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In the town of Algeciras we can visit the Roman ovens (2) dating

from the �rst century AD. that are in the Rinconcillo area. The

Villa Vieja (13) dates back to Moorish times, a place where the

medina of the medieval town used to be and where there are

still some remains of the Moorish mosque (15) and the Moorish

city walls (16).

Out of the most interesting

and picturesque places to

visit in Algeciras we have the

San Isidro suburb (7) with

domestic architecture from

the eighteenth and nineteenth

centuries.

The Christian legacy includes

the chapel of Our Lady of

Europe (10), built in 1690 and

reformed in the eighteenth

century, in Palladian style with

Baroque elements, situated in

the Plaza Alta (8). The parish

church of Our Lady of the

Palma (9), built in 1736, a quadrangular temple, an example of

Baroque art.

The examples of civic art include the market (11), situated near

to the port, a magni�cent work in contemporary architecture

built in 1935 by the engineer Eduardo Torroja. You also have to

visit the Las Palomas bullring

(1), another emblematic

building in the town. Algeciras

also has a Municipal Museum

(14), which takes you through

the history of the town, and

several art galleries where the

most important artists both

local and from away exhibit

their work.

Algeciras is situated in the south

of the Iberian Peninsula on the

Bay of Algeciras, opposite the

Rock of Gibraltar on the foothills

of the Sierra Luna and Algarrobo,

part of the Montes de Tarifa. At

present it has over 110.000

inhabitants. Phoenicians,

Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans,

Goths and Moors settle in these

lands, among other factors

attracted by its strategic situation.

It was the “Portus Albus” Roman

colony but no remains have

survived to date as they are under

the present-day town. The Moors

founded Al-Yazira-Al-Hadra that

became one of the Moorish Taifa

Kingdoms and it was the

birthplace of Almanzor. In 1344

Alfonso 11th conquered the town

after a siege that lasted almost two years, he entered the town

triumphant on the 28th March, dedicating his victory to Santa María

of la Palma, the Patroness of Algeciras. A Papal bull issued by Clemente

4th made the town a Crusade Site and it was also a Cathedral Seat.

In 1369, there was a change of roles and the town fell under siege

to Mohamed 5th of Granada who surrounded the town and took it

back. However, as he could not keep it, he destroyed it, leaving only

its name for history, Al-Yazira-Al-Hadra, Isla Verde. The city reappeared

in 1704 with the loss of Gibraltar.

In 1906 the board room at the

Town Hall hosted the International

Conference on Morocco. Today,

Algeciras is the capital of one of

the most important districts in

Andalucía. The climate is very

mild with extremely mild winters

and hot summers. The average

annual temperature is 17º C.

Algeciras

In Algeciras the year begins with

the “tin dragging” festival for

children which takes place on

the morning before the

Cavalcade of the Three Wise

Men, the children come out to

drag tins and old pots through

the streets. According to legend,

the noise they make scares off

the Botafuegos Giant, who on

this special night of magic tries to cover the town with a grey cloud

so that the Three Wise Men cannot see where the children live and

consequently cannot leave the any toys. When the month of

February comes round it is time for “Las Adas” in the Carnival

Marquee, which is installed in the María Cristina Park, where all

kinds of associations participate by preparing different dishes of

food; one of the most well know of “Las Adas” is the famous “La

Adobada”, a special dish of �sh, marinated and later fried, which is

offered to all visitors. Easter is in March or April, celebrated with

processions through the narrow

streets of the centre of town,

the religious images most

admired are the ones that

depict the Easter story in the

San Isidro suburb. In summer,

the main fair of Algeciras, the

stock fair and the Bull�ghting

festival are all held in June, the

feast of Our Lady of Mount

Carmel is held on the 16th July,

it includes a sea procession.

Finally on the 15th of August the festival in honour of the Patroness

Our Lady of the Palma is held, with �shing competitions and a

romeria type pilgrimage to the beach where an image of Our Lady of

the Palma is recovered from the seabed, in the Bodiones cave, and

taken to the Rinconcillo beach.

The local cuisine and typical

dishes that everyone who

visits Algeciras has to try

include peccadillo soup,

garlic soup, shell�sh soup,

almond soup, �sh soup and

the famous noodle soup with

cockles. Algeciras is a

coastal town and �sh has a

place of honour on the table,

it is the basic ingredient of

the local cuisine.

In Algeciras you can eat �sh

cooked in many different

ways: boiled, grilled, baked,

barbecued, battered or fried,

with the special dish of cod

omelette. The shell�sh is

also �rst class like the

crabs, shrimps, spider crabs

legs or the burgaos. Some

other dishes with �sh as a main ingredient are the sea

urchins, that should only be eaten fresh in January and

February as well as the little omelette made of seaweed and

the seaweed stir fry on the other.

These specialties are, according to the experts, delicacies

which taste of the sea. Other dishes include artichokes

Algeciras style, snails with poleo and shish kebabs.

The most famous dessert is the round sponge cake.

Crafts in Algeciras are

mainly based on the sea

world, with specialists in

building and repairing �shing

boats, without forgetting the

pottery and ceramics,

wooden furniture

manufacturing and wrought

iron articles that are

numerous in the area.

Algeciras

Monuments and museums

Gastronomy and crafts

Geography and history

Festivals and traditions

Practical city guide/ MapOficina de Turismo de Algecirasde la Junta de AndalucíaPaseo Río de la Miel, s/n. 11207 AlgecirasTel.:  670 948 731Correo e.: otalgeciras@andalucia.org

JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍAConsejería de Turismo y DeporteEmpresa Pública para la Gestióndel Turismo y del Deporte de Andalucía, S. A.C/ Compañía, 40.29008 Málaga www.andalucia.org

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