Roca de los Sables
Roca de los Sables is in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia. Roca de los Sables is situated nearby to the locality La Ballenera, as well as near Punta de San García.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fuerte de San García and Punta Carnero Lighthouse.
Fuerte de San García
Fort
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Fuerte de San García was a fort in Algeciras, Spain, It was built in the 1730s and destroyed in 1811 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are the foundation and base ruins, in the Parque del Centenario, but it is a registered Bien de Interés…
Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain. The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona.
Parque del Centenario
Park
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The Parque del Centenario is a park located in Algeciras. It was established in 2007 thanks to the collaboration between the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras and City Hall to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Algeciras Conference.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Pelayo and South Mole.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away. El Pelayo is situated 6 km west of Roca de los Sables.
South Mole
Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. South Mole is situated 8 km northeast of Roca de los Sables.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Windmill Hill is situated 8 km east of Roca de los Sables.
Roca de los Sables
Latitude
36.09306° or 36° 5′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.43333° or 5° 26′ westOpen location code
8C8P3HV8+6MGeoNames ID
2567734
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Localities in the Area
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