Castellar de la Frontera in Cadiz is one of the most beautiful and secret places in Andalusia, a place to spend a few low cost days in Spain.
Certainly not a place of passage, certainly not found on the main guides on theAndalusia, but what is even more certain is that it would be a shame to miss such an emblematic example of the “Christian” Middle Ages in this wonderful Spanish region.
Castillo de Castellar de la Frontera it is not even too far, for example, from Gibilterra, but to reach it it is necessary to arrive first in Castellar and then be persistent in following a road of one dozen of km that every meter seems to lead nowhere.
Castillo is a real castle, a small walled town, perched on a hill hidden by the surrounding trees and slopes. The last bends must be taken very wide if you do not want to plant in half.
Inside the walls you can enter on foot, or by bicycle if you are daring. Some means of service can perhaps cover the first two streets and get to the main square, but already there I found myself the typical donkey at rest, waiting for the next lap. For those who know Carcassonne (in southwestern France), the genus is that, except that Castillo de Castellar de la Frontera looks like the bonsai copy.
There is also a small hotel in the aforementioned square, which will have 4 bedrooms and which uses the outdoor space as its own courtyard. The rest of the accommodation is offered by the small structures that are part of the Rural Tourism and that give the impression of entering the home of the last remaining inhabitants.
In general, the whole country remains well cared for, after all there is no degradation, traffic does not exist and relaxation is not endangered by anything or anyone. The views you enjoy are long stretches of hills covered with vegetation mostly burned by the Andalusian sun, up to about twenty km where you can see the Pillars of Hercules.
