La Línea de la Concepción

La Línea de la Concepción is a Spanish city in the province of Cádiz in the south of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. It is 5 m ü.d.M. on the border with Gibraltar. The provincial capital Cádiz is 134 km.

History

1730 the limit was fixed to Gibraltar by bulwarks, to halt the expansion of the British Crown Colony halt. Gradually traders settled, resulting in a hamlet formed, which was initially dependent on the municipality of San Roque. On January 17, 1870, the City of San Roque became independent. The now independent municipality had 300 inhabitants and was called La Linea de Gibraltar. Beginning in 1883, the name of La Línea de la Concepción appears in the records and in 1913 received the place by this name of King Alfonso XIII. granted town rights.

Attractions

• Church of the Immaculate Conception, built in 1879
• Ruins of the Fort of Santa Barbara, away from the city center
• Built Bullring, 1885
• Bullfighting Museum
• Kunstmuseum Cruz Herrera, with more than 200 exhibits of the painter José Cruz Herrera

La Línea de la Concepción

Camaron de la Isla monument

Markets

Every Wednesday morning unless a week there before fair beginning and during the fair in La Linea a great market place, where you can buy food, clothes and other things. Furthermore, there is every working day a small street market in the city center are offered on the both clothing and food.