About Conil de la Frontera

Conil, surfing on unsploit and deserted beachesConil de la Frontera has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is surrounded by a very diverse landscape, with its breath-taking coastline, old Spanish town features, undeveloped countryside, pine forests and many surrounding traditional villages. The area is in keeping with the inhabitants' way of life - as they make their living from farming, fishing, trading, small businesses and also from tourism.

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Natural Beauty and Impressive Architecture

All in all, 16 km of long sandy beaches stretch out nearby, which are suitable for a variety of leisure activities, for the young or old. Some beaches stretch back to dramatic cliffs. They are said to be the most beautiful beaches of all the Spanish coastlines!, Also historic towns are near to hand such as Seville, Cordoba, Cadiz, Jerez and Arcos.

Typically Andalucian

Conil local bar, so typically Spanish!Conil is fast becoming popular with summer tourists, particularly the Spanish themselves. Because of this it still retains it's typical Andalucian feel with narrow cobbled streets, real Tapas bars, open-air markets at weekends and pavement cafes around the main plazas. And you'll love the people. July and August are particularly popular with the Spanish and the Town becomes busy and lively with numerous festivals.

 

Steeped in Spanish History

In the centre of the Conil town there are still many ruins dating back to the Moorish period, The chase is on - Street bull fighting is a special event for the locals which you have to discover for yourself since they are situated in the small alleyways and streets. So a guide book may be a good idea. It is particularly pleasing to have a look at the highly creative and countless inner courtyards the Spanish seem to love so much.

Conil's old town presents some historical monuments worth visiting:

Authentic Spanish Food and Drink

Typical Spanish tapas bar - mmmm delicious!Conil is also well known for its seafood restaurants, and if you enjoy wonderful food and wine at very reasonable prices you cannot go far wrong. Conil offers a rich variety of fresh produce and tasty dishes, followed by a good variety of desserts. Don't forget to try the rice and cardillo, puchero (broth), potato salad, wild asparagus, and tagarninas...beef and pork meat, charcuterie, chackling and game meat.

If you prefer fish, we can recommend you try the excellent cuttlefish, squid, tooth bream, sole, red mullet, sardine. Tuna fish comes salted, in oil or cooked with onions. Try the ortiguillas (deep fried sea anemones), which you can only find in the Cadiz area. Rosquetes and bizcochos and pastries (pestiños, rosquitos and tortas) are the typical desserts of Conil. For a really lovely meal check 'La Fontenella' restaurant, only 4 minutes walk from the apartment, set on the beach. You can watch the sun go down whilst enjoying delicious sea food. Bar Ligero offers reasonably priced Tapas and "Paco" the owner serves very generous measure of Baileys and Cognac... BE WARNED!!