Casa Shelly

Top choice in Vejer de la Frontera


All quiet, understated Scandi-Andalucian style, adults-only Casa Shelly feels as though it's wandered out of an interior-design magazine and into the thick of Vejer's old town. Beyond a peaceful lounge and fountain-bathed patio, the gorgeously converted mid-18th-century townhouse has seven design-led rooms with original wooden doors, antique-inspired tiles, wood-beamed ceilings, vintage Swedish furniture and queen-size beds, in dusty pinks, blues and greys. Coffee, tea and snacks included.


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1. Iglesia del Divino Salvador

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Built atop an earlier mosque, this unusual church is 14th-century Mudéjar at the altar end and 16th-century Gothic at the other. In the late afternoon the…

2. Iglesia de la Concepción

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This 16th-century Renaissance church houses Vejer's Museo de Costumbres y Tradiciones, with displays highlighting local history and culture, including a…

3. Castillo

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Vejer's much-reworked castle, once home of the Duques de Medina Sidonia, dates from the 10th or 11th century. You can wander through the Moorish entrance…

4. Plaza de España

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With its elaborate 20th-century, Seville-tiled fountain and perfectly white town hall, Vejer's palm-studded, cafe-filled Plaza de España is a favourite…

5. Casa del Mayorazgo

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If the door’s open, pop into this private 18th-century house to find two stunning flower-filled patios (home to 450 potted plants!) and one of just three…

6. Museo de Vejer

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Housed in a 17th- to 18th-century mansion, Vejer's museum has a small, impressive history and archaeology collection, running from the area's early…

7. Walls

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Enclosing the 40,000-sq-metre old town, Vejer’s imposing 15th-century walls are particularly visible between the Arco de la Puerta Cerrada (of 11th- or…

8. Estatua de la Cobijada

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Just below the castle is a lookout guarded by this statue of a woman dressed in Vejer's cloak-like, all-black traditional dress, the cobijada, which…