Camper Park Olivares

There may not be much filming going on in the area now, but you can certainly see what it would once have been like (or make your own flick?) at Rodalquilar (20 minutes’ drive), a disused mine turned film set. Need a stand-in desert for your plotline? Seek out the spiky plants at Cactus Nijar (20 minutes); the town's butterfly farm makes another good stop while you're in the vicinity. Proper sandy beach more your style? Head south for 20 minutes or so to get to the beaches of Cabo de Gata – Mónsul, Genoveses and Fabriquilla are some of the top picks. If you like to mix up a bit of activity and a bit of beach, get the hiking boots on to ramble through the Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park to one of the lesser-visited coves or beaches. There’s more beach over in Almería (half an hour), and it’s also a good place to sort sea-based activities including scuba diving, snorkelling, boat trips and sea kayak outings. If you can, leave a bit of time to explore the Alcazaba fortress (the second-largest Moorish construction in Spain, surpassed only by Granada’s Alhambra).