Creamfields Spain 2007
The Prodigy & Basement Jaxx Headline
Over the last 3 years Creamfields Andalucia has become a firm staple in the spanish festival calander. Last years event attracted nearly 40,000 people to the shores of Villaricos on the beautiful Andalucian coast.
This years headliners are guaranteed to bring an intense and carnival feel to Creamfields Spain. Expect electrifying performances from:
The Prodigy
Basement Jaxx
John Digweed
Miss Kittin
Steve Bug
James Holden
Luciano
Booka Shade (live)
Agoria (live)
Ame
WhoMadeWho
Boys Noize
Attracting over 35,000 people last year, Creamfields Andalucia has consolidated itself as one of the main dance festivals in Europe. For the fourth year running, the festival will take place at the Playa de Villaricos (Cuevas de Almanzora- Almería) combining national and international djs with a chosen selection of hot pop artists.
http://www.creamfields-andalucia.comhttp://www.myspace.com/creamfieldsandaluciahttp://www.creamfields.comDate: Saturday 11th of August
City: Playa de Villaricos –Cuevas de Almanzora (Almería)
Tickets: 43€ + plus booking fee until the 15th of June. A new price will be set after this date.
Advanced Tickets:
Tick Tack Ticket
Telephone sales: 902 150 025
Web:
http://www.ticktackticket.comTo buy tickets from abroad: +34 934 450 660
e-mail:
info@ticktackticket.comShops: El Corte Inglés (902 400 222,
www.elcorteingles.es) and FNAC Spain
Sala Razzmatazz (Barcelona): (
www.salarazzmatazz.com)
International
Tick Tack Ticket: To buy tickets from abroad: +34 934 450 660
See Tickets UK
http://www.seetickets.com FNAC FRANCE
http://www.fnac.comFNAC SWITZERLAND
http://www.fnac.ch FNAC BELGIUM
http://www.fnac.beCuevas del Almanzora (Almería) Council 950 54 87 00 (information department)
HOW TO GET THERE
Playa de Villaricos
Playa de Villaricos is a group of small, very attractive coves with an unusual dark rock sediment that comes from the old foundry deposit – a testimony to the productive history of mining in this area. The town of Villaricos, known by the Carthaginians as Baria, also has a magnificent past with several archaeological sites that have recently been restored. This town belongs to the municipality of Cuevas del Almanzora. There are no direct bus or train routes to Playa de Villaricos, so access is via Cuevas de Almanzora which is 5 km away, or via Águilas, 15 km away.
Cuevas del Almanzora
Located in the North-East corner of the province of Almería, the town of Cuevas del Almanzora, with almost 10,000 inhabitants, ranks seventh in size of the 103 different municipalities in Almería. It is a municipality leads in the North and along the coast to the town of El Pozo del Esparto; a place where the rocks are still reminiscent of the constant arrival of North-African pirates, who found potable water in the area and could reach it easily because it was so distant from the watchtowers and coastal defences. .
Useful telephone numbers for Cuevas del Almanzora
Town Hall of Cuevas del Almanzora +34 950456488
Tourism Office of Cuevas del Almanzora +34 950458135
Bus station
(buses go to Cuevas from Almería, Murcia, Cartagena, etc...) + 34 950456228
Taxi Service
629069352 Juan Díaz mini-bus hire +34 950456084
Águilas
One can reach Águilas by a combination of buses or trains from Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Castellón, Alicante, Murcia, Lorca and other nearby major cities of Andalucía or tourist hubs in the vicinity. A taxi service is available.
Useful telephone numbers for Águilas
RENFE train company +34 968411068
Bus station +34 968410049
Taxi service +34 968411470 / 968413859
Tourism Office +34 968493173
Mini-bus hire to get to Playa de Villaricos: Hermanos Martínez +34 968411968
Coaches: Autocares Águilas/Pedro Morata +34 968448084
By plane
ALMERÍA AIRPORT
Ctra. de Níjar, Km 9 04130 Almería
Tel.: (950) 21 37 00
Flight information: (950) 21 37 90 / 97
Buses only go to the city of Almería (Servibus)
Air Berlin 950 213 837
Air Nostrum 950 213 790
Air Europa 950 213 790
Australian Airlines 950 213 836
British Airways Deutschlands 950 213 790
British Midlands 950 213 837
British Airways 950 213 836
Condor 950 213 848
EasyJet 902 299 992
European 950 213 836
Excell 950 213 837
Futura 950 213 837
GB Airways 950 212 898
German Wings 950 213 837
Hapag Lloyd 902 480 500
Iberia 902 400 500
Iberworld 950 213 790
LOT - Polish Airlines 950 213 836
LTE 950 213 790
LTU 950 213 780
Maersk Air 950 213 837
Monarch Airlines 950 213 836
MytravelLite 950 213 836
Mytravel 950 213 836
Spanair 950 213 790
Thomas Cook 950 213 848
Thomas Cook UK 950 213 837
Transavia 950 213 836
To get from the airport to Creamfields by car, plan your route at
http://www.viamichelin.com By car To drive from your home to Playa de Villaricos-Creamfields, plan your route at
http://www.viamichelin.com TOURIST INFORMATION
History
The strategic location of Cuevas del Almanzora , its proximity to the coast and its wealth of natural resources have meant that throughout history, many civilisations have left their footprint on their passage through the area - since the arrival of the Phoenicians in the seventh century B.C., followed by the Carthaginians, the Romans and the Visigoths.
The inland areas of the region flourished with the arrival of the Arabs, as they left the coast and replaced mining activities with agriculture, irrigated by the waters of the Almanzora. The heritage of the Muslim period can be found in the local place names, such as Alhanchete and Arnilla, amongst many others. In Medieval times, the local natural caves take on major significance and they then lend their name to the whole area. After the Muslim uprising against the Christians in 1569 and their subsequent expulsion, Cuevas was repopulated by 200 families who came from the Murcia area. The population of Cuevas in the 17th and 18th centuries was a feudal society under the domination of the Marquis of Vélez, and it was supported by a largely agricultural economy.
The contemporary era began in 1811 with the abolition of feudalism. It was in 1838 with the discovery of an extremely rich seam of silver-bearing lead sulphide that the development of the mining industry started in the area, and this constituted its greatest period of development and demographic growth. In the eighties, the area underwent another burst of population growth. The most recent census indicates 9,125 inhabitants, supported by a gradual development of irrigated agriculture and early crops under plastic, as well as modest advances in tourism along the coast.
Places to Visit
In Villaricos, an important archaeological site because of the primitive metallurgical cultures that were located at the mouth of the Almanzora, there is a small fishing harbour and a neoclassic coastal defence castle from the 18th century. To the north of Cuevas, some way away from the Almanzora river, lies Huércal-Overa, on the border of the region of Murcia. Its historical buildings include the Castle of Santa Bárbara, with parts dating from the 13th century, and the church of the Assumption, with valuable carvings and altarpieces. Holy Week in Huércal-Overa has been declared an event of national interest, and is famous for the splendour and beauty of its religious images. Many of these are examples of the school of Granada and of the master of the genre, Salzillo.
The Beaches A walk along the 14 kilometres of coastline demonstrates that it is possible to find large, peaceful and open beaches that contrast with the coves and cliffs that are hidden behind the proud, rocky outcrops.
We also recommend visiting the wetland, located on the outskirts of the town, and the Caves of Calguerín
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