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Is this Andalucia’s most charming hill town?
In Vejer de la Frontera, a new wave of restaurants and buzzy boutique hotels has breathed new life into a historic pueblo blanco
15 March 2021 • 12:39pm
The hilltop town of Vejer de la Frontera is made up of whitewashed houses, here seen from La Casa Del Califa
Credit: La Casa Del Califa
On clear days, the morning sun casts a rosy glow over the whitewashed houses of Vejer de la Frontera. Far away in the distance – beyond the green fields, the pale-blonde beaches of the windswept Costa de la Luz and the glinting Barbate wetlands – you might just make out Morocco looming across the Strait of Gibraltar. Its influence has helped shape the ancient hilltop town of Vejer, one of Andalucia’s most charming pueblos blancos (white villages), which in recent years has become a sizzling hub of creativity.
Inside one of Spain s most beautiful villages (officially) - and how the hard work of a Scottish expat helped to put it on the map
Vejer de la Frontera, 55 miles west of Gibraltar, made the official list of the most beautiful villages in Spain
James Stuart, a 55-year-old Scotsman, owns the hottest restaurant in town and a number of other properties
The Daily Mail s Dominic Midgley checked into his newest hotel - a luxurious boutique called Plaza 18