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Local Customs: Arab past
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  • Written by SirRichard on Apr 15, 2004
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    • Vejer de la Frontera - The castle
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    • Vejer has a rich arab past and heritage.
    Since 711 (Battle of Janda), during 6 and a half centuries, Vejer was under control of the arabs.

    There are some remains of it in its architecture, the walls and the castle.

    The name de la Frontera comes from that times. As the border between muslims and christians moved depending on the battles and conquers, the towns located in that border ("frontera" in spanish) took that addition to its original name. As that border moved along the centuries, you will find many spanish cities called "...de la Frontera".

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    Local Customs: Tapadas (covered women)
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  • Written by SirRichard on Apr 16, 2004
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    • Vejer de la Frontera - Monumento to the tapadas
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    • Since the mid 20th century there were a high amount of local women wearing long black dresses that covered all their body except the face, (maybe a remain of the arab times?). Nowadays is hard to find such figures, but you will still see some in postcards and so.

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    Local Customs: Aperitivos
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  • Written by SirRichard on Apr 16, 2004
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    • Vejer de la Frontera - Aperitivo in the main square
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    • A nice gastronomical custom is the aperitivo. Before lunch (and that means between 1 and 3 pm!) we use to go for a quick drink and tapas with friends in the local bars.

    Of course this is not something we do everyday, just on weekends and holidays!

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    Local Customs: Toro Embolao
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  • Written by SirRichard on Apr 16, 2004
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    • This old (27 years) tradition, also called "Toro del Aleluya" consists basically in chasing along some town streets a 500kg bull with balls. And I don't mean the kind of balls you are thinking of... the ones these bulls wear are plastic balls at the end of their horns, so they are less harmful (though harmful enough anyway!).
    To make it simple, is like Pamplona's "San Fermines" but with just one bull...

    It takes place on the Resurrection Sunday of the Easter week (the last sunday).

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    asthmaattack Fri Mar 27, 2009 08:25 UTC
     This place is haunted.    		karenincalifornia Fri Aug 25, 2006 22:50 UTC
     Vejer looks very nice indeed! Thank you for this very excellent tip!
    DPando Sun Jul 2, 2006 19:41 UTC
     me acabo de enamorar de este pueblo hace 3 dias !! q maravilla !!    		LoriPori Wed Jun 7, 2006 16:20 UTC
     Hans and I had the good fortune to see this wonderful town with Carmen and Stace. I regret that we did not get introduced properly & did not have much opportunity to chat in Marbella. Perhaps next time we are in Spain. Lori
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