Although Vejer de la Frontera is a small town that you can get to know quickly, don’t worry because you will never be bored in Andalusia. There are plenty of places that will astonish you, as this part of Spain never runs out of surprises.

Just half an hour from Vejer de la Frontera you will find Los Caños de Meca. It used to be a refuge for hippies and bohemians and still maintains the atmosphere of the sixties. The plastic jewellery, scarves and hippie clothes are still to be seen and, if it’s your style, purchased in the local shops. It is also one of the favourite destinations for surfers in the south of Spain. The windswept, unspoiled landscape with lovely beaches, pine woods and cliffs just takes your breath away with its grandeur. A few kilometers of beautiflul, golden, sandy beaches lie in wait in Conil, the small whitewashed fishing village located nearby.

For a longer trip you should choose the capital of the province, Cadiz. Cadiz, founded by Phoenicians in 1100 BC and thus one of the oldest settlements in Spain, is a significant port on the Iberian Peninsula. The city, almost entirely surrounded by water, looks just as it did in the times of its greatest success. There are huge, open sguares, wide port alleys and high buildings with turrets. In 1587 the famous English buccaneer Sir Francis Drake pillaged the city. In the 18th century Cadiz, because of the silted Guadlquivir River up to Sevilla that made navigation difficult, had almost exclusive trade rights with America. The splendour of those years can be seen to this day in the Cathedral with its golden cupola made from gold from the New World.

Easy to reach is also Gibraltar, one of the last British colonies. If you want to spend some more days travelling you could easily take the ferry over to Morocco.