Cazorla in the winter.
Cazorla is steeped in tradition.
Its origins stretch back six centuries before Christ, although it
was officially founded by the Romans, who named it Carcesa.
Its splendour grew under Moorish
and then Christian control. Today, the town has a Medieval look
about it, and boasts numerous springs, steep, narrow streets and
stone houses with balconies full of flowers. There are two well
preserved castles (the Moorish La Yedra and the
Christian Cinco Esquinas), both of which are of
great historical significance. Testament to the town's former religious
importance, five convents can be found amongst the ruins of the
Santa María Church.
Close by is the Herrerías
bridge which, according to tradition, was built in one
night with the aid of Divine Intervention, to enable Queen Isabel
the Catholic to pass.
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