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ROUTE THROUGH THE CASTILIAN-NAZARI FRONTIER

Route through the castilian-nazari frontier

castles and walls share space with the typical white façade houses

The cultural heritage in the whitewashed villages of the Province of Cádiz is presented in the Castilian-Nazari Frontier Route which is now being promoted by the Mountain Range's Mancomunidad de Municipios. The medieval age favoured the encounter of different cultures. Villages grew under the shelter of fortresses where peaceful coexistence and exchange were promoted. The Zahara de la Sierra medieval village is an excellent example of how castles were surrounded by whitewashed houses. The Islamic Fortress and Village in Setenil de las Bodegas is another must.

Old mosques preceded churches, towers, walls and streets. The Homage Tower in Olvera was a Christian bastion in the defence of the frontier between the 13th and 15th centuries. The upper area of Benaocaz presents the Nazari estate, with genuine house-fortresses. Another interesting site is the village that surrounds the Torre Alháquime Fortress. Manga de Villaluenga connects the mountain ranges of Málaga and Cádiz, with many medieval sites and the traces of an old Roman Pavement which is still being used for cattle and rural tourism. And a Medieval Pavement is Grazalema's highlight, the prolongation of a rural path which ends in the lower estate, where you will encounter many fortresses remains.