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Málaga and Cádiz Provinces : Arcos de la Frontera

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Arcos de la Frontera

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  • Another town built atop a sheer cliff, this is probably the most dazzling of the pueblos blancos and the one situated furthest west. As ancient as any town in the region, little remains of the period before the reconquista , when it received its “de la Frontera” appellation, meaning it was a bastion “on the frontier” between Christian and Moorish Spain. The Galería de Arte Arx-Arcis crafts museum and shop displays locally fashioned carpets, blankets, baskets and pottery (see Traditional Textiles).

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Galería de Arte Arx-Arcis: C/Marques de Torresoto 11; 956 70 39 51; Open 10:30am–2:30pm, 5–9:30pm Mon–Sat; Free
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