· Puerta Jerez: This is one of the most emblematic and important monuments in the city. After the Christian conquest, the walls were extended and the Puerta de Jerez was opened. In 2000 it was restored, creating a space for the painting "El Cristo de Los Vientos" by the artist from Tarifa, Guillermo Pérez Villalta. The coat of arms in the legend recalls the capture of the city by Sancho IV the Brave in 1292.
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· Church of San Mateo: Gothic structure completed well into the 16th century. It preserves some interesting Baroque paintings and sculptures, as well as several notable works of goldsmithing.
· Mirador del Estrecho: a viewing point embedded in the wall. We also find the Town Hall building in Plaza de Santa María or Plaza de Ranita.
· Guzmán El Bueno Castle: dating from 960, by order of Caliph Abderramán III, it was built on the ruins of a possible Roman military camp. Recent archaeological excavations carried out in the Castle have discovered the existence of vestiges from the Bronze Age, the Punic and Iberian periods, as well as from the High and Low Roman Empire from its initial Republican stage. After the Christian conquest by King Sancho IV El Bravo in 1294, the event that has given Tarifa worldwide fame occurred: the heroic attitude of Guzmán El Bueno, who preferred to sacrifice his son rather than hand over to the Muslims the castle that the king had entrusted to him.
· Church of San Francisco: Baroque and Neoclassical style.
· Santa Catalina Castle: built in the second decade of the 20th century, following the neo-Renaissance style. It seems that, in ancient times, back in the 16th century, there was a hermitage on the hill.
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· Isla de las Palomas: This is where the southernmost point of Europe is located, separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic.
· Promenade: which extends to the Football Field, continues along the coast (PN del Estrecho) a path of wooden walkways to the La Vega River.
· Archaeological visits: there are many traces of ancient civilizations settled in the municipality of Tarifa. Cave paintings in shelters and natural caves, anthropomorphic tombs and dolmen groups, which must be visited after consulting the Local Tourist Board of Tarifa (Tel: 956 680 993), where they will inform us about the permits required to access these protected sites.
· Necropolis of Los Algarbes: Considered the most important archaeological site of the Bronze Age in the province. It consists of tombs excavated in sandstone, in artificial caves and dolmen galleries.
· Archaeological site of Baelo Claudia: Roman city built at the end of the 2nd century BC in the Bolonia bay, which extends over some thirteen hectares arranged around the main roads, Cardo and Decumana, and enclosed by a walled perimeter. The itinerary of the visit runs through the forum and its surroundings, the temples of the Capitol, dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, the curia, the shops and homes, the basilica and the market. It continues with the theatre, the thermal baths, the factories dedicated to salting fish, the walls and the necropolis.
· Beacon towers: part of the network of buildings used to monitor the Cadiz coastline. In Tarifa there are the towers of La Peña or Roca del Ciervo, the oldest; those of Guadalmesí, Punta Paloma, Cabo de Plata, Cabo de Gracia and Isla de las Palomas, the latter two converted into lighthouses. Inside there are the Rayo and Pedregoso towers.
