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  1. www.wral.com › story › the-hilltop-fortress-townThe hilltop fortress town that cut itself off from the world ...

    The fortress town of Zahara de la Sierra in southern Spain is used to fending off enemies. The Moors and Christians fought over it in medieval times, and it was sacked by the French in 1812. Now ...

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Zahara_de_la_SierraZahara de la Sierra - Wikipedia

    Website. Official website. Zahara de la Sierra is a municipality in the province of Cádiz in the hills of Andalusia, southern Spain. It is perched on a mountain, overlooking a valley and a man-made lake formed by the dam that must be driven over to access the town. It is considered to be one of the pueblos blancos or "white towns" because the ...

  4. www.andaluciamia.com › en › zahara-de-la-sierra-whatZahara de la Sierra must-see in this wonderful hilltop ...

    A few words about Zahara de la Sierra. The picturesque white village of Zahara de la Sierra is in the province of Cadiz. It forms part of the famous Route of the White Villages. It is a village nestling on a beautiful rocky promontory, dominated by a 15th-century tower. This tower was built on the remains of a Moorish fortress.

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  6. www.andalucia.com › zaharadelasierra › historyZahara de la Sierra - History - Andalucia.com

    Zahara de la Sierra - History. by Chris Chaplow. Zahara was once described by the romantic British traveller Richard Ford, as a "Moorish eagle's nest - the castle (and town) date back to Moorish times. It was an ideal place to build a fortification located between Sevilla and Ronda and the earliest documented reference dates to 1282.

  7. www.andalucia.org › en › visiting-the-two-zaharas-ofVisiting the two Zaharas of Cadiz: Zahara de la Sierra and ...

    A trip to 2 towns in the province of Cadiz - one inland, as is the case of Zahara de la Sierra and another on the coast, Zahara de los Atunes. Two towns with the same name but a different surname. One is mountain style - full of whitewashed streets, in the heart of the Sierra de Grazalema Nature Park…

  8. routinelynomadic.com › zahara-de-la-sierra-cadiz-spainZahara de la Sierra: Guide to Spain's Most Dramatic Pueblo ...

    Feb 4, 2022 · Cycle the Via Verde de la Sierra. The award-winning Via Verde de la Sierra is the most famous bike route in Andalusia. With a distance of 36 kilometres and over 1,200 metres of elevation gain, it is definitely a workout. However, since it is built on an old railway line there are no particularly steep sections.

  9. hanfordsentinel.com › fortress-town-in-spain-cutFortress town in Spain cut itself off from world — and ...

    Apr 3, 2020 · Apr 3, 2020 Updated May 19, 2021. 3 min to read. ZAHARA DE LA SIERRA, Spain — The fortress town of Zahara de la Sierra in southern Spain is used to fending off enemies. The Moors...