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Rota is a municipality and town in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Its surface area is 84 km2 and is bordered by the towns of Chipiona, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and El Puerto de Santa María. It is located near the city of Jerez de la Frontera and is 36 kilometers away from the provincial capital, Cádiz. It had in the year 2009 28,516 inhabitants, with a density of 339 inhabitants / km2. It belongs to two associations, the Association of Municipalities of Cádiz Bay along with the municipalities of Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, San Fernando, Chiclana de la Frontera and Puerto Real; and the Association of Municipalities of the Lower Guadalquivir that comprises municipalities of Northwest Coast of Andalusia.
Located along the Bay of Cádiz in the Atlantic Ocean, it is halfway between Portugal and Gibraltar, is predominantly a tourist town, a vacation/holiday destination for travelers from all over Europe. During the low season, its main business activity is the fishing industry. In the municipality is located the Naval Station Rota, which is the largest source of employment to the municipality. It also served as a transoceanic abort landing site for the Space Shuttle program.
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El castillo de Luna es una fortaleza que se encuentra en el municipio español de Rota. Fue construido por la casa de Arcos, señores jurisdiccionales de la villa durante siglos.
CastilloBien de interés cultural
La iglesia Mayor Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la O de Rota, en la provincia de Cádiz (Andalucía, España), es un templo católico levantado en el siglo XVI en estilo gótico-renacentista y cuyo mobiliario es mayormente de época barroca.
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El antiguo faro de Rota es un faro situado sobre la puerta del recinto amurallado que da salida al puerto de Rota (provincia de Cádiz, Andalucía, España). El faro actual se localiza en las inmediaciones, a la entrada del puerto.
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Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.
Routes shared by hikers and waymarked trails, with their map and elevation profile.
What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
