San Roque holds many sites and structures that reveal much about the history of the town.
The Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Visitacion was built in the 18th century. The chapel interior contains many images, and of special mention is a depiction of the penitent being brought back from Gibraltar. The adjacent building was a sort of hospital for the poor and infirm that was run by the same religious order that ran the chapel. The chapel and the hospital were destroyed in 1909 and rebuilt.
The Ermita de San Roque (“Hermitage of San Roque”) was built in 1801 in neoclassical styling. It is dedicated to the saint San Roque, the patron of the town.
The Santa Maria La Coronada Parish church is another monument of historic wealth. It was constructed in 1735, on the very site of the original hermitage of San Roque where the refugees from Gibraltar took shelter. The building is named after the church in Medina Sidonia because the Duke of Medina Sidonia considered San Roque a very special place for him.
Near the Santa Maria La Coronada church, one can find the Palacio de los Gobernadores. This was a military headquarters during the Gibraltar rout. In 1808, the headquarters were transferred to Algeciras and the building is now a monument of considerable historical and artistic worth. There are three museums in the building: the Monographic Museum of Carteia, Pictures of Castilla Zurita and Cruz Herrera, and the Luis Ortega Brú Museum.
The Casa Consistorial is a finely constructed building that houses the original document that dates back to the year 1502, by which the Catholic kings conferred the original Gibraltar coat of arms to San Roque. Here, the official hand-embroidered banner of San Roque can also be found.
