Sotogrande surrounding areas

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Whilst the beaches of Sotogrande are among the most popular leisure spots in Europe, there are other fabulous discoveries to be made by venturing off the beaten track and escaping the crowds. Travel east from Sotogrande and the coastline of Casares has some surprising wonders to uncover.

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Located where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean and where Europe almost touches Africa, the Straits of Gibraltar is

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When Julius Caesar was governor of southern Spain during the middle period of the first century BCE, he liked to visit La Hedionda valley behind Manilva, where he bathed in a natural sulphur spring known for its curative powers. Today, you can visit and bathe in what became – thanks to the Romans building a bathhouse — known to the Spanish as Los Baños Romanos de la Hedionda. This translates as ‘The Roman Baths of the Stinking Place’. Sulphur is smelly, but it’s an important mineral for people.

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For an enchanting break away a weekend in Tarifa, less than an hour along the coast, is like stepping into

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The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is hugely important to many living in Spain. We know of retirees who rely

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San Roque, originally founded by residents fleeing the Anglo-Dutch forces that seized Gibraltar in the 18th century, is a typical

It may not be known as a tourist magnet, but La Línea has a lot to offer the discerning visitor

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Although the snow is a bit thin on the ground on the streets of Sotogrande at this wonderful time of

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It’s a little known fact that just outside Sotogrande lies an impressive railway line that snakes up from the Mediterranean

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Anyone who has visited Tarifa will be able to wax lyrical about its stunning views of Morocco, its quaint old

With one foot in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Mediterranean Sea, San Roque is often overlooked in favour of its more illustrious neighbours. Situated on a hill some 109 metres above sea level in the Campo de Gibraltar, this historic town was founded by the Spanish Gibraltarians who refused to stay under British rule before leaving en masse more than 300 years ago.

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Gibraltar is set to become the epicentre of all things writing related when it holds its inaugural literary festival in