Arcos de la Frontera

Today was a public holiday in Spain so we took

a trip to Arcos de la Frontera, a town of about

28000 people 50kms west of Olvera, midway between Olvera and Cadiz. The picture right shows the town perched on the edge of a cliff that drops down to the river below.

We parked the car at the bottom of the old town

and slowly wound our way to the top of town and

to the castle, which unfortunately was not open. Fortunately along the way were several pottery and art shops, which broke the trek and pleased Anne no end.

We entered the old town through an old gateway, protected by what appeared to be a religious icon above it.






















































The courtyard of the pensioners club.........places the like of which we worryingly seem to spend a lot of time around!!!

We walked around the cobbled streets eventually reaching the Plaza de Cabildo with the church of Santa Maria at one end, currently under restoration, and the mirador (viewpoint) at the other. Needless to say, the views were terrific.

The castle in the plaza.

While we were in the plaza, we were lucky enough to see a wedding party arrive and the bride looking very beautiful as she entered the church.

Whilst winding our way back to the car we noticed an open door off the street. So being nosey we went through and entered a little courtyard, off of which were three houses or apartments. The view was the same as from the viewpoint pictured above.
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Arcos de la Frontera
More detailed information on Arcos can be found in this link http://www.andalucia.com/province/cadiz/arcos/home.htm