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Rock of Gibraltar
The iconic limestone monolith guarding the strait between Europe and Africa, home to the famous Barbary macaques.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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San Roque
Andalusia, Spain · Europe
About San Roque
San Roque is worth a stop: 10 minutes from La Línea de la Concepción, 8km from Rock of Gibraltar.
San Roque is in Andalusia, Spain, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is La Línea de la Concepción, about 6 km away.
San Roque is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cádiz, which in turn is part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is also part of the comarca of Campo de Gibraltar. Located in the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, San Roque is a short way inland of the north side of the Bay of Gibraltar,Read more
to the north of the Gibraltar peninsula. The municipality has a total surface of 145 km2 with a population of approximately 25,500 people, as of 2005.
The foundation of San Roque as a city owes to the creation of a sort of Gibraltar-in-exile by refugees fleeing from the Rock in the wake of its seizure by Anglo-Dutch forces in 1704.
In addition of the main nucleus of San Roque, the municipality also includes settlements such as Puente Mayorga, Guadarranque, Sotogrande, Campamento, or Guadiaro.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near San Roque?
Within an hour or so of San Roque: Rock of Gibraltar (8 km), Tarifa (29 km), Playa de Bolonia (37 km), Júzcar (50 km).
Are there any good drives near San Roque?
The nearest famous roads are A-397 Ronda to San Pedro Road and A-397 San Pedro to Ronda.
Where is San Roque?
San Roque is in Andalusia, Spain, about 6 km from La Línea de la Concepción.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,249
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Andalusia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 36.2098, -5.3845
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from San Roque
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Tarifa
Continental Europe's southernmost point, a windswept town where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, beloved by kitesurfers.
29 km · about 35 min drive
beach
Playa de Bolonia
A wild dune-backed Atlantic beach beside the Roman ruins of Baelo Claudia, with views across to Morocco.
37 km · about 45 min drive
photogenic
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.
50 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
famous road
A-397 Ronda to San Pedro Road
A sweeping mountain road climbing from the coast at San Pedro over the Serranía de Ronda, all long curves and cork-oak hills.
56 km · about 65 min drive
famous road
A-397 San Pedro to Ronda
A smooth, empty mountain road climbing from the Costa del Sol into the Serrania de Ronda, all long radius curves.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
White Villages of Andalusia
A stunning string of whitewashed hilltop villages scattered across the mountain landscapes between Ronda and the coast.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near San Roque
- 56 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.
- 56 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.
- 62 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.
- 64 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.
- 67 kmCap SpartelA lighthouse cape west of Tangier where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, near the Caves of Hercules.
- 71 kmArcos de la FronteraA dramatic white town balanced on a narrow limestone ridge with sheer drops on three sides above the Guadalete River.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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