Conil de la Frontera

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Conil de la Frontera municipality
View from the beach on Conil
View from the beach on Conil
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Coat of arms of Conil de la Frontera
Conil de la Frontera (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Andalusia
Province : Cadiz
Comarca : La Janda
Coordinates 36 ° 17 ′  N , 6 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 36 ° 17 ′  N , 6 ° 5 ′  W
Height : 41  msnm
Area : 88.51 km²
Residents : 22,529 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 254.54 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 11140 Conil (city)
11149 Campo de Conil
Municipality number  ( INE ): 11014
administration
Mayor : Juan M. Bermúdez ( Izquierda Unida )
Website : www.conildelafrontera.es
Location of the municipality
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Conil de la Frontera is a southern Spanish city in Andalusia . It belongs to the province of Cádiz in the Comarca La Janda and is located between Cádiz and Gibraltar on the Atlantic Ocean on the Costa de la Luz , the "Coast of Light". Conil has 22,529 inhabitants (January 1, 2019), in summer up to 80,000 tourists flock to this “white village”, which is part of the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos , the route of the white villages.

In the past, the village of Conil lived mainly from fishing and agriculture. The traditional tuna fishing , the almadraba , was of great importance. Today the atmosphere of the place is international and mainly characterized by tourism , language and surfing schools .

history

The history of Conil goes back to the Phoenicians , who settled in 1500 BC. BC settled in this place. Individual finds, such as the remains of a Phoenician necropolis , bear witness to this time. The essential part of the Conilean economy has always been fishing. The city's proximity to abundant fishing areas has always made it particularly attractive for conquerors and looters. After the Moorish settlement, the place went over to the dominion of Alonso Pérez de Guzmán after the conquest by the Christians. The former lookout tower Torre de Guzmán is a reminder of this and refers to the former defensive character of the village. But not much of the city walls has survived.

Population development

Number of inhabitants
(source: INE)
year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Residents 17,470 17,773 18,036 18,269 18,656 18,979 19,417 19,890 20,752 20,984 21,331 21,664 21,927 22,116

  • Torre de Guzman

  • City gate

  • Santa Catalina Cultural Center

  • Convento de la Victoria

  • Santo Espiritu Church

tourism

As in other coastal towns on the Costa de la Luz , it gets a bit fuller and livelier here in the summer months, when the Spaniards also go on vacation. If you are looking for the atmosphere of the quiet fishing village, you should avoid August in particular. Outside the season it is quieter and many restaurants are therefore closed over the winter. Conil is also a popular place for surfers due to the favorable wind conditions. In the old town, with small alleys and white houses, there are numerous shops, bars and restaurants.

Just outside in a northerly direction is the small port of Conil. Behind the port are the rocky bays of Roche, which are counted among the most beautiful beaches in Andalusia. Various small bays can be reached via stone stairs. With the often strong wind, these are a good refuge for bathing and sunbathing. The lighthouse of Conil rises above the port, from which the mountains of Africa can be seen.

There is a total of around 14 kilometers of beach in Conil, including Playa de los Bateles, Playa Fuente del Gallo, Playa el Castilnovo and Cala del Aceite. At Playa el Castilnovo there is the Torre de Castilnovo, a medieval watchtower that was built in the 16th century.

A special feature of Conil is that the large hotels are all outside, north of the city. This gives Conil the character of a small fishing village, although tourists can easily reach the city on foot.

To the south, Cape Trafalgar (Cabo T.) protrudes into the Atlantic and forms the northwestern gate pillar of the Strait of Gibraltar .

In order to promote tourism in the city, the gastronomy association organizes various events every year, at which many local restaurants offer regional specialties, for example dishes with the famous red tuna of the Almadraba .

  • Plaza de España

  • Beach at low tide

  • Bay at Roche

Festivals

  • Festival in honor of Nuestra Señora de las Virtudes : The celebration in honor of the patron saint takes place between September 7th and 11th. Patron's day is September 8th.
  • Virgen del Carmen : patron saint of fishermen. On July 16, after a mass, a parade with the Virgin Carmen moves from the Santa Catalina Church to the port, where the Virgin is finally carried on a boat and a sea procession takes place.
  • Romería de San Sebastián : patron saint. On the Sunday closest to January 20th there will be a parade with horse-drawn carts and decorated tractors. The parade starts in Conil on the Paseo del Atlántico and traditionally ends in the pine forest of El Colorado. If it rains on the Sunday in question, the Romeria will be postponed to the following Sunday.
  • Spring Festival in El Colorado : In the first week of June there is a big festival on the fairground in El Colorado. Many competitions are held for horse owners.
  • Cruces de mayo : May crucifixion. In May, many residents decorate their houses with crucifixes, which then take part in a competition to choose the most beautiful house.
  • Carnival : Every year at Carnival, a large carnival party takes place in a marquee on the square at the Torre de Guzmán, where the inhabitants of Conil dress up and dance.
  • Semana Santa : Traditional Easter processions of the participating church in Conil.
  • Hogueras de San Juan : bonfire in honor of San Juan. On the night of June 23rd to 24th, around midnight, bonfires are lit on the beaches of Conil. According to legend, "Juan y Juana" must be burned there.
  • Santa Catalina de Alejandría : Procession of the saints through Conil.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Conil de la Frontera  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Conil de la Frontera  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
  2. ↑ INE (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Beaches of Conil de la Frontera. Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Romería de San Sebastián. In: anda-luz.eu. Retrieved December 12, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Anda-Luz, Portal for Conil de la Frontera (German)
  6. ↑ Information about Conil de la Frontera (German)