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Los Barrios
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Los Barrios is an interesting small town in the Campo de Gibraltar just inland from the A-7 coast road between Algeciras and Sotogrande.
The so-called 'Ruta del Toro' (Bull Route) begins here. The A-381 leads from Los Barrios, which is now served by a new by-pass across the top to Jerez de la Frontera. Along this road there are many bull farms.
The main street, now relieved of traffic by the by-pass, has been decorated with numerous flowerbeds. Each crossroads has been turned into a small roundabout with a different sculpture decorating it.
La Montera natural monument is a interesting weathered rock which looks like a bullfighters hat; a Montera. It is located a very short walk from the A-381 'Ruta del Toro' (Bull Route) begins on… More →
Los Barrios municipality covers both Los Barrios village and the the area called Los Cortijillos, the coastal part of Los Barrios. This coastal area is the deep water bay of Algeciras and is more… More →
This little railway station, a few km from the town, is located in a district know as Puente Romana is close the A-7 and A-381 interchange.
This long and averagely challenging walk leads you up from Los Barrios along a forestry track which loops up and over the thickly wooded hillsides of the Sierra de Ojén. The area is home to… More →
Near the 'Fountain Roundabout' is Paseo de la Constitucion. The old part of the town is on the hill just to the east, centred round the Plaza de la Iglesia. This is a typical shady square with cast iron benches where townsfolk congregate in the afternoon. Surrounding the square can be found the old church (Iglesia San Isidro Labrador) and tower, the town hall with its interesting facade and the Casino. (Not the modern gambling type but more like a club, the hub of the town's social activity.)
From the main street, look for the roundabout with the statue of the Bull. To the west, in the new part of town, is the new bullring, one of the most modern in Spain, inaugurated in 1998.
The town also has a very good museum of Natural History located at Calle Calvarion, 14 (956 62 11 69) in the old town to the east of the Plaza de la Iglesia.
