Private tours in Melilla

Melilla has the second largest concentration of modernist architecture in Spain after Barcelona, built when the city grew rich in the early twentieth century, and a fortified old town on a promontory that predates it by four centuries. Four cultures — Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Hindu — have lived here side by side for generations. Tour Travel & More organises 100% private tours of Melilla with a licensed official tour guide, a luxury vehicle with chauffeur and a travel coordinator available 24/7.

Melilla la Vieja and the modernist city

The old fortress town sits above the sea with tunnels, cisterns and bastions still intact. Below it, the ensanche was largely designed by Enrique Nieto, a pupil of Gaudí who stayed here rather than return to Barcelona: nearly a thousand modernist and art deco buildings, plus the synagogue, the mosque and the Hindu temple within a few streets of each other.

Nador and Mount Gurugú

Across the border, the Mar Chica lagoon and the town of Nador are half an hour away, and Mount Gurugú looks back over the whole city. The crossing requires a passport and some patience, and we plan the timings so it does not eat your day.

A city that explains itself slowly

Melilla is not a monument you photograph and leave; it is a place where the layers only make sense with someone explaining them. A guided half day covers the fortress and the modernist route comfortably, and the food — Spanish, Moroccan and Sephardic in the same market — is part of the argument.

With Tour Travel & More, Melilla is a small city with an unusually big story. Tell us your dates and a travel expert will design your private tour with an official guide.