These three villages of the Andalusian provinces of Málaga Y Cádiz We offer a tour of great architectural and natural heritage value.
Campillos It belongs to the province of Málaga, it is 80 kilometers from the capital and 130 kilometers from the city of Seville. Olvera Y Setenil de las Bodegas belonging to the province of Cadiz about 130 kilometers from the capital city.
My journey starts by Campillos where I was struck by its historical small center that highlights the Church of Our Lady of Rest, in the Plaza of Spain, the most important monument of the city.
Our Lady of Rest is the patron saint of the town and building your church dates from the sixteenth century. It belongs to the Diocese of Málaga, although at the beginning it belonged to Seville.
The current building is the result of several changes made in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is rectangular and consists of a main nave, greater height and two aisles. The cover is supported by rectangular pillars supporting arches, on the pillars supporting the horizontal guides Ionic pilasters entablamento. It also has various chapels. An interesting element that characterizes the whole is the bell tower clock tower built in masonry in its early stages and bricks at auction. The deck is covered in blue glass tiles and white.
Worth admiring is your portal, perhaps the most important element that makes up the facade and highlights the Sevillian Baroque style, beige marble stone striated on ashlar. The fluted columns flanking have registered geometric figures. Scrolls and pinnacles surmounting each compositional element out and simultaneously give unity to.
As it is common in the area, probably shine day visit, which invites us to walk the rest of the historic center, their place, remains of Roman and Arabic as well as approach the hermitage of San Benito patron of the village which lies a short distance.
Olvera
Continuing our tour and about 40 kilometers west, we arrive at one of the many and beautiful white villages of Andalusia, Olvera, in the Sierra de Cádiz, At a height of 645 meters above sea level already seen from the road. Arab roots people who knew how to evolve over time and history leaving a rich legacy of heritage value.
Walking to the historic center, our gaze inevitably lead to the top of the hill where the Arab Castle and the Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation that appear to be suspended over the whiteness of the houses and buildings of the city. Upload the easy way, enjoying the journey, the village and the views offered.
The Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation data del siglo XVIII. Built on the ancient church that has rescued its apse. The façade of the present church with two bell towers, It is neoclassical. In central and finishing off the central body clock is located. The two towers are identical and can be accessed from the main facade.
La planta del templo es rectangular con una nave principal de 
mayor altura y dos naves laterales. On the cruise a magnificent dome of rich and colorful stands.
Around the church a wide esplanade that serves as a lookout walk offering great views of the town and its surroundings is developed.
Neighbor to the church of Our Lady of the Incarnation is possible to climb to the highest point of the city, the Moorish Castle, it was built as a defense of the kingdom of Granada in the twelfth century after undergoing various transformations in Christian times. Its plant is irregular. Its keep, square but rounded angles plant, It constitutes the main element of castle defense.
of the Muslim wall it is conserved among elements and the tower or vantage Duke where a sample of archaeological remains is displayed in the area.
Junto al castillo en la casa de la Cilla funciona el Museo La frontera y los Castillos en donde se expone la historia de los reinos árabes y cristianos en la zona como también elementos de la vida cotidiana de la época.
In the village there are other important churches, Relief Church Mudejar Gothic church and modern building Victoria. Two kilometers from Olvera Church of Our Lady of Remedies, patroness of Olvera, building dating from the seventeenth century.
Worth a stroll around the town, its streets and courtyards marked on the white walls on which often emphasize the colorful flowers with their neighbors decorate windows and balconies carefully.
Olvera offers various routes according to the visitor's interest.
The ruta de los Pueblos Blancos, Olvera considered as a gateway on this tour.
The ruta de los Almorávides y Almohades que reúne en su recorrido el legado patrimonial del periodo hispanoárabe en la región.
La ruta conocida como Vía Verde de la Sierra sobre un antiguo proyecto ferroviario y acondicionada para senderismo, biking or riding along 38 kilometers between Olvera and Puerto Serrano between tunnels, viaducts and stations enjoying the varied vegetation and a unique fauna which includes the griffon vulture.
Within the territory of Olvera, se halla la Reserva Natural de Zaframagon donde la flora y la fauna son de gran interés y riqueza, plant species found mainly among oaks and olive trees, characteristic of the region as willows, olmos, poplars and carob, shrubs like gorse and rosemary and floral species such as poppy. Among its fauna includes the griffon vulture, the Eagles, hawks and falcons.
Setenil de las Bodegas
Also in the province of Cadiz and about 16 kilometers of Olvera is this particular village, where we will finish our tour today. It amazes the construction of many of its "embedded" houses in the rock and the unique urban fabric due to its geographical situation there develops. The town itself is located in the pit left by the passage of the river.
A tour or from the castle gives a good overview of both the original town and its surroundings. The houses are located on the descent from the castle to the river bed giving this particular feature that really surprises visitors.
While this white town is a point of heritage value in itself, in turn it offers some monuments and sights that I list below:
– Castle Setenil
– Ermita de San Benito sixteenth century
– Hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Carmen eighteenth century
– Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation
– Tower of Homage
– Triana Bridge Street and Ronda street from where we observe the passage of the river Trejo
– Cuevas de San Román
Who likes to discover, travel and enjoy different places, Setenil is an ideal and in this proposed route makes a special effort.
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