Located just 15km north of Mojacar, Vera is a prosperous town teeming with life. Increasing tourist numbers in recent years have been attributed to the growing variety of gastronomic delights, large street market, and the building of 2 golf courses, Valle de Este and Desert Springs in the surrounding area.
The Vera area has a history dating back at least to the Bronze Age, Antas, slightly inland from Vera, is the site of one of the most important archiological discoveries from this age – El Argar.