reality - weather is very stable and bad weather very rare in summer, less so in winter, but very much rarer than in the UK and northern Europe. Arguably the very best times to go are late April, May and early June, September and October. Winter and early Spring are quiet, but December, January, February & March are often delightful and typically 10°C or more warmer than the UK, but there is a greater chance of bad weather, whilst summer (late June, July, August) is very hot with siesta culture and living outdoors till the early hours the norm - and late July and August are extremely popular times for Spanish visitors and their long family holidays by the sea so everywhere is busy and buzzing then.