Puerta de la Villa

The Puerta de la Villa is an ancient medieval wall , which serves as an entrance to the old town of Conil.

It was formerly called puerta de Vejer, as it was where the crossing to the neighboring town began. It is the only one of the four entrance gates to the town that still has its walls.

It dates back to 1502 when Duke Don Juan de Guzmán ordered the walling of Conil due to the danger of being attacked by the Arabs. In the beginning it consisted of an upper and a lower floor, which was the starting point of the stairs that reached the surveillance corridors that ran through the walled place .

Finally, it has been classified as a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC) since June 1985.Read more