Castellar de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain
Castellar de la Frontera is a village perched high on a hilltop in an isolated location and located in the province of Cádiz in Andalucia. The village is contained within a castle surrounded by the walls of a well preserved Moorish fortress.
The history of the village goes back to prehistoric times and the Bronze Age, after which it became a medieval fortress. The prehistoric presence is still evident in the many caves around the area where enthusiasts can see the wonderful cave drawings as proof of its heritage. It played an important role in the wars between the Spanish and the Moors. In such a high up advantageous strategic position, peoples of many cultures wanted to control this strong vantage point.
The village was abandoned in the 1970’s and its inhabitants moved to the aptly named Nuevo Castellar (New Castellar). The derelict state of the village attracted a number of Germans who took over the empty houses and built temporary dwellings outside the walls. The village was later repopulated.
The village has commanding views over the Embalse de Guadarranque and on clear days you can see the north African coast, Gibraltar and the villages on the mountains near Málaga to the north.
Date: 10th September 2013
Location: Castellar de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain
The history of the village goes back to prehistoric times and the Bronze Age, after which it became a medieval fortress. The prehistoric presence is still evident in the many caves around the area where enthusiasts can see the wonderful cave drawings as proof of its heritage. It played an important role in the wars between the Spanish and the Moors. In such a high up advantageous strategic position, peoples of many cultures wanted to control this strong vantage point.
The village was abandoned in the 1970’s and its inhabitants moved to the aptly named Nuevo Castellar (New Castellar). The derelict state of the village attracted a number of Germans who took over the empty houses and built temporary dwellings outside the walls. The village was later repopulated.
The village has commanding views over the Embalse de Guadarranque and on clear days you can see the north African coast, Gibraltar and the villages on the mountains near Málaga to the north.
Date: 10th September 2013
Location: Castellar de la Frontera, Andalucia, Spain
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