Presentación de la ciudad Ceuta para proyecto eTwinning

1. Ceuta, Spain

2. Ceuta
Two different continents
Two different seas
Mediterranean Sea
Europe
Africa
Atlantic Ocean

3. Ceuta
The door of the African continent

4. General Information
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Area: 22 km2
Length of coastline: 21 km
Length of border: 8 km
Population: 76,000 aprox.
Language: Spanish
Currency: Euro (€)
Communications: By sea or
by air

5. Panoramics views over the Strait

6. Two different seas
From April to October
it’s possible to swim
More than 300
sunny days a year

7. And a
Maritime Park,
with salty
water too!

8. The countryside, wich the maximum
elevation is on García Aldave with 345m

9. The natural border of Ceuta
and Morocco is delimited by
seven hills, crowned by seven
medieval style towers built in
the 19th century for defence
the city.

10. You can discover places where you
can see as far as the horizon

11. And mountains that form the
silhouette of a woman

13. The architectural heritage

15. Ceuta at
night

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The city`s rich history and culture
has given rise to the presence of four
religions, where citizens of different
faiths live together:
Christians,
Muslims,
Jews and
Hindus.

17. Four
Cultures

18. History
Before 1415: Domination of Caliphates and
Kingdoms
1415: The city was conquered by John I of
Portugal
During 16th century: Spanish and Portuguese
crowns were united under Philip II of Spain and I
of Portugal.
1640:The inhabitants decided by a referemdum
to remain part of the Crown of Spain.

19. Royal Portuguese walls

23. But Ceuta didn’t want to forget
Portugal, as can be see from its flag,
the flag of Saint Vicent, the same as
Lisbon’s, and its coat of arms, almost
identical to that of Portugal.
Our Flag
Ceuta anthem

24. SOME OF OTHER VIEWS

28. CEUTA