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Ekaterinburg Says: The Museo de Etnohistoria of Casares has a perfect location for pulling in the punters. ALMOST but not quite at the top of the hill, one is so grateful for an excuse to stop climbing and rest a while that you just can't wait to get in there. It's dramatically located inside...
LoriPori Says: Hans and I, along with Carmen and Stace, visited the lovely Andalucia white village of CASARES. We turned off the road, where it said "P" for parking, as the town itself was very narrow and had limite parking spots. We had lunch here and then walked over to the area where...
GibJoe Says: Situated at the top of the village, this church was built in the 16th century on the site of a mosque. It is being refurbished and during my visit I couldn’t enter the inside of the church. It is also known as the Church of the Castle.
GibJoe Says: I didn’t go into the House of Blas Infante, but apparently it has been converted into a museum and there is also a tourist information centre there. Blas Infante was an Andalusia Nationalist Leader who was born in Casares in 1885 and executed in Casares by the Franco regime...
Enjoy the view... A white town of Andalucia
Kettleman Says: As you enter the town from the south (Estepona) you will see that the local council is building a new walkway that is being built into the cliff so that no one needs to walk on the roadway. Top marks.This path also gives a different view of the town across the valley to the...
LoriPori Says: Sunday February 14, 2010As Carmen and Stace were kind enough to take us for a nice Sunday drive to Casares, I wanted to treat them both for lunch. We went to the "Parking" area of Casares and there were two restaurants there. I chose the CASA CURRO as they featured a Menu...
Kettleman Says: Nice local restaurant on the entry into the town on the "main" road. Has many outside tables and some overlook the town perched on the opposie side of the small valley. The daily menu was homemade pate, lovely, and roast chicken and salad. Again very nice and flavoured with...
daarth Says: The drive to Casares might be winding, but the road is good and it's not a difficult drive. The trip is can be combined with a visit to Gaucín. A nice roundtrip is going up the MA-8300 just west of Estepona, then after Casares continue on the A-377 up to Gaucín. Return on...
lina112 Says: The best way to reach Casares is driving, there are not many bus services. If you are driving from Malaga take the A7 or N 340 and when you arrive to Estepona take the way out who sing Casares and follow the sings to Casares. You can take the toll road too. La mejor opción...
Ekaterinburg Says: Getting to Casares can be difficult if you don't have your own transport. In the Rough Guide to Andalucia I had read details of a four-times-a-day bus service between Estepona and Casares and hoped to avail of this. At the tourist office in la Duquesa where I was staying, I...
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In the central square in Casares there is a monument to the memory of Blas Infante and there is also a museum, "Casa Natal de Blas Infante" at 51 Calle Carrera. This museum, the birthplace of Blas Infante, is open to the public Monday to Saturday and the cost of admission is EUR 2.
Blas Infante dedicated his life to championing the cause of Andalucian autonomy and eventually on August 10th, 1936 he paid the price for challenging the status quo and was shot dead by falangists.
Casares is justifiably proud of Blas Infante who lived in the town until he was 11 and then returned to work there after he had completed his secondary education.
The photo shows the monument to Blas Infante in the Plaza de Espana in Casares.
Updated Apr 22, 2007
Website: www.casares.es
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Driving into the village is not advisable if you panic easily with only millimetres of clearance left on the side of your car. Also it is not advisable if you panic easily when there is no visible place to turn and go back. I did all that without panicking, but I doubt I'll do it next time. It's a lot easier and less of a stress to simply park on the outside and walk in. You will see a lot of parking spaces alongside the road into the village, and you simply find a vacant one, and the walk in is not far.
Written Jul 30, 2008
LoriPori Says: In the village's main square, Plaza de Espana, there is a statue of Blas Infante Perez de Vargas, the Andalucia National Leader who was born here in 1885. His birth house is now a museum and tourist office.On the top of the hill (14oo feet above sea level) sits the ruined...
LoriPori Says: Sunday February 14, 2010When Carmen asked what I wanted to do for the day, I said I would like to go to a Flea Market and I would like to visit CASARES. This charming, typical white village is only nine miles from the coast, but you would never know it, as it has avoided the...
daarth Says: I was unlucky as the gate was locked into the cemetery when we were there. I took the picture through the gate as this for sure is an attraction! I'm sure this must be the cemetery with the very best view! that is if you need a view after you are dead. In any case, it is a...
daarth Says: The view from the top is fantastic on a clear day, and you can see as far as Gibraltar. the day we were there we also observed a couple of falcons in flight. An iron cross marks the fact that people were executed by being hurled over the cliffs here.
The church ruin on the fortification
daarth Says: The church is from about 1500, but was heavily damaged during the civil war. I read that it would be locked and deserted, but to our delight we discovered that there was some sort of rehabilitation going on, and perhaps it will be able to visit inside next time we visit
daarth Says: The fortifications are a lot of ruins of mixed heritage. Clearly originally Moorish, but used by others at a later date. As I understand it, very much of the damage happened as late as during the civil war when there was heavy fighting in the area. I must admit I have not...
daarth Says: There are two routes to walk up to the fortification, and both are marked from the square. We happened to choose the one to the right, and I think that was wise as the other route seemed a lot steeper, and was better as a descend.
daarth Says: The first place you arrive at is the main square, Plaza de España. There you will find a stature that is important for Spanish and Andalucian history. It is the Andalucia Nationalist leader Blas Infante Perez de Vargas, who was from Casares. He was executed by Franco's...
Casares is one of Andalucia's 'White Towns', about 20 km inland from the Costa del Sol town of Estepona. So far, possibly because it is difficult enough to access without your own transport, it has...
Casares is between the Ronda highland, the Costa del Sol, and the Campo de Gibraltar. A landscape of red rocks split by deep gorges in the Sierra Bermeja; of forests and circles of pines which have......
Sunday February 14, 2010 When Carmen asked what I wanted to do for the day, I said I would like to go to a Flea Market and I would like to visit CASARES. This charming, typical white village is only...
Casares, lovely white village over the mountains
Yes I know unbelieble ... so near and i have not been there until today lol Specially as for Andalucian people it is an important village, as Blas Infante was born here, a lawyer, politician and...
Casares - A white Andalucian village
It is said that Casares is named after Julius Caesar, who after legend visited and bathed in the Baños de la Hedionda. This cured him of a skin complaint, and the town was built in gratitude.
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