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| La Línea de la Concepción | ||
| region | Andalusia | |
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| Residents | 63.630 (2020) | |
| height | 5 m | |
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La Línea de la Concepción is a city in Andalusia. As the name suggests, the front line between the British was long here Gibraltar and Spain. The village, which had formed around the military camp of the 18th century, became an independent municipality in 1870. You can still see today in the approximately 250-meter-wide strip between Av. Principe de Asturias right on the border and Av. del Ejécito ("Army Street") Bunker systems from the time of the last complete cordoning off, which lasted from 1969 to 1985. During this time, industrial subsidies were given to compensate for the losses from cross-border trade. An oil port with storage tanks was built in the bay towards Algeciras. On the west side there was a fish factory, after which a small port La Atunara is named.
There is a compact old town around the church, town hall and market hall. The Urb. Residencial Guadiaro and Las Dunas 17 are on the Mediterranean side and are of no interest to tourists.
background
Dynamic cardsLa Línea is primarily a transit station for trips to Gibraltar, there are hardly any tourist attractions. Many people working in Gibraltar have looked for apartments here because the rents are cheaper. Many of the Brits living on the Costa del Sol also come here to get some “real” food - whereby a Central European begs the question why one would prefer classic English food to Spanish cuisine. Gibraltar was never part of the EU VAT zone, so it is cheaper for Spaniards to buy certain goods on the rock. For most goods, however, it is much cheaper to get away in Spain, so that most of the rock-dwellers come across the border to shop.
getting there
By plane
The Gibraltar Airport is only served from Great Britain.
It is easier to get to the from Central Europe Malaga airport or Jerez de la Frontera. Both are each over 110 kilometers away.
By train
By bus
In the street
There is an exit from the coastal motorway.
By boat
mobility
Preferably on foot. If a plane is not landing, it is half an hour to get to downtown Gibraltar.
The parking spaces in the border area can quickly fill up in the high season. Long traffic jams on 1 Border crossing are not so common since the compromise on the sovereignty of the airport made threatening gestures by one government or another superfluous. This could change again soon after Brexit. Automated control switches have been installed on the Spanish side.
There are three city bus routes (single journey € 1; 2018), all of which run on 1 Plaza de la Constitución have their beginning:
- Atunara to the hospital via Las Dunas, every half hour on weekdays, every hour on Sundays.
- Junquillos to the hospital via Rocamar, every half hour on weekdays, every hour on Sundays.
- Margarita Center via hospital, round line, every 60 or 90 minutes.
Tourist Attractions
The 5 Plaza Fariñas, a nighttime meeting place for drug traffickers in the 1990s, has been better controlled since the redesign and is now extremely pleasant.
activities
At the end of May, in rotation with other cities in the region and Gibraltar, the Juegos del Estrecho, a sporting event.
shop
There is an inner-city one at supermarkets 2 Mercadona and one on Calle Cartagena, the main street that forms the northern outskirts of the city 3 Carrefour as well as Lidl.
The upcoming Brexit in 2019 will at least not bring about any change in terms of customs law, as Gibraltar was never in the EU customs area. This means that only the small allowances for non-EU countries apply to consumer goods. The export of cigarettes from Gibraltar is limited to 200 pieces. When entering Spain, customs checks are carried out on a random basis.
kitchen
The usual little Spanish bars are numerous.
nightlife
accommodation
The accommodations here are often used as an inexpensive alternative to the expensive hotels in Gibraltar. Both Hostales The following applies: the closer to the border, the more expensive it is.
Cheap
medium
If you are looking for a standardized international middle class, you can choose between AC Hotel by Marriott and Holiday Inn Express.
Upscale
health
Practical advice
Postal code: 11300
Car rental, exchange office, laundromat, souvenir shops, two American hamburger roasters, etc. can be found with your back to the border clearance in the alley-shaped stalls if you look towards the old town. The post office and tourist information office are at Plaza Constitution next.
trips
- Genalguacil. Only accessible with your own car.
Web links
- Ayuntamiento official site of the city administration (sp.)
- Teatros de La Linea (Event overview; sp.)
