ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN SPAIN
Gateway to the Route of the White Villages, Arcos is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Spain. There are traces of its first prehistoric and Roman settlers at the Sierra de Aznar archaeological site, but it is to the Muslim culture that the town owes its imprint and current appearance.
Through very narrow and steep streets and under ancient arches, the visitor approaches its old quarter, declared a Historic Site, where monumental jewels such as the castle of the Dukes (15th century), the Matrera Gate (11th-14th centuries) and the remains of the walled enclosure, its palaces and stately homes, the basilica of Santa María, the church of San Pedro, as well as numerous temples, chapels and convents are preserved.
DON'T MISS THEIR HOLY WEEK
Its Holy Week has been declared of National Tourist Interest, due to the quality of its images, traditions and the urban and monumental environment through which its different processions take place, which makes it different from other places.
LAKE OF ARCOS. It is located a few kilometres from the town and offers the possibility of different water sports. The tail of this reservoir has been declared a natural site.
PATHWAYS ARCOS: Ver enlace
PROPOSALS IN ARCOS DE LA FRONTERA
VIDEO MEETS ARCHES
GUIDE TO THE WHITE VILLAGES
ON A HARLEY IN THE MOUNTAINS