welcome to spain's most unusual city, situated on the north african coast over 100 miles
from the spanish mainland and surrounded by morocco this is the autonomous city of Melilla
whilst the enclave of Melilla might be surprising in itself what's perhaps more surprising is that
it's been in existence for over 500 years, in fact it outdates the surrounding moroccan nation
by hundreds of years, a fact that is often repeated whenever sovereignty comes into question.
For most of those years however Melilla didn't extend much beyond the garrison here on Melilla
la vieja it was only during the mid-19th century that the town itself began to grow and the port
started to flourish, although the town has grown considerably since the mid-19th century and now
has a population of around 80 000 it still only comprises around 12 square kilometers
in every corner of Melilla la vieja, the old town, the views are quite simply breathtaking
after weaving his modernist magic in barcelona in the early 20th century
catalan architect enrique nieto surprisingly moved to Melilla and then repeated the feat leaving the
city with some of the most incredible architecture both in spain and let's face it probably the whole
of the african continent - if you're a fan of modernist architecture or art deco art nouveau
whatever you want to call it you'll absolutely love strolling around the center of Melilla
Melilla has really surprised me - i'd always wanted to come here mainly for the curiosity
value to see this strange cocktail of north africa and spain but i didn't realize how
beautiful the place was and how much there was to see and do - I definitely hope to return one day,
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