The small but beautiful Spanish city is just 60 minutes' ferry ride from nearby African cities.
Arguesilas is a city in Andalusia's province of Cadiz, near the Strait of Gibraltar. With a population of 120,000, it is the largest city in the Bay of Gibraltar.
The port is one of the largest in the world in three categories: container, freight and transportation. It serves as a major aboard point for Tangier and other ports in Morocco, the Canary Islands, and Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Merilla.
And for those who want to explore Morocco, it also offers many ferry routes with intersections to Ceuta and Tangarmed, which have up to eight sailings each day.
Travel times spanning 38 miles range from 1 hour for Ceuta service to 2 hours and 30 minutes for Tanger Med service. Both services have a maximum of 1,000 people and are equipped with stores and cafes.
The urban area of Arguesilas spans the small Rio de Ramiel, the southernmost river on the continent of Europe. The river is very short, only 350 meters long, with waterfalls and water rings.
The main shopping streets, along with the town square and the central market, are primarily pedestrians. There is a wide range of shops, ranging from local food markets and boutiques to large brands.
The city is home to Plaza Alta del Guesilas, medieval walls, coastline paths, Maria Christina Park, Church of Our Lady of La Palma, and Almirante Tower.
TripAdvisor reviewers call Algeciras a “must-see” area. He called the main square “attractive” and said it looked “good in the sunlight.”
Many have commented on the “amazing” coloured tiles covering the old town, calling the area “nice and picturesque.”
Arguesilas has a Mediterranean subtropical climate in very mild, rainy winters and warm, dry summers. Summer highs have winter lows of 28c and 11c.
In recent years it has become an important tourist destination and there have been popular day trips to Tarifa to see bird migration. To see the territories and culture in Gibraltar. Then we headed to Gibraltar Bay on a whale-watching excursion.
It is also close to two natural parks – El Esrecho and Los Alcornocales. El Estreco sits at the southernmost tip of mainland Europe on many bird migratory roads. Los Alconocales is one of the largest cork forests in the world.
