Self-Catering Properties in Foodie Vejer De La Frontera.
The Califa Casas Group, is a collection of boutique hotels and award-winning restaurants in the Andalucian town of Vejer de la Frontera, and is launching a new portfolio of self-catering Califa Casas for 2020. These four properties, sleeping between 4 and 8, have been specially chosen with comfort and relaxation in mind. While each of the four houses has unique features from vaulted cellars to grand roof terraces, common to them all are gr
eat views, traditional architecture and the chance to relax in what is regarded as one of Andalucia’s most beautiful White Towns.
The Casas are just one of the exciting developments coming to Vejer from the Califa Group in 2020. Also, opening is a traditional Hamam, something that has been absent from the White Town for several hundred years. The Califa Hamam will be a blend of the traditional Roman baths with a caldarium, tepidarium and a frigidarium, as well as a traditional steam room common to Moroccan hammams, and a domed atrium and massage room.
Located in the province of Cádiz, Vejer is just 10kms inland from the Atlantic coast and the beaches of El Palmar and Cape Trafalgar. Widely regarded as being the best preserved of the 'Pueblos Blancos', Vejer is a historic town of turreted walls, flower-filled courtyards and ancient buildings. It has developed a very strong gastronomic scene with a range of excellent restaurants, traditional cafés and tapas bars in which to while away the time.
NEW CALIFA CASAS
Casa Castillo
An ancient Moorish property that drips with history, Casa Castillo is an evocative place to stay in the very heart of Vejer. Located next door to the town’s castle, this classic Vejer patio house is reached from the street via a superb stone vaulted cobbled hallway. Inside there is a medieval dining room, an atmospheric underground cellar, and a wooden balustrade gallery overlooking the central courtyard. Sleeping eight, Castillo boasts four bedrooms and four bathrooms and a grand roof terrace with sun loungers and dining area from where, on a clear day, views stretch across the Mediterranean to Africa on the horizon. Not suitable for children under 12 due to the open tread staircases and low parapets.
Price: one week’s self-catering rental, sleeping 8, costs from €1,400 rising to €2,100 in high season.
Casa Las Cuadras
An old family home lovingly restored by the owner of Vejer’s iconic La Casa del Califa Hotel, Las Cuadras is a traditional three-level patio house located in the centuries old Jewish Quarter on one of the town’s quiet pedestrian streets. The ground floor has beautiful traditional pillars and archways with a large sitting room and fully-equipped kitchen. The first and second floors have three bedrooms (two double, one single) and a bath
room with a large shower, and access to the terrace from where views stretch out to the coastal reserve of Marismas de Barbate and the beaches beyond.
Price: one week’s self-catering rental, sleeping 5, costs from €560 rising to €1,400 in high season.
Casa Brigette
Just 200m from Vejer’s castle, Casa Brigette is a light-filled and picturesque home, sleeping four. Accessed from a cobbled pedestrian street in one of Vejer’s quieter and friendliest neighbourhoods, the home’s first floor features the two bedrooms and bathroom before steep steps lead upstairs to a pared-back and stylish kitchen and a rooftop terrace with panoramic views over Vejer. Throughout the house, there are colourful touches from jewel-toned soft furnishings and decorative tiles. Not suitable for children under 12 due to the steep staircase and low parapets.
Price: one week’s self-catering rental, sleeping 4, costs from €490 rising to €1,190 in high season.
Casa Clara
Perfect for couples or small families, this is a charming base in the heart of the Old Town located just two minutes’ walk from the emblematic Plaza de España. Part of a traditional 19th-century townhouse, Casa Clara has been simply and sympathetically decorated making the most of the property’s natural light. Guests can enjoy the wonderful views across to the Alcornocales Nature Park and the Barbate river, making it a tranquil and relaxing place to stay. The spacious property has a large living/dining room, well-appointed kitchen, bathroom, one double bedroom and one twin.
Price: one week’s self-catering rental, sleeping 4, costs from €490 rising to €1,190 in high season.