Ceuta can be a perfect place to spend a weekend or two days instead, since you can enjoy its beaches even in autumn. Whether you travel to Morocco by car or boat, we can’t classify it as a city of passage. The little time that separates this city from the rest of Spain on a nice boat trip for many can seem a world, a world that is worth discovering if you want to see something really different and definitely worth enjoying:
– The Food Market: If there’s something that impresses the visitor is the prices of Ceuta’s food market. Either tuna or eel, if you visit Ceuta and stay in an apartment you must do the shopping here. You’ll eat like a king.
– The beaches of La Ribera and Chorrillo: Thanks to Ceuta’s privileged position due to the shock of the Mediterranean with the Atlantic, the water is really clear, almost turquoise. It has sandy beaches, ideal for taking advantage of Mediterranean’s dazzling sun.
– The Royal Walls: One of the stars of Ceuta. Whether you sail the pit or if you walk through the walls. Its waters are so crystal clear that you get to see the bottom full of playful fishes. By this pit passes the Desnarigada tourist boat that surrounds Ceuta and has the best views from the Royal Walls’ sea.
– The Mirador of Isabel II: In one of the mounts around Ceuta we’ve the Mirador of Isabel II, with an overview of all Ceuta and views of the peninsula and the Rock of Gibraltar. The only way to get to this point is a drive, but worth it for the views of all the city.
– Mediterranean Maritime Park: It’s one of the new stars of the city and the meeting point of Ceutans in summer, for the huge saltwater pool that hosts and the trendiest nightclubs in the city. Within the park you can also enjoy several restaurants and even a spa.
– The Plaza de Africa: In the city center we have the Plaza de Africa with the Santa Iglesia Catedral and the Parador de Ceuta. At this point in just 500m you can cross the isthmus and have the feeling of seeing two completely different seas.
– The Dead Woman: Possibly one of the best views of the neighboring country, Morocco, from Ceuta. This small granite colossus‘s a hiking classic, but inaccessible from this point, because the passage is closed at this border post.
Photos: Cintia Guillen, Jose Rodriguez, Enrique López-Tamayo Biosca and Juan Manuel Astorga.
