Algeciras is the main port for linking Spain with Africa and from here are frequent passenger and vehicle ferries to Tangier in Morroco and Ceuta,...

The main market in Algeciras is held in a lovely old building dating from the early 20th Century. Here you will find a large selection...

Plaza Alta is a picturesque square with palm trees and a tiled fountain. It was first laid out in the 18th Century, athough most of...

The Parque de Maria Cristina is a pleasant place to relax and it is only a short distace from Plaza Alta and the bustle of...

Algeciras dates back to Roman times when it was known as Portus Albus. Alfonso X1 of Castile took the site from the Arabs in 1344...

The Playa Getares is a Blue Flag beach with fine golden sand and a seafront promenade. It is about one mile long and has calm...

The Playa El Rinconcillo lies to the north of the town and it is over two miles long. It is a fairly narrow beach with...

The Museo Cruz Herrara is an art gallery dedicated to the artist Jose Cruz Herrara who came from La Linea. He lived from 1890 to...

The Isthmus Museum is housed in a building that was once used as a military heaquarters. It was built in the mid 19th Century. Three...

The Bullfighting Musum has several rooms absolutely crammed with thousands of pictures related to bullfighting. The museum has been open since 1960 and the collection...

Playa de Levante lies on the east side of the Bay of Gibraltar and here you will find the ruins of old fortifications including a...

Castellar de la Frontera is a remarkable village enclosed within the walls of a 13th Century castle. The inhabitants of the village were moved in...

The Iglesia de San Mateo is the main church in the small, pretty town of Tarifa. It boasts a splendid 17th Century Baroque facade, whilst...

Tarifa is known for the superb conditions for windsurfing and kitesurfing from its spectacular beaches. Six miles of beach composed of golden and white sands...

Plazuelo del Viento is a small garden and mirador offering views of Africa across the Strait of Gibraltar. It is possible to have a day...

The Castillo de Guzman El Bueno was built in the mid 10th Century by the Moors as a strategic point in the Strait of Gibraltar....

The Roman town of Baelo Claudio was established because of its close proximity to Africa and the town produced salted fish and garum (a fish...

Bolonia has a beautiful, sandy beach that is almost two miles long. The village is a peaceful place and a few cows may be seen...

Sotogrande is a marina complex at the heart of an area famed for its golf tournaments and polo matches. There are four exclusive golf courses,...

Jimena De La Frontera is a pretty, white village topped with the remains of a Moorish castle which was built on the site of a...