The cliff edge
White houses.
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Arcos de la Frontera is a white town in the Sierra de Cádiz in Andalusia, 64 km north-east of Cádiz and 35 km east of Jerez de la Frontera, less than a kilometre from its centre in a straight line. It stands on the right bank of the Guadalete river, with part of the old town set inside a sharp loop of the river, which runs at the foot of towering vertical cliffs. From the top of a sandstone ridge it looks over the Guadalete valley and the peak of the Sierra de San Cristóbal, on the last western spurs of the Betic ranges. White houses with tiled roofs crowd the edge of the cliff beneath stone church towers, steep narrow lanes and small squares wind between them, and viewpoints open on wide views of green fields and the river below. The best view of the whole town is from the road below the cliff near the river, especially at sunset. The lanes are very tight for cars, so park lower down and walk up.
White houses.
Valley views.
Narrow and steep.
Sierra de Cádiz, Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain
Lower down, then walk up.
Spring and autumn.