Saturday 28th January - Vejer

We had heard that Vejer was a pretty little white village, and as we had seen signs for this on our way to Trafalgar we decided to head there and check it out.  TomTom did its best to take us up the side of a mountain, but we were now wise to this, and having declined the offer (admittedly after a short detour) we soon made our way up a gentle winding road into the village.


Vejer is the classic white hilltop village and hangs above the steep gorge of the River Barbate.

The village is clearly geared up to cater for many more tourists than we saw on the afternoon we were there.  There is a largish car park, conveniently located next to a very pleasant park area and tourist information centre.  The village itself is quite beautiful, and we were lucky enough to see it without the crowds, which I am sure would have made a completely different visit.










Walking up from the carpark you enter the old walled town through the Arco de la village. The town still boasts a great deal of the castellated fortifications.  It was a joy to be able to wander around the maze of quiet cobbled streets and just stumble upon interesting houses.

The main square, Plaza de Espana, is very pretty  with a wonderful fountain surrounded by ceramic frogs which normally spout water to form a fountain.  Today the frogs were at rest, but the fountain was none the less very beautiful.












We had hoped to have an evening meal in Vejer and had passed a number of lovely restaurants within the walls, but we had our hearts set on the restaurant that overlooked the hillside.  Unfortunately we gauged things wrong, and when we sat down expectantly at a table overlooking a stunning vista we were soon politely asked to leave, as the restaurant had just closed for an hour.  Roland was a little peeved and so we decided that rather than wander about again we would take advantage of the light and drive back to our caravan and eat at home.

                                                                        A couple of likely tourists (one with something to hide)

A view from the town                                                                                     One of many lovely tiled portraits seen in Spain

                                                                                      A Statue of a woman in traditional dress

            

A view from the town