Conil de la frontera

Conil is located in the southwest of Cadiz, it belongs to the region of Janda and enjoys wild and beautiful beaches but of the gaditana coast. Indeed by these beaches, Conil is a touristic city of special interest for the lovers of the nature, cliffs water sports, etc. The character of the people of Conil, varied food, the pine groves of the surroundings and the old part make of this town a place where people feel enchanted. But if it doubts, the best thing of the towns is the sensations that you take of this one. Its scent, the color of the beach the typical streets Andalusian, the wood access that takes you to the beach, the horses by the beach. All this is difficult to explain because each one perceives it of different form.

Fourteen kilometers of extensive and still virgin beaches, with white and fine sand bathed by crystalline waters. In beaches the cliffs coexist, the pines and the waters of the atlantico. It is possible to emphasize beaches of Small boats, Castilnovo, Source of the Rooster or the beach of the Pig, and as coves the one of Camacho to of the oil (aceite). Some of these coves disappear to a great extent when the tide raises.
 Or within the city we have to the Door of Villa or Puerta de Vejer, call thus because it is the beginning of the way that leads to this nearest locality . This was one of the four doors that tapeworm the city closed by walls to protect of the Muslims and that leads to the seat of Spain where we can find the helmet old.
In the center of the old helmet we were with the Tower of Guzman, that was the founder of the villa in century XIV, and from this they went constructing house with satately character in the following centuries. House of centuries XVII and XVIII is possible to emphasize them. The Church of Our Mrs. of the Virtues, was a convent of the minimum friars and is the cradle of the image of Ntra. Mrs. of the Virtues, great antiguedad. Another church, the Church of the Mercy, constructed in century XVIII by Sebastián Sanchez Frank, born in Conil, and whose purpose was to lodge to several families with nor resorces. Insade emphasizes the image of the Virgin of the Mercy, sculpture carved in wood of great value. The watchtowers were constructed during the average age as element of defense of the people of the city and abound in all the coast making his first defensive function, but also being used for the sighting of the red tunas, that every year pass the Straits. These towers were of special importance for practices of the Tunny net, tecnic that was used for the fishing of this one tuna. The passage of the tuna happens house spring to lay eggs in the mediterraneo.
Speaking of food, that better than a good restaurant of the city to taste plates like urta to the furnace, encebollado tuna, fried of the sea, chícharos, rice with golden thistles, calamaries, the chacinas like the blood sausage or chicharrones and to end repostería like his rosquetes and sponge cakes. But as the good food knows better in celebrations, perhaps it is a good idea to hope to the Week of the Tuna, celebrated in June. As celebration we have the Romeria of San Sebastian, patron del town, which it is celebrated each 20 of January, where one releases row of floats and carts march to the pine groves del Colorado, where is the hermitage of Our Mrs. of Fatima. Another celebration of of interest is the carnivals of great importance in the province and like no, also in Conil.