Deciding to make ourselves scarce during that time we made a plan to go to Arcos de la Frontera, one of the premier and most well known of the white villages. It is about an hour west of Olvera. After parking we walked up the hill to the old part of town which is famous for its narrow streets and whitewashed walls. We had been there last year and really liked it.
We headed for a small restaurant and pensión owned by a young English couple who we had met there last year and really liked. Alas, the door was closed and the sign was down. We learned from a shopkeeper just up the street that the couple had split up and left town. How sad...they had small children.
We were able to find a place to eat - there are multiple small sidewalk cafes tucked in the narrow alleys. The rest of the time we wandered about enjoying the scenery and taking photos. Following are some random sights and scenes which we enjoyed.
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| Tight... |
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| ...very tight |
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| Church of Santa Maria on Plaza del Cabildo |
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| Arcos Parador (national chain of luxury hotels located in Castles, Palaces, Fortresses, Convents and other historic buildings). This historic Palace is also located on Plaza del Cabildo |
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| One of dining rooms in Parador de Arcos |
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| Large wall display of tile paintings of bullfighting |
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| View from terrace of Parador |
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| Colorful display in a shop |
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| Patio of a small pensión |
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| Love to know how old this is |
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| Flying buttresses protected this church from earthquake destruction in 1755 |
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