Montejaque revisited

It's been just about two years since we last visited the lovely pueblo of Montejaque so today we headed off intending to refresh our memories and perhaps find a restaurant to have lunch.

Heading south of Olvera on the A-374 towards Ronda, we turned off right onto the MA-8403 that took us through the picturesque El Hundidero gorge and on to Montejaque.

Arriving at about 1.15pm, we drove through the narrow streets, trying to park near to the centre of the village. However, our way was blocked at the Plaza de la Constitución so we turned around, parked on the outskirts of the village and walked back in.

It's a very pretty village with a population of about a thousand. The oldest part above the Plaza has very steep, winding and narrow streets but well worth the effort for the great views over the village and the surrounding countryside.

Many of the houses were made all the more attractive by their brightly painted doors and windows.

We had lunch from a tasty but limited menu at a restaurant in the main square before heading back home.

Montejaque

On a lovely, sunny Andalucian day we drove south for thirty minutes or so on the A-374 towards Ronda, turning off to the village of Montejaque.

The scenery along the route was spectacular.

Although it was past ten thirty, the mist still shrouded the bottom of the valley.





























The village of Montejaque clings to the side of the mountain.

We parked the car on the outskirts of the village and walked towards the centre. We came across this tiled plaque in the appropriately named "Plazoleta Voluntarios de la Libertad", just behind the Church, dedicated to the various "Resistance" fighters who since 1500 had fought in the village and surrounding area against political and social injustice.

Just around the corner from the plaque, we came into the Plaza de la Constitucion. This is the Ayuntamiento.
An unusual statue outside the Church.


A view of the Plaza de la Constitucion with the Iglesia de Santiago El Mayor on the left.








We left the square and started to wander upward through the the narrow streets toward the top of the village.




































Winding our way upwards, we came across many beautiful, brightly painted houses, unusually many with tiled plaques with names rather than numbers, such as " Casa Abuelo" (grandfather's house) and "Casa del Rosa".






Many a donkey has passed this way in the past.






































Looking down over the village in it's spectacular location.
Anne relaxing after the climb.

We were really impressed with Montejaque. A very pretty, clean and well kept village in a lovely location. Well worth a visit.

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