Arcos de la Frontera - Cádiz
Arcos de la Frontera is nearly located in the geographical centre of Cádiz being part of Route of White Villages (Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos) and it is the limit between jerezana countryside and mountainous region where we can find the city.
It limits to the north with the towns Espera (Cádiz) and Bornos, to the northeast with Villamartín, to the east with El Bosque and Prado del Rey, to the southeast with Benaocaz and Ubrique, to the south with and San José del Valle and to the west with Jerez de la Frontera.
It is a city with an outstanding beauty known all around the world through written and audiovisual media.
We can see its excellent panoramic from the road of Paterna and to the South, from the one of and El Bosque to the northwest and East, in the entrance from Jerez de la Frontera to the West and ancient path in Bornos and the entrance from the to the North.
From the interior of the village we can observe the river and the countryside from the viewpoint of la Peña, Boliches Avenue, Peña Vieja Street, Abades Viewpoint, San Agustín Viewpoint and San Pedro and Santa María Towers.
Arcos de la Frontera has been declared a historic-artistic site, according to the decree of March 1962, because of its ancient wall and the remains that are preserved. There are another two historic-artistic monuments which are Santa María de la Asunción basilica and the organ of this basilica.
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Monuments
Historic City Centre. Declared Listed Building in 1962.
Medieval Castle of Arab origin, nearly totally reconstructed in the first half of XV century. It is a Private Property and is not open to the public.
San Juan de Dios Hospital from XVII century.
Counts Aguila Palace from XV century and of Romanesque-Gothic style
Santa María Church from XV century and of Gothic Plateresque style; it was built on the place which occupied the ancient mosque. Inside, we can emphasize the choir and the organ, which was declared national monument.
Town Hall from XVII century.
San Pedro Church from XIV century, which at first had a gothic style and later it was reformed with renaissance and baroque styles.
San Agustín Church, with a renaissance style, from XVI century, and the high altar from XVII century.
Caridad institution, at the end of the XVI century.
Town Planning
In 1962 the historic city centre was declared Listed Building. In numerous publications is described as the most beautiful village in Spain.
Gastronomy
Sausages. Molinera garlic. Clausura soup. Serrano gazpacho (Andalusian cold soup). Asparagus soup. Tomato soup. Cabbage. Chickpeas with thyme. Scrambled eggs with asparagus. Dishes cooked with hunting, pork and lamb meat. 
Sweets: Holy Week. Pestiños (honey-coated fritters). Small pies. Preserve cooked with serrana honey
Sparkling table wines both wine and red.
How to get there by road
Take the motorway A-382, that links directly with N-IV (Cádiz-Madrid).
To 25 kilometres you can find the motorway A-4, which links12 towns from Cádiz and another two from and Málaga.
Likewise, and through the Local Road 343, (Espera-Cruce de Las Cabezas, Arcos links to the N-IV towards Sevilla.
Of course, you have to cross Arcos de la Frontera to access to the Route of White Villages through C-344.
Craftsmanship
Arcos de la Frontera is in the fifth position with regard to the structure of the home-made sector in Cádiz, both in the number of factories and the volume of production. It is a village where the precious handicraft is reaching considerable levels of development towards the market.
Among the different types of home-made arcense products, we can mention these: Textile mills – Harness shops – Pottery – Locksmith’s trade – Esparto grass
Distances
To Cádiz 64 km
To Sevilla 112 km
To Ronda 84 km
To Algodonales 50 km
To Villamartín 25 km |
