La Linea de la Concepcion is situated on the Costa del Sol, on the southeast of the province of Cadiz, thus having a perfectly enviable geographical location. Its name derives from the old “Linea de Contravalación de la Plaza de Gibraltar” which is protected by the fortifications built by order of Felipe V. Only dating back to 1870 it is one of the youngest cities in Spain. Nevertheless, there are many places in the city that are worthwhile visiting. It has many shops, good restaurants, tapas bars and cafes.
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The Bullfighting Museum next to the Bullring is one of the most important bullfighting museums in all of Spain. There are four rooms with thousands of photographs, brands of all the ranches, bullfighter’s costumes, ears and tails awarded to the successful bullfighters, the ornate capes used in the opening ceremonies of a bullfight and the ones used in the early stages, bandarillas, swords, posters etc. Bullfights take place in La Linea around July for the Fair.
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The Ruins & Bunkers of Santa Barbara & San Felipe, when the Treaty of Utrecht was signed in 1714, Spain gave Gibraltar to England. In 1727 Gibraltar was besieged, and the Spanish side got nothing but negative consequences. The English government then started a policy of expansion, so Spain had to build a fortified town, La Linea de Gibraltar, made up by the Fort of Santa Barbara and the Fort of San Felipe. During the years of the Second World War Spain fortified the area of the Straits to make it stronger and especially the surroundings of the British colony, Gibraltar.
One of the most beautiful views in La Linea is the one on the Higueron Road, from the Mirador you can see the whole city, the Rock of Gibraltar, Algeciras Bay and the Atlas Mountains of North of Africa, providing a unique perspective of the South of Europe and the North of the African Continent.
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There are other Museum’s in La Linea like the Istmo Museum, which has incorporated the former buildings of the Military Headquarters to use it as a Cultural Centre, which at present is one of the most important exhibition centres of the area. Within the rooms of the museum the visitor will have the opportunity to enjoy the exhibitions of national and international artists. One of the rooms is dedicated to archaeology and collections of fossils, coleopterans etc. The rest of the rooms temporarily house many of the travelling exhibitions dedicated to mainly paintings, sculptures and private collections.
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The Cruz Herrera Museum is dedicated to Art, an artist born in La Linea, José Cruz Herrera who captured the beauty of the Andalusian women in his paintings. In 1921 he exhibited 40 of his paintings in the Exhibition Hall of the Fine Arts Society in Madrid, where the Infanta Isabel was present on the opening day. Among his numerous successes, awards and titles the 1st Medal of the National Exhibition 1923 is worth mentioning. The museum, which has his name, has four rooms.
La Inmaculada Church, a colonial style church, was built in the 19th century and has three knaves. The central knave is much higher than the lateral ones and round arches that lean on pilasters separate them. The central knave has a pitched roof and lateral ones are inclined, all of which are constructed from a wooden framework. Besides boasting a beautiful altarpiece of Spanish Baroque style of the 18th century donated by the Duchess of Parcent, La Inmaculada displays a notable collection of venerated statues. One of the most beautiful sculptures is the Patron Saint of the city, La Inmaculada Concepcion, which gives its name to the church. The famous sculptor Luis Ortega Bru made this sculpture.
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