Arcos de la Frontera

Arcos de la Frontera rises on a steep hill above the Guadalete, its castle and clustered houses commanding the fertile plain. Its name recalls the frontier between Christian Castile and Muslim Granada. In the fifteenth century the town passed to the Ponce de León family, whose head was made Duke of Arcos in 1493. Their lordship left a lasting mark on the castle and the town below it.