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Tarifa
Continental Europe's southernmost point, a windswept town where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, beloved by kitesurfers.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Gibraltar
Gibraltar · Europe
About Gibraltar
Gibraltar is worth a stop: 15 minutes from San Roque, 38km from Playa de Bolonia.
Gibraltar is in Gibraltar, with about 27,000 people. The nearest town is San Roque, about 8 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Gibraltar?
Within an hour or so of Gibraltar: Tarifa (27 km), Playa de Bolonia (38 km), Vejer de la Frontera (56 km), Júzcar (56 km).
Are there any good drives near Gibraltar?
The nearest famous roads are A-397 Ronda to San Pedro Road and A-397 San Pedro to Ronda.
Where is Gibraltar?
Gibraltar is in Gibraltar, about 8 km from San Roque.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,544
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Gibraltar
- Timezone
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Coordinates
- 36.1447, -5.3526
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Worth the detour from Gibraltar
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Playa de Bolonia
A wild dune-backed Atlantic beach beside the Roman ruins of Baelo Claudia, with views across to Morocco.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Vejer de la Frontera
A dazzling white town crowning a hill above the Costa de la Luz, a maze of Moorish lanes and flower-filled patios.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Júzcar
Serranía de Ronda village painted entirely Smurf-blue for a 2011 film premiere: the residents voted to keep it, and the lone blue pueblo glows against the white villages around it. Reached by a twisting mountain road from Ronda.
56 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Gibraltar
- 61 kmA-397 Ronda to San Pedro RoadA sweeping mountain road climbing from the coast at San Pedro over the Serranía de Ronda, all long curves and cork-oak hills.
- 61 kmA-397 San Pedro to RondaA smooth, empty mountain road climbing from the Costa del Sol into the Serrania de Ronda, all long radius curves.
- 65 kmCap SpartelA lighthouse cape west of Tangier where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, near the Caves of Hercules.
- 68 kmRonda Puente Nuevo ViewpointThe 18th-century bridge spanning the 120-metre-deep El Tajo gorge, splitting the town of Ronda in two with dizzying views into the abyss.
- 72 kmPuerto de las Palomas, GrazalemaThe 1,357 m 'Pass of the Doves' on the hairpinned CA-9104 between Zahara de la Sierra and Grazalema: the signature drive of Andalusia's white villages, with griffon vultures overhead.
- 79 kmArcos de la FronteraA dramatic white town balanced on a narrow limestone ridge with sheer drops on three sides above the Guadalete River.
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