Campo de Gibraltar
Eight municipalities between the Rock, the Strait and Los Alcornocales: 280,898 people living with one foot in Europe and their eyes on Africa.
- Algeciras
- La Línea de la Concepción
- San Roque
- Los Barrios
- Tarifa
- Jimena de la Frontera
- Castellar de la Frontera
- San Martín del Tesorillo
The border today
No passport checks
Since July 15, 2026 the treaty between the European Union and the United Kingdom on Gibraltar has been provisionally applied: there are no passport checks at the border fence. Spain carries out the Schengen checks at Gibraltar's port and airport.
Before it fully enters into force, it still needs the vote of the European Parliament.
The queue live, on the Government of Gibraltar's camera ↗ What changes, according to Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs ↗
The wind in Tarifa
The levante is blowing
14 km/h at 17:00.
In a strong levante, the Tarifa ferries may not sail: check their status below.
Strait ferries
- 17:15 Algeciras → Tánger Med Baleària · POETA LOPEZ ANGLADA
- 18:00 Tarifa → Tánger Port Ferry Services · MARIA DOLORES
- 18:00 Algeciras → Tánger Med DFDS · KATTEGAT
- 19:00 Algeciras → Ceuta Baleària · CIUDAD DE MAHON
- 19:00 Tarifa → Tánger Baleària · AVEMAR DOS
- 19:00 Algeciras → Tánger Med Port Ferry Services · WASA EXPRESS
- 20:00 Tarifa → Tánger Port Ferry Services · MOROCCO EXPRESS 1
- 20:00 Algeciras → Ceuta DFDS · CEUTA JET
All departures and the ferry map →
Latest from the Campo
- Las Angustias de San Roque now has a programme for its 50th anniversary San Roque · October 24
- San Roque brings 'Papá Noel, el musical' to the Teatro Galiardo for five euros San Roque · October 24
- Los Barrios celebrates its 6th Film Showcase on November 20 and 21 Los Barrios · October 24
- La Línea paints and cleans San José and opens until 18:00 for All Saints' Day La Línea de la Concepción · October 24
- Los Barrios celebrates its 5th Iberian Market from November 6 to 8 Los Barrios · October 23
- Five thousand people apply for employment training pathways La Línea de la Concepción · October 23
- Garbage can be put out in Algeciras from 19:00 to 22:30 from November 1 Algeciras · October 23
- San Roque opens the application period for the taxi driver certificate San Roque · October 23
- Algeobras will rebuild the Arcos del Cobre aqueduct after damage caused by a vehicle Algeciras · October 22
- San Roque Suena fills the Teatro Juan Luis Galiardo with five concerts in November San Roque · October 22
What's on in the Campo
- The Word Collector Tarifa · October 24
- Magic or Science? Castellar de la Frontera · October 24
- DJ ACK en Pub Kiss Algeciras · October 24
- The singer Manuela Cordero, in Algeciras Algeciras · October 24
- Cajón Desastre en Sixties Algeciras · October 24
- Basketball match: Unión Linense de Baloncesto - Insolac CB Alcalá La Línea de la Concepción · October 24
- Baby La Línea de la Concepción · October 24
- DJ Govi en Sixties Algeciras · October 24
The eight municipalities
| Municipality | Population | km² | Unemployed in September |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeciras people of Algeciras · El Pelayo | 126,589 | 85.8 | 11,243 |
| La Línea de la Concepción people of La Línea · Santa Margarita, La Hacienda | 64,499 | 19.2 | 7,401 |
| San Roque people of San Roque · Taraguilla, Sotogrande, Puente Mayorga, Estación de San Roque, Guadiaro, Campamento, Torreguadiaro | 34,310 | 146.9 | 2,579 |
| Los Barrios people of Los Barrios · Palmones, Cortijillos, Guadacorte | 24,449 | 331.5 | 1,832 |
| Tarifa people of Tarifa · Facinas, Tahivilla, Bolonia, Atlanterra | 18,613 | 419.9 | 801 |
| Jimena de la Frontera people of Jimena · Los Ángeles, San Pablo de Buceite | 6,719 | 297.4 | 498 |
| Castellar de la Frontera people of Castellar · Castillo de Castellar, Almoraima | 2,984 | 178.9 | 194 |
| San Martín del Tesorillo people of Tesorillo · Montenegral | 2,735 | 49.0 | 151 |
| Campo de Gibraltar | 280,898 | 1,528.8 | 24,699 |
Population: municipal register at 1 January 2025 (INE). Registered unemployment: SEPE.
The Campo in three figures
100.7 million
tonnes went through the port of Algeciras in 2025, the busiest in Spain
Source: Puertos del Estado (Spanish ports authority) ↗15.509
cross-border workers registered in Gibraltar at the end of 2025; 10,859 of them Spanish
Source: Government of Gibraltar ↗3.49 million
passengers crossed the Strait during the 2025 Operation Crossing the Strait, counting every port
Source: Spanish Ministry of the Interior ↗Between two parks and two continents
Strait Natural Park
From Getares (Algeciras) to Cape Gracia (Tarifa): 18,931 hectares, almost half of them at sea.
Find out more ↗Los Alcornocales Natural Park
173,619 hectares of cork oak forest and hills across 18 municipalities, reaching into the neighbouring province.
Find out more ↗Birds on the move
The Strait is where birds of prey and storks cross between Europe and Africa, in spring and at the end of summer. The Migres Foundation follows it from Cazalla (Tarifa) and Punta Carnero (Algeciras).
Find out more ↗Dolphins, pilot whales and orcas
Dolphins and pilot whales all year round; orcas mostly from June to October, following the bluefin tuna.
Find out more ↗The border fence, from 1909 to today
- 1909 The metal fence is put up.
- 1969 Franco's regime closes the border.
- 1982 It reopens to pedestrians.
- 1985 Fully reopened.
- 2020 The United Kingdom leaves the European Union.
- 2025 Political agreement on Gibraltar (11 June).
- 2026 The treaty is signed (14 July) and provisionally applied from the 15th.