Zahara de la Sierra - one of the White Towns of Andalusia

Zahara de la Sierra © Robert Bovington

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Zahara de la Sierra can be seen from miles away because it is situated in one of the most dramatic locations of all the White Towns. Its 13th-century Moorish castle stands high on a rocky outcrop overlooking the sugar-cubed houses of the village that also enjoys a hilltop setting.

The village was built by the Moors in the 8th century and was an important stronghold of the Nasrids until the Christians captured it in the 15th century.

There is a fine church - the Baroque Iglesia de Santa María de Mesa that was built in the 18th century.

Zahara de la Sierra has been declared a National Monument. 
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"Photographs of Spain"	http://bovingtonphotosofspain.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Impressions"	http://bobbovington.blogspot.com/
"you couldn't make it up!"	http://bovingtonycmitup.blogspot.com/
"a grumpy old man in Spain"	http://grumpybobbov.blogspot.com/
"bits and bobs"	http://bovingtonbitsandblogs.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Expressions"	http://spanishsayingsbovington.blogspot.com/
"Spanish Art"	http://bovingtonspanishart.blogspot.com/
"Books About Spain"	http://bovingtonbooks.blogspot.com/

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