Feria de San Roque

We arrived in Torre Alháquime just in time to see the procession in honour of the patron saint of the village, San Roque, part of the feria which takes place over a four day period at about this time every year.
The procession was lead by these lovely young girls and ladies beautifully dressed in traditional Spanish costume.

The horsemen of the village.









































We sat down at a bar and ordered some tapas and drinks (non alchoholic for me - driving) and watched the participants of the procession pass by.

A lovely evening and really worth going to see.

Torre-Alháquime

Today we went out to Torre-Alháquime, a small village only about 5 kms outside of Olvera.

We parked as usual at the bottom of the village and wound our way through the streets, hoping to arrive at the castle at the top.







Going through this archway, on the wall was a tiled plaque depicting a humourous tale about the good and bad children of the village.




















Through the arch led us to this lovely church and the area where the Town Hall is located.

We came upon the entrance to the ruined castle and were slightly disappointed to find that the castle grounds had been turned into a play area for children with seating around, perhaps understandable in an area where space is limited. Unfortunately it appeared neglected and not in the best state of repair.