Los Escullos

Bar de Jo, Los Escullos

Joe Strummer of the Clash called the bar his 'favourite place in the world' - he was a regular and celebrated his 50's and last birthday here (21-08-2002)

Rated by many as one of the best bars in Andalucia - and certainly one of the most unusual Bar de Jo was set up by a Harley Davidson-riding Frenchman in 1993 and became a legend until it closed in 2017.

The Fossil Dunes of Los Escullos, a famous natural monument - fossilized sand dunes which have turned to soft stone with a strange, arm-like section jutting out.

Details of the Natural monument of Los Escullos and the view to Isleta del Moro © Michelle Chaplow

If Bond movies, quirky bars, fossils and remote Mediterranean beaches appeal to you, take a trip to Los Escullos. Los Escullos is a small cluster of houses overlooking the jagged Almeria coastline, a few km north of San Jose. Sitting under the extinct volcano Cerro del Fraile (at 493m, El Fraile peak is the highest of the Sierra del Cabo de Gata), it has a certain charm.

Cortijo El Paraíso

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This hotel is situated in Cabo de Gata National Park and enjoys unique views over Escullos Bay.