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Parador Mirador de Abades

Beautiful scenery with ups and downs

The Mirador de Abades in Arcos de la Frontera is a wonderful place to admire the impressive views. From here you can see the Guadalete River and the beautiful Lago de Arcos, as well as the surrounding nature and the historic center of the city. It is a great place to enjoy a sunny day and the tranquility of nature. Please note that you will have to cycle back up, this is a dead end.

The Puerta Matrera is the only remaining gate of the original city wall of Arcos de la Frontera. This gate connects the old town centre with the Barrio Bajo. It is a historically important building that was restored in the 17th and 18th centuries. From here you can still see remains of the city wall between the houses. The gate also has a small chapel with a statue of the Virgen del Pilar, which has been recently restored.

The town, situated on a rocky plateau, invites you to travel through time. From the 11th century it was the capital of a taifa, a small Berber kingdom. The fortified town was finally reconquered in 1264 by Alfonso X, who also took Seville, Jerez and Cádiz during the Reconquista. For two centuries Arcos was an outpost on the border of the kingdom and in the 15th century the village came into the hands of the Ponce de León family, who played a major role in the victory over the kingdom of Granada. During the 19th century, Arcos acquired its current appearance thanks to the rise of olive and grape cultivation and horse breeding.

If you visit Arcos de la Frontera and do not go up to this Abades viewpoint, you simply will not have visited the city. Go up there and stay for several minutes enjoying all that the view can give you, you cannot pay with money.

Passing through the narrow streets of Arcos we arrive at this viewpoint, from here you can contemplate the flow of the Guadalete river, views of Arcos, Sierra Grazalema and the Alcornocales Natural Park

An important tourist destination, one of the most beautiful towns in Spain and the gateway to the Route of White Towns.