Today we visited the southernmost point of Europe, located in Tarifa, Spain. From here it is not far to Morocco, and when you look out over the sea you see North Africa rising like misty mountains on the other side. Fascinating that Africa is suddenly so close!
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Tarifa is the southernmost tip of Spain, and as such it is also exposed to the elements. As one of the windiest places in Europe, it is a paradise for surfers of all kinds. It has 10 kilometres of white sandy beach and completely unspoilt nature. However, because it is so windy, the place does not attract sun and beach tourists to the same extent as surfers ...
When we were here, the water was relatively calm, but we saw several people practising paddleboarding. Not far from the beach is also the town, where you can walk on cobblestone streets between beautiful whitewashed houses.
Close to Morocco
Travelling by boat to Morocco from Tarifa should take no more than 35 minutes and it is perfectly possible to cross by campervan. However, we have decided not to do that. We have visited Morocco twice before, and have no desire to go there now. We continue our journey along the coast to the east in Spain! If you are curious about Morocco, you can check out our travels. Morocco tips.
More 'extremes' in Europe
By the way, during this journey we have not only reached the southernmost point of Europe, but also Europe's westernmost point and Europe's most south-westerly point.
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BP says:
Much better weather in Tarifa today:-)
Are you going to check Gibraltar?
13 February 2015 - 22:05
Kattas Betraktelser says:
Great and congratulations. Another milestone completed. Keep up the good work!
13 February 2015 - 22:46
Ditte says:
Can understand you! I've also visited Morocco a couple of times and am completely satisfied with it. Maybe you look over to Gibrlatar for a while?
Now we have got back the nice weather and have today had +20 and brilliant sun. Hope you also got a taste of the sun.
13 February 2015 - 23:20
Rolle o Carina says:
Looks nice, we put it on the list to visit.
in a few years time !!!
13 February 2015 - 23:20
admin says:
BP, we had a very nice view of Gibraltar when we passed by. But there was no trip there...
Katta, now that we passed by the sites, we wanted to see them!
Ditte, we went past Gibraltar and had a nice view, but that's all we did...
Rolle and Carina, a little cool feeling to know that Africa is there on the other side! Yes, nice and we were lucky with the weather today.
13 February 2015 - 23:49
Marie says:
Looks lovely! Is it as nice a town as I think? We had to rationalise Tarifa at Christmas unfortunately.
14 February 2015 - 2:25
Anki says:
Looks so wonderful to do as you do ... go where the nose points and where you feel like at the moment. Have a nice trip!
14 February 2015 - 7:35
admin says:
Marie, we mostly walked around the beach and the pier and just quickly peeked in through the gate to the Old Town. Nice white houses, but nothing that we experienced as extremely special. We were mostly attracted by the sea and the view towards Morocco!
Anki, this is fantastic and the best thing we have done!!!
14 February 2015 - 9:16
Znogge says:
I would definitely take the boat over but I have never been to Morocco. Husse here refuses...
14 February 2015 - 10:20
admin says:
Znogge, sorry he refuses! Morocco is fascinating and there is a lot to see. The coolest thing was to get out into the Sahara (not with a motorhome then.... we have not been there with the motorhome at all). But Morocco can also be a bit tiring with all the salesmen and I think we would need different insurance than we have now...
14 February 2015 - 10:59
Steve says:
You are well on your way to ringing in Europe. It's a great adventure you are on and one that I am grateful to be part of.
14 February 2015 - 11:14
Matts Torebring says:
We missed that place on our trip. An almost magical place to experience. So close to other continents, but still a good distance away. Hugs
14 February 2015 - 20:35
admin says:
Steve, it's so nice to have you "join us" on our journey!
Matts, you miss a lot of places all the time, so do we. But of course it was a bit cool to see how close it actually is to Africa!
14 February 2015 - 21:30