Hotel La Fonda

It is a charmed building, built in the middle of the 19th Century. The hotel is located in Arcos de la Frontera, first of the "White Washed Towns Route" and door to the mountain range of "Grazalema´s National Park".

Hotel La Fonda is a beautifully restored 19th century coaching inn, set in the main street of Arcos de la Frontera, the loveliest of the famous “Pueblos Blancos”. The hotel combines the carefully preserved architectural features of a bygone age with modern facilities. Wooden galleries overlook a traditional Andalusia courtyard and bedrooms are set along a handsome corridor, decorated with original hand-made tiles.

Today’s traveller steps into a building rich in local history. This charming 19-room hotel has been run by the same family for the last 60 years and been at the centre of Arcos´ commercial life since 1833. Here, merchants, bringing their wares from larger towns, would stay overnight, leaving their horses and wagons in the livery stables, set into a deep cave below the hotel.

These same stables now house the excellent restaurant, where traditional Andalusia home cooking can be sampled: a wide range of dishes are available, all based on local produce and accompanied by the best of Spanish wines.

The recent restoration, executed with great care, provides well appointed rooms, all with en-suite bathrooms and some with their own sun-terrace. Air-conditioning, heating, TV and telephone ensure modern comforts in rooms that still preserve their high-vaulted oak-beamed ceilings.

These same rooms have witnessed the lives of the many artists and writers who have been drawn to the fairy-tale world of this Moorish town. Several of these, including the Scottish writer, Anita Richmond, stayed for long periods at the inn and details of their fascinating lives may be found in our information sheets.

Arcos itself is an intriguing labyrinth of narrow streets and brilliantly white-washed houses, perched precariously on a high inland cliff. The town and the Fonda are perfectly situated as a base for touring the region. You can visit the historic cities of Cádiz, Sevilla and Jerez de la Frontera and enjoy the wild beauty of the Sierra de Grazalema, a national park containing the unique pre-historic Pinsapo trees.

Accommodation Information

The rooms with very high wooden ceilings and doors of double leaf, ended with posts of windows, have been decorated by craftsmen of the zone of the forged iron, count on TV, heating, conditioned air, telephone, piped music; and an en-suite bathroom, which makes its joins the atmosphere of the 19. Century with the actual comfort.

Location Information

Arcos de la Frontera, separate from the Sierra de Cadiz and door of the 'Peoples Blancos'es is the ideal city to visit any part of the province because of its enviable location.

Arcos is located at Sierra de Grazalema and the White Villages Route gate. So, Arcos de la Frontera is the best location if you want to visit the rest of Cadiz County.