{"id":8823,"date":"2019-05-10T14:42:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T22:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=8823"},"modified":"2023-01-09T06:48:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T14:48:04","slug":"almeria-spain-alcazaba-almeria-port-authority-control-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2019\/05\/10\/almeria-spain-alcazaba-almeria-port-authority-control-tower\/","title":{"rendered":"Almeria Spain &#8211; Alcazaba of Almer\u00eda &#8211; Port Authority Control Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As a tourist, if you are going to visit\u00a0Almer\u00eda Spain, most likely you will visit the Alcazaba of Almer\u00eda. But it turns out there is another famous building that you might not even now exists. That would be the Control of the Port Authority which resides on a list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/panethos.wordpress.com\/2013\/05\/12\/worlds-sky-high-seaport-control-towers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World&#8217;s Highest Seaport Towers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Beside being one of the tallest sea port towers in the world, it makes for an interesting photo as I captured one of the Westerdam&#8217;s passengers taking a photo of the tower.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8826\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-01.jpg\" alt=\"The Port Authority Control is one of the tallest sea port control towers in the world.\" width=\"939\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-01.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-01-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-01-768x539.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-01-385x270.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you wake up early enough, one can capture the sunrise while pulling into port.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8829\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-02.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise at sea before docking in Almeria, Spain\" width=\"939\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-02.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-02-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-02-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-02-400x270.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Maybe our ship looked suspicious?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8832\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-03.jpg\" alt=\"The police were waiting for us as we docked in Almeria, Spain\" width=\"939\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-03.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-03-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-03-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-03-357x270.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Almeria Cathedral looked amazing from outside. Not sure why we didn&#8217;t go inside. Possibly a service was being held.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8833\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-04.jpg\" alt=\"The Almer\u00eda Cathedral completed in 1592 partly as a defensive fortress. - Almeria, Spain\" width=\"939\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-04.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-04-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-04-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-04-397x270.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">While most of photos I post show the amazing sites of each city, it isn&#8217;t always so\u00a0glamorous.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8837\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-05.jpg\" alt=\"The seeder side of Almeria, Spain\" width=\"939\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-05.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-05-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-05-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-05-416x270.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">View of our ship docked in port.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8838\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-06.jpg\" alt=\"View of Alermia, Spain and Holland America cruise ship docked in port\" width=\"939\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-06.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-06-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-06-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Almeria-Spain-06-341x270.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8984 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Almeria-Spain-10.jpg\" alt=\"Red brick wall of the Mad Chester club in Almeria Spain.\" width=\"939\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Almeria-Spain-10.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Almeria-Spain-10-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Almeria-Spain-10-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Mad Chester club in Almeria Spain.<br \/>\nSad update &#8211; Google reports the Mad Chester club is now permanently\u00a0closed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8985\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Almeria-Spain-11-1.jpg\" alt=\"Water fountains along the boulevard in Almeria Spain\" width=\"939\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Almeria-Spain-11-1.jpg 939w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Almeria-Spain-11-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Almeria-Spain-11-1-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 939px) 100vw, 939px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a tourist, if you are going to visit\u00a0Almer\u00eda Spain, most likely you will visit the Alcazaba of Almer\u00eda. But it turns out there is another famous building that you might not even now exists. That would be the Control of the Port Authority which resides on a list of the World&#8217;s Highest Seaport Towers. 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