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* Iglesia de San Francisco (church built between the 16th and 17th centuries) |
* Iglesia de San Francisco (church built between the 16th and 17th centuries) |
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* Iglesia de la Caridad (church built between the 16th and 17th centuries) |
* Iglesia de la Caridad (church built between the 16th and 17th centuries) |
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* Hospital de San Juan de Dios, a |
* Hospital de San Juan de Dios, a 16th century hospital, formerly it was called as ''Hospital de San Sebastián''. attached to a hermitage. It was at that time 14 charitable hospitals in Arcos, and reunified in 1596 in San Sebastián. |
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* Palacio de los Condes |
* Palacio de los Condes del Águila, a 15th century late Gothic-Mudéjar palace. |
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* Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción, a 15th century Mudéjar-Gothic-Plateresque church, built on the site formerly occupied by the old mosque. Inside, highlights the choir and organ, declared a National monument. |
* Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción, a 15th century Mudéjar-Gothic-Plateresque church, built on the site formerly occupied by the old mosque. Inside, highlights the choir and organ, declared a National monument. |
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* Iglesia de San Pedro, 14th century initial Gothic trace, and later Renaissance and Baroque styles reforms. |
* Iglesia de San Pedro, 14th century initial Gothic trace, and later Renaissance and Baroque styles reforms. |
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*Iglesia de San Agustín, 16th-century Renaissance style, and late-16th-century Baroque high altar. |
*Iglesia de San Agustín, 16th-century Renaissance style, and late-16th-century Baroque high altar. |
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*Iglesia de San Miguel, formerly a Moorish fortress, in the 15th century converted into a hermitage, later was rebuilt in 18th century. It was also hospice for orphaned girls. Currently it for exhibitions and lectures. |
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* Asilo de la Caridad, late-16th century. |
* Asilo de la Caridad, late-16th century. |
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Seen from inside visuals of the river and countryside from the mirador de la Peña, Paseo de Boliches, Calle Peña Vieja, Mirador de Abades, Mirador de San Agustín y las torres de San Pedro y Santa María. |
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* Edificio del Pósito (granary building) with a stone facade of 1738; it was a wheat store in 18th century, where its takes its name. Years later was a public school. Today it is a health center. |
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* Brith house of the poet Julio Mariscal, whose facade it can see a commemorative azulejo. |
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* Historic centre. Declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1962.<ref>[http://andaluciarustica.com/arcos-de-la-frontera.htm "Arcos de la Frontera", andaluciarustica.com]</ref> |
* Historic centre. Declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1962.<ref>[http://andaluciarustica.com/arcos-de-la-frontera.htm "Arcos de la Frontera", andaluciarustica.com]</ref> |
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*Molino del Bachiller Viejo, a mill. |
*Molino del Bachiller Viejo, a mill. |
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*Molino Nuestra Señora de la Luz o Barrancos, a mill. |
*Molino Nuestra Señora de la Luz o Barrancos, a mill. |
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===Formerly monuments=== |
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In Cuesta of Belén, in the preamble to the historic centre. Here was one of the three city gates in medieval times, called ''Puerta de Jerez'', which was torn down in 1852. |
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==Other interest places== |
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*Calle Nueva, a highlights street because it was the castle moat. With the [[1755 Lisbon earthquake]] collapsed a stretch of wall that blinds the moat and gives rise to this street. It is decorated with pots and frequently locals and is located the old small 'Bar Alcaraván' within a cave. |
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* The Oficina de Turismo y el Centro de Interpretación de la Ciudad de Arcos (the Tourist Office and Interpretation Center of the City of Arcos). |
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*Torre de Santa María, typical narrow street. This particular one has been walled up until a few years ago, it is said to be closed for be a street where frecuently robbed. |
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*The ''Guardacantones'', common feature in streets of this town, is a reinforcing of the corners with old columns in which capitals of many ages. |
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==Gastronomy== |
==Gastronomy== |
Revision as of 18:10, 21 August 2016
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Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Andalusia |
Province | Cádiz |
Comarca | Sierra de Cádiz |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Jose Luis Nuñez (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 527.54 km2 (203.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 31,017 |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Arcense, Arcobricense |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 11630 |
Website | Official website |
Arcos de la Frontera is a historic walled city in the province of Cádiz, in Andalusia, Spain. It is located on the Northern, Western and Southern banks of the Guadalete river, which flows around three sides of the city under towering vertical cliffs, to Jerez and on to the Bay of Cadiz. The town commands a fine vista atop a sandstone ridge, from which the peak of San Cristobal and the Guadalete Valley can be seen. The town gained its name by being the frontier of Spain's 13th century battle with the Moors.[1]
History
There is local evidence that Stone Age cave-dwellers used rocks to form living chambers. Roman ruins also exist in the area.[1]
Arcos became an independent Moorish taifa in 1011 during the protracted collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba. Arcos was associated with the Jerez by 'Abdun ibn Muhammad who ruled from c. 1029/1030 to 1053. The region was overtaken by the Almoravid dynasty in 1091. From 1145 to 1147 the region of Arcos and Jerez was briefly a taifa under dependency of Granada, led by Abu'l-Qasim Ahyal.
The town was a bulwark of Christianity after Alfonso the Wise of Castile (1252–1284) expelled the Moors. He constructed a Gothic cathedral which remains on its high ridge.
It is famed for its ten bells, which tolled throughout the war with the Moors. Several Moorish banners were taken in the nearby battle of Zahara and have been on display in a church in Arcos since 1483.[1]
Main sights
- Castillo de Arcos (11th-15th-century castle), a medieval castle of Moorish origin, rebuilt almost entirely in the first half of 15th century. Currently it is a private property, it is not open to the public.
- Iglesia Parroquial de Santa María de la Asunción, a church built between the 14th and 16th centuries
- Church of San Pedro (15th-17th centuries)
- Ayuntamiento (City Hall), 17th-century.
- Iglesia de San Francisco (church built between the 16th and 17th centuries)
- Iglesia de la Caridad (church built between the 16th and 17th centuries)
- Hospital de San Juan de Dios, a 16th century hospital, formerly it was called as Hospital de San Sebastián. attached to a hermitage. It was at that time 14 charitable hospitals in Arcos, and reunified in 1596 in San Sebastián.
- Palacio de los Condes del Águila, a 15th century late Gothic-Mudéjar palace.
- Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción, a 15th century Mudéjar-Gothic-Plateresque church, built on the site formerly occupied by the old mosque. Inside, highlights the choir and organ, declared a National monument.
- Iglesia de San Pedro, 14th century initial Gothic trace, and later Renaissance and Baroque styles reforms.
- Iglesia de San Agustín, 16th-century Renaissance style, and late-16th-century Baroque high altar.
- Iglesia de San Miguel, formerly a Moorish fortress, in the 15th century converted into a hermitage, later was rebuilt in 18th century. It was also hospice for orphaned girls. Currently it for exhibitions and lectures.
- Asilo de la Caridad, late-16th century.
Seen from inside visuals of the river and countryside from the mirador de la Peña, Paseo de Boliches, Calle Peña Vieja, Mirador de Abades, Mirador de San Agustín y las torres de San Pedro y Santa María.
- Edificio del Pósito (granary building) with a stone facade of 1738; it was a wheat store in 18th century, where its takes its name. Years later was a public school. Today it is a health center.
- Brith house of the poet Julio Mariscal, whose facade it can see a commemorative azulejo.
- Historic centre. Declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1962.[2]
Farmhouses, Haciendas and mills
- Cortijo de San Rafael, (the cortijos are farmhouses)
- Cortijo de la Fuensanta
- Cortijo Casablanca
- Cortijo Casa Blanquilla
- Cortijo Albardén
- Cortijo del Rey
- Cortijo el Jadublón
- Cortijo Faín
- Cortijo las Posadas
- Cortijo Nuevo o el Guijo
- Cortijo o Hacienda el Peral
- Cortijo Soto del Almirante
- Hacienda el Santiscal
- Hacienda de San Andrés Nuevo
- Molino del Bachiller Viejo, a mill.
- Molino Nuestra Señora de la Luz o Barrancos, a mill.
Formerly monuments
In Cuesta of Belén, in the preamble to the historic centre. Here was one of the three city gates in medieval times, called Puerta de Jerez, which was torn down in 1852.
Other interest places
- Calle Nueva, a highlights street because it was the castle moat. With the 1755 Lisbon earthquake collapsed a stretch of wall that blinds the moat and gives rise to this street. It is decorated with pots and frequently locals and is located the old small 'Bar Alcaraván' within a cave.
- The Oficina de Turismo y el Centro de Interpretación de la Ciudad de Arcos (the Tourist Office and Interpretation Center of the City of Arcos).
- Torre de Santa María, typical narrow street. This particular one has been walled up until a few years ago, it is said to be closed for be a street where frecuently robbed.
- The Guardacantones, common feature in streets of this town, is a reinforcing of the corners with old columns in which capitals of many ages.
Gastronomy
Sausages, Ajo a la molinera. Sopa de Clausura. Gazpacho serrano. Sopa de espárragos. Sopa de tomate. Berza. Garbanzos con tomillo. Revueltos de espárragos. Dishes cooked with game meat, pork and lamb.
- Sweets: Bollos de Semana Santa. Pestiños. Empanadillas. Compota regada con miel serrana.
- Young table wines, both white and red.
Notes
- Attribution
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Arcos de la Frontera". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
References
- M. Mancheño y Olivares, Galeria de Arcobricenses illustres (Arcos, 1892)
- M. Mancheño y Olivares, Riqueza y cultura de Arcos de la Frontera (Arcos, 1898)
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Arcos de la Frontera Template:Es icon
- Arcos en la Red - Información ciudadana y turística sobre Arcos de la Frontera Template:Es icon
- Arcos de la Frontera en Twitter. Template:Es icon
- Satellite image from Google Local
- Jerez de la Frontera Airport
- Walking tour of Arcos de la Frontera