Alcalá de los Gazules - Alcalá de los Gazules

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Alcalá de los Gazules
regionAndalusia
Residents
5.226 (2020)
height
165 m
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Alcalá de los Gazules

Alcalá de los Gazules is a city in Andalusia.

background

Alcala goes back to Roman times. In the Middle Ages, during the Reconquista, Alcalá was on the border between Moors and Catholics.

Its uniform cityscape as White city is completely under monument protection. Alcalá is located in the mountainous hinterland of Andalusia, close to the nature park with its cork oaks Los Alcornocales.

getting there

Map of Alcalá de los Gazules

By plane

The nearest commercial airports are Jerez AirportJerez Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaJerez Airport in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryJerez Airport (Q586862) in the Wikidata database(IATA: XRY) and Gibraltar airportGibraltar Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGibraltar airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGibraltar Airport (Q501083) in the Wikidata database(IATA: GIB) .

By train

No train connection available. The nearest train stations are San Fernando on the Atlantic Ocean and Jimena de la Frontera on the Algeciras - Bobadilla railway line.

In the street

The city is pretty much halfway between Algeciras and Jerez on the new A381 motorway. It is three kilometers from the Alcalá exit and the A375 takes you to the Los Alcornocales Natural Park.

By boat

Nothing is working. The nearest seaports would be Algeciras on the Mediterranean and Cadiz on the Atlantic, both just under 100 km away.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

  • 1  Castillo de Alcalá de los Gazules (Castillo de Alcalá de los Gazules). Castillo de Alcalá de los Gazules in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCastillo de Alcalá de los Gazules in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCastillo de Alcalá de los Gazules (Q5757036) in the Wikidata database.Built by the Moors in the 12th and 13th centuries, largely destroyed in the early 19th century.
  • 2  Iglesia de San Jorge. Iglesia de San Jorge in the encyclopedia WikipediaIglesia de San Jorge in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsIglesia de San Jorge (Q5117101) in the Wikidata database.Goes back to the 14th century.

activities

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kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

  • 1  Antigua Fonda, Calle Sanchez Flores, 4, 11180 Alcalá de los Gazules. Tel.: 34 645 834 399.

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