To say that Casares is beautiful is an understatement
Casares is a picture postcard village with a population of just three thousand and the view from the approach is definitely worth a photo.
To say that Casares is beautiful is an understatement. Most of the white villages are beautiful but there is something very special about the sight of Casares that causes the visitor to park the car and simply stare or take a photo.
There are the sugar cubes again, piled precariously high and just nudging the battlements of an Arab castle. It is hard to believe that this enchanting, typical village is only nine miles from the hustle and bustle of the coast and somehow succeeded in avoiding the coach tour circuit.
It is best to approach the village for the first time when driving from the coast road (N340/A7) by turning inland at Km. 147 (between Estepona and Sabinillas) near Torre de la Sal and head inland for 15 km. The scenery is picturesque, so take your time. Suddenly you turn a bend in the road, and are treated to a spectacular view of the village with its medieval fortress.
Luckily there is the Restaurant La Terraza on hand to prepare you for the walk around Casares' hilly streets. Park the Car either here or by one of the other bars a little further on and climb down one of the footpaths that lead into the village. Don't expect rural venta prices.
The tourist office is in the village at Calle Carrera, 15. Tel: +34 952 89 55 21.
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Leave Casares on the road which winds around the village past the visitors centre and football pitch. When you get to the T junction you can either turn left for Manilva and the coast, or turn right for the next white village with a story; Gaucin.
Read about the history of Casares in the article first published in Andalucia Magazine.
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