Ceuta takes its name from the ancient Septem Fratres—the Seven Brothers. Barely 20 square kilometers and home to just 84,000 inhabitants, its spirit is unmistakably universal: a place where four cultures coexist in harmony, where the Mediterranean merges with the Atlantic, and where Phoenicians, Visigoths, Arabs, and Portuguese left their indelible mark across the centuries. Its black-and-white flag perfectly reflects what Ceuta is—a European city set on African soil.

The word coffee is said to come from the Turkish word kahve, also from the Arabic word qahwa, which is a drink with stimulating and medicinal effects.