ALGECIRAS occupies the far side of the bay from Gibraltar. It is the last town of the Spanish Mediterranean, it must once have been an elegant resort; today it's a port and industrial centre, its suburbs extending on all sides, and almost all construction is of modern vintage. When Franco closed the border with Gibraltar at La Línea it was Algeciras that he decided to develop to absorb the Spanish workers formerly employed in the British naval dockyards, thus breaking the area's dependence on the Rock ( Gibraltar )... Read More Here

Places of Interest around Algeciras :

The Plaza de Torros - ( Bullring )
Plaza Alta - ( 1807 )
Local Municipal Museum - Located in a 19th century house
The Market in Algeciras - ( Calle Panaderia )
Church of Senora de la Palma - ( 18th century )
Capilla del Santa Cristo de la Alameda ( 1776 )
Capilla of Senora de Europa - ( 18th century )
Constitutional House - (1887 )