Vejer de la Frontera Old Town

Oldest bakery in Vejer

Camiones cakes/trucks

Walking in line with old city wall

Wall originated with Bronze Age, Moors built on it, the Christians made it bigger. Muslims made the bricks out of sand but after that they placed stones. This is a reconstruction from the 50s

Cobijadas

The way woman dressed before the civil war. Everything under was white. Muslim influence. In the summer now there is a competition, the cobijada mejor. They take it down on the stage and it represents the freedom of woman.

Battle of Trafalgar/Nelson

Segment from book. English, French, Spanish injured brought here.

Closed door

Faces south, most prone to attack from Vikings/pirates/Moors etc. We are now in the Jewish quarter.

Lime

Used on the walls, also used in the water to keep clean. Big fishes in the big algivas to keep clean. Salt was used to keep fish/meat. ‘Salary/sal’ comes from that.

Earthquake

1755 Lisbon earthquake, church was damaged, so arches were built. Cadiz bay/Conil/Huelva, all affected by tsunami.

Old convent

Used in the 17th century until civil war.

Inglesia De Salvador

Red line is from the old Moorish tower, built 8/9th century. The church we can see was built by the Christians. The aljibe below for the water was built by the moors. They always build that first for the water. The big iron/mental staples are after the earthquake to hold it together. The David Star is a sign showing where the Jewish quarter should be.

Virgen de Oliva Patrón of Vejer

Every summer they bring her from a small chapel outside Vejer. Image of Salvador

Tombs

Changed in 18th due to disease.

Sculpture of the axe

The axe represents Roman justice. Gate is from 15th, thicker than Moorish. Juan Relinque

Old stables

Morocco style. Because if similarity, Moorish king took wife from Vejer, to Morocco and built her a city similar. Twin town with the Moroccon town.

Third gate, East

Most affluent.

Plaza España

Built by same architect who built plaza in Seville. Town Hall on the right.

North gate

Wasn’t so deep/tall.

Jasmin/Papyrus

Mayorazgo tower

Most important, see enemies. Franco drained the lake for agriculture, now it’s rice fields etc. People want to recover it, ecological hot spot.

Sancho the 4th tower

Communicate with Medina Sidonia