You wouldn’t expect to find a Spanish city in African territory with a historic military fortress, modernist architecture and a fusion of Mediterranean, European and African cultural heritage. A Domenech apprentice named Enrique Nieto is credited with inspiring the city’s collection of modernist buildings, a legacy of curved buildings with natural motifs you’ll appreciate in the city’s Golden Triangle.

Multiculturalism and Art Nouveau are two of the attractions of Melilla’s culture that we can enjoy through its buildings.

Melilla’s Art Nouveau route covers the Ensanche district of the city. This is the area of the “Golden Triangle”, so called for the large number of Art Nouveau buildings there. Starting from Plaza de España, it includes Avenida de Juan Carlos I Rey, Calle del Ejército Español and Calle López Moreno.

The Assembly Palace, Casa Melul, “Casa de los Cristales”, “Casa Tortosa”, El Acueducto” building, the Chamber of Commerce, the building of the newspaper “El Telegrama del Rif” and La Reconquista are a few of the most notable examples.

The Art Nouveau style also appears in the city’s religious buildings. Or Zoruah Synagogue and Yamín Benarroch Synagogue, the Central Mosque and the church of Sagrado Corazón de Jesús are good examples.