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Description: Casares, known as the Sentinel of the Coast and the Gateway to the mountains. A beautiful Moorish town on the Costa Del ... more

Casares ... Sol.

Newest Review: ... for producing good quality Spanish cheese such as Manchego. Now, you can actually drive into Casares, but I’d recommend leaving your car in the car-park off of the main road when you reach the village. Just standing here looking out into the distance is worth the trip on its own. For a relatively small town it is certainly steeped in political and regal history. In 1361 Kin Don ... more

... Pedro I and the det hroned monarch Mahomet V of Granada met there. It was in Casares that the Pact of Casares was signed to instate a campaign to fight for the throne of Gra...more

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Casares: No title could be good enough! (I'll think of one later) (1933 words)
by - written on 30/08/03 (Very useful, 401 readings)
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(This was written when we arrived home from our holidays in the middle of July so any reference to the current UK weather/news etc will be from then, not now - contrary to popular belief, the sun doesn't always shine on Milton Keynes) Having just spent an amazing two weeks in Southern Spain I was fortunate to have visited a few towns and cities, some modern some not. Casares falls well and truly into the not category which is why it struck me as a most excellent place to write about. Casares is considered to be the Guard of the Coast (of the Costa Del Sol) it’s also known as the ‘Gateway to the Mountains’ if you’re ... Read the complete review