Although this Spanish town is relatively small, Tarifa's sightseeing map promises to keep you in town for a long time. Tarifa's historical sights are concentrated mainly in the center of the city in the old part of the city.
Chief among them is the Castillo de Guzmán, a medieval fortress dating back to the Arab rule. Its upper platforms offer amazing views of the peaks of the African mountains in Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar.
No photo of Tarifa's sights is complete without capturing the Here Gates, the only surviving of the three medieval gates that used to lead into the city.
Also interesting are Churches of the Apostle Matthew and the Virgin Mary, which were erected on the site of mosques after the Christians in the XIII century ousted the Arabs from the city. By the way, any description of Tarifa's sights emphasizes the special mixture of European, Arabic, and ancient Roman styles in the architecture of the buildings.
Tarifa's sightseeing map also includes the city's outskirts. Nearby are the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Baelo Claudia and the famous sand barchan near the village of Bolonia.
Those who come across a map of Tarifa will be amazed at the opportunity to visit the local protected areas, where you can watch flocks of storks migrating through Gibraltar. Any map showing Tarifa sights with names will point you to the city's harbor, where a ferry runs daily across Gibraltar to the African port of Tangier.
