{"id":6866,"date":"2021-06-27T13:31:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T13:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/arcos-de-la-frontera\/"},"modified":"2023-07-28T19:02:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T19:02:49","slug":"arcos-de-la-frontera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/en\/arcos-de-la-frontera\/","title":{"rendered":"Arcos de la Frontera"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-717689 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-906041 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-764587 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-2272988 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1271079 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1268302 kc_text_block\">\n<p>Located in the northwest of the province of Cadiz, Arcos marks the natural access to the Sierra de Grazalema and the classic route of the White Villages. Bathed by the river Guadalete, and next to the Arcos reservoir, it belongs to the region of the same name, of which it is the head of the district. It is well connected by road to Jerez de la Frontera and the Bay of Cadiz.<\/p>\n<p>Its climate is characterised by very mild temperatures for most of the year. The mountain breeze moderates the high temperatures that are common in the province of C\u00e1diz during the summer months.<\/p>\n<p>The high crag on which Arcos sits has been inhabited since ancient times, as evidenced by the finds of Palaeolithic axes and the numerous Roman and Arab remains found in the area around the town.<\/p>\n<p>The legend of the town&#8217;s origin has been passed down to its coat of arms, which reads that Arcobrigan was founded by King Brigo, the grandson of Noah. Finally conquered from the Arabs in 1264 by Alfonso X the Wise, it became part of the chain of fortresses established as a Christian parapet against the Muslim razzias, adopting its second name &#8220;de la Frontera\".<\/p>\n<p>After an initial stately period, Arcos became the main centre of the possessions of Rodrigo Ponce de Le\u00f3n, Marquis of C\u00e1diz and first Duke of Arcos (1493). The town remained linked to this noble family until well into the 18th century.<\/p>\n<p>Its status as a stately capital and the consequent cultural patronage exercised by the powerful Dukes of Arcos have allowed the city to treasure important artistic gems from all periods. In Arcos there is the exceptional circumstance that the Christian city preserves the pre-existing urban structure, without the usual demolitions and enlargements carried out in other towns.<\/p>\n<p>Nowadays, in addition to the traditional agricultural and livestock farming, there has been an important development of tourism, with the precedent of being declared a Historic and Artistic Monumental Site in 1962.<\/p>\n<p>Arcos de la Frontera1 is a Spanish municipality in the province of C\u00e1diz, Andalusia. It is the most populated municipality in the Sierra de C\u00e1diz region and also the largest. It is an important place for inland tourism and regional industry, and has a strategic position between the Jerez countryside and the Serran\u00eda. It also has a rich past, having been the capital of the Taifa of Arcos in the Muslim period and capital of the Duchy of Arcos from 1493.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/elle-arcos-de-la-frontera-que-ver-1598207138.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\"><\/p>\n<h3>History<\/h3>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner\">\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">\n<p>Like most of the towns in this province, its location has been occupied by human beings since prehistoric times. Arcos, due to its geographical location, has always been a strategic place. The name Arx-Arcis (fortress in height) comes from its Roman foundation, a period in which it appears as a settlement &#8220;coloniae Arcensium\", another Roman settlement was Santiscal.<\/p>\n<p>During the Muslim period it was called Arkos, emerging as a truly prosperous and flourishing city. During the period of the Emirate dependent on Damascus (711-757) it belonged to the &#8220;Cora\" of Sidonia. In the 11th century, it became a small Taifa kingdom under the rule of Ben Jazrum, a king of Berber origin. During this period, the town was walled in and although it is not certain that all the land was filled with buildings, the complex grid of blocks has been maintained. The layout of the streets, the military fortress, the wall, the mills, etc. date from this period.<\/p>\n<p>In 1255 and 1264, King Alfonso X took the city for Castile, being ceded to the Infante Don Enrique, although it returned to royal hands due to its frontier character. In 1300 it received the rank[citation needed] of council.<\/p>\n<p>In 1408 the king placed the town in the hands of his private owner Ruy L\u00f3pez D\u00e1valos, to be granted to the Ponce de Le\u00f3n family in 1440, Dukes of Arcos, until well into the 18th century, reaching its zenith between the 15th and 17th centuries. In the 15th century the Hospices de los Franciscanos Descalzos (Hospices of the Barefoot Franciscans) were founded, as well as another next to the Church of San Pedro. The Town Hall was moved to the Plaza del Castillo. The prison was moved to a house where the Convent of the Discalced Mercedarias Descalzas was later built. In the Plaza del Castillo the alh\u00f3ndiga was located and behind it the slaughterhouse.<\/p>\n<p>From the 16th century onwards, construction began on the Convent of San Francisco (1510), that of the nuns of San Juan de Letr\u00e1n (1539), the Hospital of San Roque and that of San Pedro. Construction also began on a new slaughterhouse outside the Puerta de Jerez. During the 18th century there was an urban expansion that exceeded the extension of its Arab walls.<\/p>\n<p>In 1706, Philip V granted it the title of Noble and Most Faithful. The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 changed its appearance, affecting the churches of Santa Mar\u00eda, San Pedro and San Agust\u00edn, and the north wall of the castle collapsed, falling into the moat and burying it, giving rise to the Calle Nueva.<\/p>\n<p>During the 18th century, the city developed definitively outside the walled enclosure, giving rise to three enclaves: the Corredera neighbourhood, the most upmarket, with the residences of the bourgeoisie, Hospital de San Juan de Dios, P\u00f3sito de Carlos III, Mes\u00f3n del Duque and Church of San Miguel; the San Francisco neighbourhood, around the 16th century Church of the Franciscans, in which the Capilla de las Aguas stands out; and the Bajo neighbourhood, whose origin may lie in a Moorish settlement in the current neighbourhood of Competa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the 19th century, apart from the yellow fever epidemic and the passage of the French, which caused damage to the Castle and the Plaza, the most important event for the heritage of Arcos was the disentailment of Mendiz\u00e1bal. Religious buildings were transformed and rural ecclesiastical possessions were put up for sale, which slowed down the incipient industrial development, due to the transformation of the industrial promoters into landowners.<\/p>\n<p>In the 20th century, the quality of life improved and the tourist sector developed, with the period 1950-70 seeing the greatest growth of the city. Until the beginning of the 1960s, a concentric ring of growth was formed. But it was from this decade onwards when new building typologies began to appear (blocks and detached, semi-detached and row houses) built on new layouts, which threatened both the original walled urban centre and the first growth area and the traditional farmhouse. In the 21st century it has become the entrance to the Route of the White Villages and a Historic-Artistic Site. Together with its magnificent scenery, it is a major tourist destination in the province of C\u00e1diz, which is its main source of income<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\">Geography<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In 2008 it had 31,017 inhabitants. Its surface area is 528 km\u00b2 and it has a population density of 55.7 inhabitants\/km\u00b2. Its geographical coordinates are 36\u00ba 45\u2032 N, 5\u00ba 48\u2032 W. It is located at an altitude of 185 metres and 67 kilometres from the provincial capital, C\u00e1diz. It is located on a hill next to the river Guadalete.<\/p>\n<p>It is bordered to the north by the municipalities of Espera (C\u00e1diz) and Bornos, to the northeast by the municipality of Villamart\u00edn, to the east by the municipalities of El Bosque and Prado del Rey, to the southeast by the municipalities of Benaocaz and Ubrique, to the south by the municipalities of Algar and San Jos\u00e9 del Valle and to the west by the municipality of Jerez de la Frontera.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image_66033.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1152\" height=\"768\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-3849628 kc_row\">\n<div class=\"kc-row-container kc-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-1526357 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<p><!--Featured Section--><\/p>\n<section class=\"featured-section\">\n<div class=\"auto-container\">\n<p><!--Sec Title--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sec-title centered\">\n<div class=\"title\">Discover our properties in Arcos de la Frontera<\/div>\n<h2>Properties in Arcos de la Frontera<\/h2>\n<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"three-item-carousel owl-carousel owl-theme\">\n<p><!--Featured Block--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-block\">\n<div class=\"inner-box\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/property\/ref-054-apartamento-turistico-en-arcos-de-la-frontera\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ref.-054-Vistas-370x270.jpg?v=1632569015\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"270\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sale\">setsale<\/div>\n<div class=\"price\">\u20ac<span class=\"page-price\">58,000<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-content\">\n<div class=\"upper-box\">\n<div class=\"rating\"><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/property\/ref-054-apartamento-turistico-en-arcos-de-la-frontera\/\">Ref. 054 Apartamento tur\u00edstico en Arcos de la frontera<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"location\">C\u00e1diz, Andaluc\u00eda, Espa\u00f1a.<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">Apartamento tur\u00edstico en el casco antiguo de Arcos de la\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-box clearfix\">\n<div class=\"pull-left\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bedrooms\">1<\/li>\n<li class=\"bathrooms\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pull-right\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"building-size\">50 m\u00b2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--Featured Block--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-block\">\n<div class=\"inner-box\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/property\/ref-068-finca-ha-arcos-de-la-frontera\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ref.-068-Terreno-370x270.jpg?v=1632908056\" alt=\"\" width=\"370\" height=\"270\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sale\">setsale<\/div>\n<div class=\"price\">\u20ac<span class=\"page-price\">80,000<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-content\">\n<div class=\"upper-box\">\n<div class=\"rating\"><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/property\/ref-068-finca-ha-arcos-de-la-frontera\/\">Ref. 068 Finca de 3 ha en Arcos de la Frontera<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"location\">Arcos de la Frontera<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">Finca con una superficie de 32.727 metros cuadrados, distribuidas en\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-box clearfix\">\n<div class=\"pull-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--Featured Block--><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured-block\">\n<div class=\"inner-box\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/property\/ref-105-chalet-arcos-de-la-frontera\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"price\">\u20ac<span class=\"page-price\">Sin Precio<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-content\">\n<div class=\"upper-box\">\n<div class=\"rating\"><\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/rusticaestates.com\/property\/ref-105-chalet-arcos-de-la-frontera\/\">Ref. 105 Chalet de 180 m2 en Arcos de la Frontera<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"location\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">Parcela de 5.000 metros cuadrados con una chalet de 180\u2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-box clearfix\">\n<div class=\"pull-left\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--End Featured 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