Walls and Gates

Vejer's old walls and gates give the town its tight, defensive shape. Arches such as the Puerta de la Villa and Puerta de Sancho IV are not just pretty entries; they are reminders that the whitewashed lanes once sat inside a fortified enclosure.

Walk the circuit slowly and look for the changes in level. The town folds over the hillside, and the gates turn what could be a simple village stroll into a series of small reveals.

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A story
Vejer's frontier surname was not decorative. The town belonged to a contested border zone for centuries, and its gates controlled movement between the defended hilltop and the open countryside below.

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