Conil de la Frontera Travel Guide

  Sandy beach
by daarth
 
  • Sandy beach
      Sandy beach
    by daarth
  • Conil de la Frontera - Poppies and Daisies (2006)
      Conil de la Frontera - Poppies and...
    by Kaspian
  •   Conil de la Frontera
    by Mikivoyageur
  •   Conil de la Frontera
    by Beach_dog
  • The beach from the cliffs
      The beach from the cliffs
    by SirRichard
 

Pro

coccinella169 profile photo

  Great beach, great nightlife, great area 


Con

SirRichard profile photo

  The wind 


In a nutshell

Winterwaves profile photo

  Go There.... It will not disappoint!! 

 

Explore Conil de la Frontera

Things to Do  

Santa Catalina

Santa Catalina, Conil de la Frontera

 blint Says:  This church featured in the photo is located opposite Torre Guzman and is an important icon in the village. Built in the 15th century although it has undergone several face lifts, It was parish priest Francisco de Paula Fernández-Caro who was responsible for it's current... 

The Village

The Village, Conil de la Frontera

 blint Says:  Apart from the beach the other main thing to do here is walk around the white cobbled streets of the village, admiring the fact that all the houses are white and always remembering to look in any open doorway as you are sure to find a stunning interior patio filled with... 

Torre de Guzman

Torre de Guzman, Conil de la Frontera

 blint Says:  In the back ground between the palm trees in the photo along side you can see the Guzman tower named after Alonso Guzman who built it as part of fortifications to help protect the town in the 1300's.In the 14th and 15th century it became the focal point of the village which... 

Hotels  

Fuerte El Conil

 1 Review and 144 Opinions  Probably the best accomodation around, this big modern hotel faces the sea from a hill with... 

Flamenco Conil Hotel

 1 Review and 51 Opinions  This hotel is one of the oldest here in Conil. Located at the end of the Fuente del Gallo beach, is... 

Restaurants  

Chiringuitos

Chiringuitos, Conil de la Frontera

 SirRichard Says:  Chiringuitos are beach stalls that you will find in Conil's beaches in summer. They are open all day, so U can have lunch or dinner here. Yjey put the tables directly on the sand, under a big umbrella.Is a nice place to have a pre-lunch beer with some tapas on a day at the... 

Restaurante El Huerto

Restaurante El Huerto, Conil de la Frontera

 SirRichard Says:  This small restaurant is located right at the beach (La Fontanilla), below the Hotel El Fuerte, so is a good place for a summer lunch if you are spending the day at the beach.Another good option is a quiet dinner on the terrace by the sand under the moon. Reserve on advance... 

Nightlife  

Fitzcaraldo: Best cocktails

Fitzcaraldo: Best cocktails, Conil de la Frontera

 coccinella169 Says:  The best cocktails in conil i tried in the Fitzcaraldo cocktail bar; you should go there after dinner at 12.30 a.m., sit outside and watch people; i recommend the different types of daiquiri. very nice staff. could be that you have to wait a while for a table 

la Botellita: 2 nice bars

la Botellita: 2 nice bars, Conil de la Frontera

 coccinella169 Says:  small bar; spanish music only; one of the few places in conil where people are dancing (except discos like Icaro etc)Great fun till 4 a.m.Opposite to this bar, you`ll find "la cuchera", an open air bar with house music; usually very crowded between 2 and 4 a.m. 

Transportation  

stop autobus

stop autobus, Conil de la Frontera

 gianga Says:  helloI will be in conil next augustI will arrive to spain in sevilla airportI seen that I could take the bus from sevilla to conilDo you know the right address of the bus stop in conil de la frontera?thank you 

Trasportes Comes

Trasportes Comes, Conil de la Frontera

 coccinella169 Says:  There is no train station in Conil de la frontera. The buses of Transportes generales Comes take you to Sevilla, Cadiz or Vejer at a very cheap price. There are buses to Malaga too, but it will take you approximately 4 or 5 hours to arrive there.Just Jerez is not so easy to... 

Shopping  

Xmas sweets

Xmas sweets, Conil de la Frontera

 SirRichard Says:   In Xmas you can enjoy many traditional sweets and candies. The best of them are those from a village called Medina (and my favourites are Aromas de Medina). Most of those sweets come from the moorish times, in the Middle Ages.They normally come in assorted boxes of... 

Local Customs  

Caracoles (snails)

Caracoles (snails), Conil de la Frontera

 SirRichard Says:  In summer you will find many bars and restaurants in Conil with a handmade sign indicating they have caracoles. These are little white snails that people here use to have with sauce. They are smaller than the french "scargots" but are eaten the same way.I don't personally... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Levante

Levante, Conil de la Frontera

 coccinella169 Says:  In this area of Spain blows from time to time a very strong wind called Levante, that`s why it is windsurfer`s paradise. If this happens, you should avoid going to Conil beach, it`s so windy that you can`t bear it there. Instead try the bay of Roche. 

Cocaine de la Fronterra

Cocaine de la Fronterra, Conil de la Frontera

 sickboyedd Says:  Conil is a brilliant place to stay, full of great food, wonderful people and a lovely atmosphere. However, as with quite a lot of small coastal towns, the youth are stuck with 8-9 months of very little to do. Combine this with drug trafficking from North Africa and you can... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Canos de Meca

Canos de Meca, Conil de la Frontera

 coccinella169 Says:  Although Conil definitely has the most beautiful beach in the area, it`s not easy to swim, because of the wind and the waves. so try out the beach in canos the meca too; it`s a nice small town, not overcrowded. The beach is not as beautiful as in Conil, but there is not much... 

Take a walk by the cliffs

Take a walk by the cliffs, Conil de la Frontera

 SirRichard Says:  A walk by the cliffs that go from Fuente del Gallo beach to Cala del Aceite, in the north part, outside the village, is a nice activity around sunset, when the heat is not so hard. Sunsets are great from there...To get there, drive towards Fuente del Gallo (south part) or... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Horse riding

Horse riding, Conil de la Frontera

 coccinella169 Says:  As far as I know, in Conil there are two "picaderos" that offer horse riding lessons and excursions on horseback. Unfortunately it`s not possible to ride horses on the beach during summer time, because it`s too crowded. But you`ll have an impressing view down from the cliffs... 

Surfing Lessons/ Surfing Holidays

Surfing Lessons/ Surfing Holidays, Conil de la Frontera

 Winterwaves Says:  The water was a greenish blue, absolutely crystal clean.The waves were born from storms thousands of miles away.We surfed with dolphins, amazing sunsets.The waves are great from beginners to advanced surfers check out www.winterwaves.com or www.surf-school-spain.comGive... 

Favorites  

Sandy beach

Sandy beach, Conil de la Frontera

 daarth Says:  Most tourists travelling to the Costa del Sol don't realise it, but the best beaches are on the Atlantic side of southern Spain. Terifa is only an hours drive from Marbella, and from there and west, you find one fantastic beach after the other. The sand is good and not the... 

Acatilado Pines in Barbate Natural Park, Spain

Acatilado Pines in Barbate Natural Park, Spain, Conil de la Frontera

 Martin_S. Says:  Here in the Barbate Natural Park you will find the Acatilado Pine (Umbrella Pine, Sciadopitys Verticillata), a very stately tree as you can see in the second photo. They almost look as if they have been trimmed of their lower branches, leaving only the top canopy. But I was... 

Blue Skies, Golden Beaches and White Houses

Blue Skies, Golden Beaches and White Houses, Conil de la Frontera

 blint Says:  My favourite thing about Conil has to be the golden beach that stretches for miles around lapped by the dazzling blue sea and sky and backed by nothing but a small white village. Untouched by large development, a true virgin beach. There are much prettier white towns in the... 

The Place

Plan a Conil de la Frontera vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Conil de la Frontera locals

Experience Conil de la Frontera
  •   94 Tips and Reviews
  •  147 Photos
  Share your Travels  
Map of Conil de la Frontera
 

The People

6 Members Live Here
 
Our Members Say
 profile photo

 if you travel with a madness of the sunsets... you will be running to the beach at the hours of the sunsets.... But I guess even if I complain I loe to go too,... 

6 members live in Conil de la Frontera

 

Questions and Answers

kimreynders profile photo

Q:  We are planning to go to Conil next summer and were looking for a house to rent for a week. Does anyone know Casadelaluz.com? Or... 

gwened profile photo

A: no experience with them, I use www.homelidays.com for elsewhere in Europe. 

Read 4 Replies

postQuestion_button

Top Conil de la Frontera Writers

1

Unspoiled beaches of unbeleivable beauty

SirRichard profile photo

 Conil is a little white village located in the Atlantic Coast of the Cadiz province, at the very south point of Spain. Here you can find endless wild white sand beaches, nice people and a wonderful...... 

2

Conil de la frontera

coccinella169 profile photo

 Conil de la Frontera is the perfect place for me to relax in Spain. I went there in 2004 and 2005, in total for almost 6 weeks. It`s strange, that the international tourism industry has not discovered... 

3

under constructiion

Carmela71 profile photo

 Conil de la Frontera was a fishing village which has become a popular resort. With great beaches and lots of wind lol, as we saw while we were having lunch there in the beach. It was mainlya... 

4

Crystal Clear Altantic Water, Amazing Sunsets

Winterwaves profile photo

 I had an amazing time with Oceano Surf School in Conil de la Frontera. They looked after me like family, my accommodation was beautifully authentic and all the best points of the town, culture and of... 

5

Conil de la Frontera

Kaspian profile photo

 Travel Dates: May 9-11 2006. 

View all rated pages

View newest pages

Build your own Conil de la Frontera page