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Barbate de Franco Travel Guide: 24 reviews and 42 photos

The seafront at Barbate - Barbate de Franco

Barbate de Franco is a fishing town on the Costa de La Luz. We drove through on our way to Capo de Trafalgar, and only stopped to stretch our legs. The beaches along the seafront are fine, clean sand, but we did not see anything in particular to make us stop and explore.

To the east side of the town there are boatyards to serve the fishing fleet, and to the west there is a large sheltered harbour. Barbate is one of the busiest fishing ports in Spain, and the main catch is tuna, which is processed and canned in the enormous sheds by the harbour. So don't visit at the peak fishing times if the wind is in the wrong direction !

Cabo de Trafalger

To the west of the town lie some good beaches, and if you drive on eventually you will come to Cabo de Trafalger. Just off this cape is where Nelson won his famous victory over the French and Spanish fleets in 1805, which effectively prevented the French from contesting the supply route from England to Spain during the Peninsular war which followed. Nowadays it is well-known for wind-surfing, as the wind blows strongly from the sun-baked hills inland, and indeed the whole coastline south of Barbate is also known for its winds.

Last visit to Barbate de Franco: May 2006
Intro Updated Nov 21, 2006
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nhcram Aug 28, 2006 at 11:25 AM

Busy again I see. Good start here.
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jo104 Aug 18, 2006 at 8:07 AM

kite surfing is a cool sport
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sue_stone Aug 8, 2006 at 10:54 AM

The lovely Barbate model in your main photo looks suspiciously like a VT'er I have met before ; )