Melilla Old Town | My visit to a historic Spanish exclave

Melilla has been a Spanish city since 1497, just a few years after the Christian kingdoms in the Iberian peninsula concluded the Reconquista. There is so much history to be found in this city on the North African coast, and the best place for this is to wander into Melilla Old Town, or Melilla la Vieja, like I did on this cloudy but warm March day.
Join me on a discovery tour through forts and tiny streets.
VIDEO CONTENT:
00:00 Intro
00:03 Entry through the old fortress walls
00:12 Vistas a Rocio
00:20 View from Baluarte de las Cinco Palabras
00:33 View over the Mediterranean Sea
00:41 Flag of Melilla
00:45 Lighthouse and cannon
00:54 Cannon and view over Melilla
01:04 The Mediterranean Sea
01:13 Lighthouse built in 1918
01:17 Enjoying the view on the north side of the Old Town
01:22 Old Fortress
01:34 Inside the fortress with statue guards
01:51 Walking to Plaza de Armas
02:05 Walking streets
02:23 Birthplace of Spanish actor José Tallaví
02:29 Cobbled street close-up
02:33 Museo Casa del Reloj
02:38 View over Melilla
02:43 Old Fortress walls
02:48 Be prepared for many steps to be taken in the Old Town
02:51 A rough sea today
02:56 Flag of Melilla
03:04 Outro
Footage shot on an iPhone 11 Pro and edited in the GoPro Quik app.
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