About Vejer

The municipality of Vejer has an area of 264 Km2 and sits at an altitude of 201 metres above sea level.

It is a beautiful white-washed village on the banks of the Barbate River and well connected to coastal towns via the N-340 motorway.

Vejer offers a complete tourism package combining cultural pursuits, excursions into the interior, as well as some of the best beaches in Spain just 15 minutes away.

Steeped in Arab traditions, Vejer is famous for its honey and traditional clay water jugs.

Enjoy cultural tourism walking through the streets, of obvious Moorish inspiration, from which the cobijadas can be seen. Discover it´s rich enviroment and landscapes, get to know one of the last unexploited beaches, El Palmar.

We also invite you to mingle with its people, to know the celebrations, to enjoy the folklore, the sports, the cultural offer... of an open and friendly village that will make you feel at home. You can also try our gastronomy through the wide offer of restaurants, inns and country inns where the best poducts of our country and sea, and off course, the best retinto meat are in offer.

STAYING IN VEJER

The town of Vejer is fully provided with everything you may need during your stay.

It is recommended however that you bring comfortable walking shoes and clothing. Those who love the beach or water sports may wish to bring scuba equipment, fishing gear or even a surfboard for the waves at Palmar.

For food, Vejer has a good daily market and various fully-stocked supermarkets with an excellent range of fresh fish, meat, fruit and vegetables. There are a number of “deli” shops as well as a wide range of bars and restaurants.

Chemists, bookshops, and a medical centre can provide you with anything else you may need and there is a hospital half an hour away in Puerto Real.

A car is indispensable to enjoy all that Vejer and its surroundings have to offer. For car hire, we can recommend this link.
Vejer is a perfectly relaxed and safe environment.

FESTIVALS

Carnival (beginning of February)
Increasing popular celebration is held in the purest “Gaditano” spirit, with shows and masquerades. A week before the parade the “Tortillá” is held when a giant Spanish omelette is shared by everyone.

Holy Week (end of March) This is an intimate and sombre celebration held within the unique narrow streets of Vejer. Two brotherhoods hold this celebration: Nuestro Padre Jesús el Nazareno on Holy Thursday and Santo Entierro on Good Friday.

El Toro Embolao (Easter Sunday)
For this celebration two bulls are turned loose to run the streets from the Plazuela to the Avda. San Miguel.

Spring Festival (End of April) Horse and Cattle market.

Romería al Santuario de Ntra.Señora de la Oliva (May the 7th)
Grand religious festival. Every year the people of Vejer and the devout from the neighbouring towns make their way to the Hermitage and enjoy a day in the country.

Candelá de San Juan
Elaborate effigies of straw are burned with an award given for the best.

Velada de la Oliva (10th of august)
The image if the Patroness of Vejer arrives on the 10th of August and it is taken to the Santuario on the 24th. The festival of the Patroness takes place with a procession through the streets of Vejer on the 15th of August.