Ubrique - Cádiz

Ubrique is included in the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos and it is located to the north-eastern area of Cádiz, in the frontier of two Nature Reserves (Nature Reserve of Los Alcornocales and Nature Reserve of La Sierra de Grazalema).

In the Eastern half of the province, Ubrique is shaped like a natural link between the Sierras del Norte and the ones of El Campo de Gibraltar.

The town of Ubrique has more or less 17.000 inhabitants and it is to 337 metres above sea level.

In its surroundings we have to emphasize Las Sierras de Libar , Ubrique, Alta and La Silla, divided by watercourses and river ports that converge in the River of Ubrique, that flows into the important Los Hurones Dam , the same that supplies with water the half of the province.

We have to know Ubrique if we choose to follow the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos. It is one of the 19 bunches of White houses that gives a picturesque and original view of Cádiz.

As for its history, in the vicinity of the town there were found the remains of the Roman town called Ocurris. It was built near it and during the Muslim age a fortress called Cardela, that nowadays it is called Castle of Fátima. It was conquered in 1485 by Rodrigo Ponce de León, Duke of Arcos, in 1490 it belonged to the house of Arcos. In the XVIII century many leather factories that follow the Muslim tradition of the leather goods. These days it is one of the main leather workplaces in Europe.

Los Hurones Reservoir

Monuments

Church of San Antonio 
Convent of Capuchinos 
Church of San Juán Letrán 
Church of San Pedro 
Church of Jesús 
Parish Church Ntra. Señora de la O 
Public Fountain 
Old Quarter 
Town Hall 
Castle of Fátima 
Building ABC (Santa María) 
Calvario 
Casa Solariega (1925) 
Casa Dintel (S XVI) 
Tres Cruces 
Fuente de los Nueve Caños

Interesting Routes

Roman Paved Road 
Salto del Pollo 
Castle of Fátima 
Nava de la Merga 
Ruta Comercial 
Ubrique, rincones de Historia 
Ubrique Serrano 
Ubrique between the XV – XIX centuries 
Ubrique desfiladero romántico 
Ocuri 
Cubri

Gastronomy

In Ubrique you can taste the products from its mountains, like the Iberian sausages, games, sheep’s cheese, tagarninas (plants cooked in porridges, salads, soups of with scrambled eggs) and asparagus.

As for its confectionery we can emphasize the borrachos (sponge cakes soaked in alcohol), gañotes (made with egg, flour, cinnamon, sugar, grated lemon peel, olive oil and sesame) and French toasts.

How to get there

Ubrique is located to 106 kilometres from the capital and to arrive by car you have to take the AP4 towards Jerez, once there, take the motorway Jerez-Arcos (A-382) and then the locals A-374 towards Ubrique.

Distances

To Sevilla 124 km  
To Cádiz 107 km  
To Jerez de la Frontera 75 km  
To Ronda 48 km  
To Grazalema 25 km

Holiday Cottage "Los Naito" in Ubrique

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