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Rota is a city on the coast of southwestern Spain. It is very close to Jerez de la Frontera (about 1/2 hour away), Seville, Cadiz the city, Gibraltar, and lots of other cool looking places. There also happens to be a U.S. Naval Base in Rota. See below for a quote from their "Welcome to Rota" site:
"Rota, a town of 25,000... is one of many small whitewashed villages, or Pueblos blancos, directly on the Atlantic coast. In the summer, Rota swells to about 100,000 - most of them vacationing Europeans. The same is true for other Andalucia towns, where the main industry is largely related to tourism. Andalucia's tourism industry has exploded in recent years, turning one of Spain's poorest regions into the holiday choice for Europeans. Construction of "unifamiliaries" residences, or seaside condominiums in the traditional curvy stucco, can be seen everywhere, as the tourist boom grows.
One of the best ways to get to know Andalucia is at one of more than 3,000 fiestas celebrated each year, including fairs ("ferias"), pilgrimages, carnivals, mock battles between Moors and Christians and religious processions, throughout the 800 communities of the region.
Expect mild, breezy weather similar to southern California, with temperatures ranging from 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and 40 to 70 degrees in the winter. Vegetation is colorful, plentiful and year-round, with an abundance of olive and cork trees, vineyards and sunflowers."
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