Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in La Línea (Spain). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Parque Municipal Reina Sofía, La Inmaculada Concepción, and Ruins of Fort St. Barbara. Also, be sure to include Museo Cruz Herrera in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in La Línea (Andalusia).
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Parque Municipal Reina Sofía
Parque Municipal Reina Sofía is a park in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain. The park was known as the Parque Princesa Sofía, named after Sofia of Greece, when she became queen the park was renamed to Reina in 1975. It has an approximate area of 17.86 hectares.
El Piojito, is the street market that occurs every Wednesday in the Park. The Feria de La Línea is celebrated here every year.
There are bunkers from the time of the Spanish Civil War, a skate park, a dog park, Playground and many trees including Dragon tree, Platanus × hispanica, Chorisia speciosa, Ceratonia siliqua, Morus alba, Acer negundo, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Melia azedarach, Olea europaea, Cupressus sempervirens, Pinus pinea.[1]
La Inmaculada Concepción
Also known as: Santuario de la Inmaculada Concepción
Parish church in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain. Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción is a parish church in the town of La Línea de la Concepción, in Andalusia, Spain.[2]
Address: Plaza de la iglesia, 6, 11300 La Línea de la Concepción
Ruins of Fort St. Barbara
Castle in Spain. The Ruins of Fort St. Barbara are the ruins of a fort located in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1994.[3]
Museo Cruz Herrera
Also known as: Museo José Cruz Herrera
Museum in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain. Museo José Cruz Herrera is a museum in La Línea de la Concepción, Spain. Established in 1975, it is named after the portrait artist José Cruz Herrera.[4]
Address: Plaza de Cruz Herrera, La Línea
Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Parish church. Nuestra Señora del Carmen is a parish church in la Atunara, La Línea de la Concepción, Andalusia, Spain. The feast day is on 16 July known locally as the 'Festividad de la Virgen del Carmen'.[5]
Torre Nueva
Tower in Spain. The Torre Nueva, also called Torrenueva and sometimes Torre Sabá, is a beacon located in the Andalusian town of La Línea de la Concepción and is one of the 44 towers of the same characteristics that dotted the Spanish coast from the river Guadiaro to the border with Portugal. All of them were built during the reign of Felipe III, along with others located along the Mediterranean coast from Málaga to Catalonia.
The purpose of these watchtowers was to warn the coastal population of the presence of Berber pirate ships, for which smoke signals and bonfires were used. At the top of each tower, there was always a bundle of dry wood to be burned immediately in case of danger, transmitting the alarm signal to the towers nearby.
The Torre Nueva communicated visually with the Torre Nueva de Guadiaro and the Torre Carbonera. As of 2017 it is in a relatively good state of conservation, integrated with the beach of Playa de Torrenueva to which it gives its name.
It is a circular tower 7.25 meters (23.8 ft) in diameter and 12 meters (39 ft) high, with a brick-domed interior room 4.4 meters (14 ft) meters in diameter and 7.5 meters (25 ft) high, which is accessed through a door located 3.7 meters (12 ft) above the ground. In this room was a hearth for the guards of the tower, a secondary door that allowed ascent to the roof by means of a spiral staircase integrated into the walls, and a window. The roof has a parapet of a little more than a meter in height, in which a machicolation is located on the same level as the door, with scaffolds to its sides.
This tower was capable of housing 5 men (4 soldiers and a corporal), and at its feet was stationed a guard corps consisting of a corporal and 6 soldiers of infantry and a corporal and 4 soldiers of cavalry.
The Torre Nueva was declared a national monument on April 22, 1949.[6]
Address: Playa de la Torre, 11300 La Línea de la Concepción
Playa de Santa Bárbara
Playa de Santa Bárbara is a beach in the municipality of La Línea de la Concepción, in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, located to the north of Gibraltar. It has a length of about 700 metres and average width of about 40 metres. It is a busy beach promenade bounded by the city limits and south to the border with Gibraltar with Gibraltar Airport runway to the east and on the north by the Playa de Levante. In its vicinity are the remains of the Fort of Santa Barbara, an old fortification that participated in the Great Siege of Gibraltar in 1779. It has all the basic services required of an urban beach, daily waste collection season, toilets, showers and disabled access and presence of police and local rescue equipment.[7]
Playa de La Atunara
Playa de La Atunara is a beach in the municipality of La Línea de la Concepción, in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. It has a length of about 1.5 kilometres and average width of about 90 metres. It is a busy beach and bordered on the south by the Playa de Levante and north by the Playa de Torrenueva. In its vicinity are the remains of the Tunara battery. It has a seafront promenade of restaurants, known for their pescaitos and clams. Among the highlights are the traditions of the Virgin of Carmen exiting the port of La Atunara through the streets in a parade. It has all the basic services required of an urban beach, daily waste collection season, toilets, showers and disabled access and presence of police and local rescue equipment.[8]
Playa de Poniente
Playa de Poniente is a beach in the municipality of La Línea de la Concepción, in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, located to the northwest of Gibraltar. It has a length of about 800 metres and average width of about 20 metres.[9]
Teatro La Velada
Concerts and shows, Theater
Address: C/ oviedo s/n esquina pasaje la noria, La Línea
Estatua Camarón de la Isla
Also known as: Camarón de la Isla
José Monje Cruz, better known by his stage name Camarón de la Isla, was a Spanish Romani flamenco singer. Considered one of the all-time greatest flamenco singers, he was noted for his collaborations with Paco de Lucía and Tomatito, and the three of them were of major importance to the revival of flamenco in the second half of the 20th century.[10]
Address: Avenida Príncipe de Asturias, La Línea