Vejer is situated at 200m above sea level and its high location provides far reaching views over the plains of Andalusia, into the mountains of the Sierra Nevada and to the South over the Straits of Gibraltar and the northern shores of Africa.
Vejer is a fascinating place to drift around the cobbled streets, and discover a medieval quarter filled with many monuments and archways, The large doorways into the whitewashed houses are enticingly inviting you to view the abundance of flower filled patios, and enjoy the local life moving at its own pace, unspoilt and uncorrupted by tourism.
The friendliness of the local population is very special and it is well worth learning a few words of Spanish as there is very little English spoken. If you have an interest in history it is the perfect place to explore and a visit to the local Tourist office will furnish you with some locally produced literature to help you find your way around the labyrinth whitewashed streets.
You will find the remains of the town walls that were built in the 15th.C. as part of the defensive investment after the Christian reconquest of the region, and these are punctuated with the archways which provided the original four gateways into the town. These are the Arco Sancho IV which is the oldest & best preserved gate to the old town, the Arco de la Villa is the main archway into Vejer in the Plaza de España, Puerta de la Segur which is up at the top of the town next to the main church, and finally the Puerta Cerrada which was the ‘closed gate’ as it was supposedly most susceptible to attack from the south.
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