Send Gift Baskets to Alcala de Guadaira, Spain

Alcalá enjoys a Mediterranean climate in southern Spain characterized by mild winters and hot, dry summers. There is an elevation difference between the town and Seville, and this area is referred to as Los Alcores, and Alcalá is the area’s most significant urban development.

The River Guadaíra runs through the town and has carved out some steep valleys with low cliffs. Watersheds on both sides of the upper river run east and southeast in the city. After passing through town, it joins the Guadalquivir south of Seville. By-products of olive processing and other waste have been dumped directly into the river for many years, contaminating the river heavily. It is not uncommon for the river in winter to be full of foam and smell unpleasant. The river’s banks are well-covered with trees and vegetation, making it a haven for wildlife. When the dam was built in 1930 along the Guadalquivir River, where it passes Alcalá del Rio, it was a major spawning reservoir for European Sturgeon (Acipenser sturio), supporting a thriving fishery and caviar industry. Among the town’s beltways has become the only figurative bridge in Europe, the Dragon Bridge, which was inaugurated on 28 March 2007.

Oromana is an extensive stone pine woodland on the southern side of the river.