Sotogrande - Campo de Gibraltar © Michelle Chaplow
Campo de Gibraltar
The Campo de Gibraltar is an area in the south-east of the province of Cádiz that overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean, and Europe from North Africa. The main city is the port town of Algeciras. The area is mainly rural inland. Campo de Gibraltar borders the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
The comarca formally comprises six municipalities: Algeciras, Castellar de la Frontera, La Línea de la Concepción, Los Barrios, San Roque and Tarifa. Several dependent villages are located within these municipal districts.
See below for links to guides of all these places plus some neighbouring places.
The Campo de Gibraltar area also encompasses two expansive natural parks: the Parque Natural de los Alcornocales and the Parque Natural del Estrecho, as well as the Paraje Natural Marismas del Río Palmones, Paraje Natural del Estuario del Río Guadiaro and in Tarifa the Paraje Natural Playa de los Lances.
At the western end of the Costa del Sol, Sotogrande, one of the most luxurious sports and residential developments in Europe.
Tarifa sits at the southern-most point of mainland Europe, where the Med meets the Atlantic. Just 14km across the Straits of Gibraltar at its narrowest point, the town enjoys spectacular views of… More →
The village of Torreguadiaro is one of the districts of San Roque and located on the coast just to the east of the popular resort of Sotogrande. It was formed by the construction of some houses… More →
Jimena de la Frontera is a historic village located about 35 kilometers inland from San Roque on the road and railway to Ronda. Surrounded by the Los Alcornocales Natural Park and at around 200… More →
San Roque sits at 109 meters above sea level on a hill looking down across the Bay of Algeciras towards North Africa. With a population of approximately 23,000, San Roque lies between the Cadiz… More →
The old village of Castellar de la Frontera is perched high on a hilltop in the province of Cadiz, with commanding views over the Guadarranque reservoir. The village is easiest reached from the A-… More →
Los Barrios is an interesting small town in the Campo de Gibraltar just inland from the N340 coast road between Algeciras and Sotogrande. The so-called 'Ruta del Toro' (Bull Route) begins here.… More →
This lovely Andalusian village is located in Cádiz province in the area known as the “Campo de Gibraltar”. It is in the northwestern part of the Jimena de Libar municipality and claims to have… More →
This white village is famous for its orange groves and its emblematic half-moon-shaped, steel truss-girder bridge which spans the river Guadario as it flows down to the Mediterranean. San Martín… More →
Algeciras is primarily and unashamedly a port and industrial centre, sprawling round the bay to Gibraltar. When Franco closed the border with "the Rock" at the nearby La Linea, it was Algeciras… More →
La Alcaidesa is a large urbanization at the western end of the Costa del Sol, in the municipality of La Linea and San Roque, located in the Campo de Gibraltar (Cadiz province). The Rock itself is… More →
This very small village, known locally as San Enrique de Guadiaro, is part of the municipality of San Roque in the Campo de Gibraltar. Its economy is based around horticulture - citrus fruit trees… More →
Pueblo Nuevo de Guadiaro is a newer village in the municipal district of San Roque next to the older Guadiaro village. It is located on the north side of the A-7, opposite the resort of Sotogrande… More →
Guadiaro is village in the municipal district of San Roque, a few kilometres inland from the western bank of the Guadiaro river. The village takes its name from the river and has a population of… More →
The coastal town of La Línea de la Concepción - more commonly known simply as 'La Línea' (meaning 'boundary line' in Spanish), is often referred to as 'The Gateway to Gibraltar' and as you… More →
