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Melilla

Introduction

Melilla is an autonomous Spanish exclave and city, located in the northern tip of Africa, surrouned by Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea. The city has about 75,000 inhabitants and is an important port city.

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Neighbourhoods

Melilla is subdivided into eight neighbourhoods (barrios):

Barrio de Medina Sidonia
Barrio del Real
Barrio de la Victoria
Barrio de los Héroes de España
Barrio del General Gómez Jordana
Barrio del Príncipe de Asturias
Barrio del Carmen
Barrio de La Paz

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Sights and Activities

Capilla de Santiago or James's Chapel- - the only Gothic architecture in Africa

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Melilla has a typical Mediterranean climate with warm, dry and sunny summers and mild but wetter winters. Average highs from June to early September are mostly in the 25-30 °C range with nights around 18-22 °C. Winters from December to February see highs of 15-17 °C and nights around 10-12 °C. Most of the annual precipitation falls from October to April, while summers hardly see any rain at all.

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Getting There

By Plane

Melilla Airport (MLN) is about 4 kilometres from the city centre and has flights with Air Nostrum to Almería, Granada, Madrid, Málaga and Valencia.

By Train

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

Trasmediterranea travels to Melilla from Almeria and Málaga in southern Spain.

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Hotel Anfora	C/Pablo Vallescá, no 16	hotel	80

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

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Work

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

If you want to post a card, you can head to the post office (Correos). The Spanish post is not yet as efficient as colleagues in other countries so receiving a card can take a bit longer than the number of days that it should take. On the website of Correos, you can find the locations of nearby post offices.
Post offices are generally open from 8:30am to 2:00pm, although times can vary and the main post office usually is open until the early evening. Most will also open again on Saturday mornings, but in the smaller towns will close as early as 12 noon. When posting a letter, look for a yellow box and, if possible, post at the post office itself where there will also be divisions for local, national and international mail. Be prepared for long queues at the post office. This is why tobacco shops sell stamps and many will also have the facility to weigh packages.
Standard letters/postcards of up to 20 grams sent within Spain are €0.34. However, non-standard letters/postcards of up to 20g are €0.39. Letters/postcards of 20 to 50 grams are €0.45. In the case of international shipping, the price is €0.64 to most countries within Europe for standard envelopes (letters/postcards) up to 20g, for a few European countries and outside Europe it is €0.78.

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