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ALGECIRAS
Plaza Alta
Algeciras
Where the sea sings in bulerías
Words: Editorial staff- Photos: Algeciras Tourism board
With summer, Algeciras regains its most authentic pulse:
that of the salty breeze, long after-dinner conversations,
and the guitar drifting in through open windows. A city
with the soul of a port and an Andalusian heart, it is a
place of deep roots, of stories told in hushed tones, and of a life still lived
out in the street. Here, you come to listen to the sea, to eat well, to lose track
of time among family beaches, popular festivals, and nights of bulerías that
seem never-ending. Wandering through its historic centre, swimming at Ge-
tares, or enjoying tapas in El Rinconcillo is also a way of glimpsing another
way of being in the world. This year, moreover, the city pays tribute to Paco
de Lucía, its most universal son, with a cultural programme that transforms
every corner into an echo of his music and restores to Algeciras the pride of
knowing itself as the birthplace of something eternal
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