Sanlucar de Barrameda in the south of spain and andalusia has many Tourism attrations like beachs,

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2. The city of Sanlucar de Barrameda is known for its chamomile (belonging to the route of the Wine
and Brandy de Jerez), for its proximity to the Doñana Natonal Park (one of the most valuable and
beautful natural areas of the country) and for its Horse races on the beachf Together with Rota
and Chipiona, it is part of what is known as the Northwest Coast, which also includes Trebujena,
the only one of these towns that is inlandf
From the tourist point of view, the city is located in the area known as Costa de la Luz, which is
located in the southwest of Andalusia, and which covers the Atlantc coast of the provinces of
Cádiz and Huelva, from Tarifa to Ayamontef Communicaton along the Costa de la Luz is
interrupted at the height of Sanlúcar because no road crosses the Doñana Parkf
This tourist area stands out for the large amount of sunlight it receives, which bathes the
numerous beaches of the municipality and gives it a warm climate and sunny days throughout the
yearf Sanlúcar is a family and residental tourist destnaton for many Spaniards and foreignersf The
city ofers tourist accommodaton, both hotel and rural apartments and accommodatonf The river
access to the Doñana Natonal and Natural Park from Sanlucar atracts many visitorsf
There are several beaches in the area with numerous restaurants and beach barsf The Plaza del
Cabildo with bars and restaurants, and the restaurant area of Bajo Guía make up a gastronomic
ofer much appreciated by visitors, being based mainly on local and typical productsf There are
centuries-old wineries for wine lovers called chamomilef The atendance of visitors to the food
market is also very popularf

3. The city center is full of commercial life, in additon to forming the historical-artstc complex of
Sanlúcar de Barrameda, with a multtude of churches, convents, palaces and houses of shippers to
the Indies and winemakersf The city receives many visits from vacatoners who spend the night in
the towns of Rota and Chipionaf
The town is a traditonal center for horse racing in Spain, which are among the oldest in Europe
and were the frst to be regulated in Spainf These horse races take place along the beach, during
the month of August, planning their date of celebraton depending on the state of the tdesf The
riders cover distances between 1,500 and 1,800 metersf Bullfghts that are held throughout the
year are also very popularf
Historic-artistic
The Spanish city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz) was declared by decree-law Joint Historic-
artstc in 197i3f Despite this and that the Spanish Historical Heritage Act of 1986 establishes as a
municipal competence the obligaton to write a Special Plan of Protecton of the Historic-Artstc
Set in its artcle 20f1, none of the municipal governments afer said law has writen, as of the year
2011, said plan; systematcally breaking the current lawf The General Delegaton of Cultural Assets
of the Junta de Andalucía, within the framework of the Andalusian Historical Heritage Act of 1991,
also has not efectvely taken acton on the materf In recent years, this situaton, together with the
urban speculaton that runs through much of Spain, has substantally reduced the rich architectural
and urban heritage of Sanluqueño, in additon to promotng a land management model that
although perfectly legal, is not always fair Not sustainable
Archaeological site of the Tesorillo de la Algaida -
Ebora archaeological site
The fnding and obtaining of the treasure can be divided into three diferent
stagesf The frst of these is the fortuitous discovery by the eight-year-old
Francisco Bejarano Ruiz on November 23, 1958, specifcally 43 gold piecesf The
second stage, focuses on the recovery of the pieces that were hidden in the

4. farm afer the illegal sale of the frst lot foundf This lot is made up of 20 pieces of gold and 5 of
carnelian, and was delivered to archaeologists once the excavaton beganf The third and fnal batch
was the one found during the excavaton, consistng of 30 small pieces of gold and 38 of carnelianf
These three lots were delivered to the Provincial Archaeological Museum of Seville, in 1961, afer
the assembly of the piecesf
Fortifications of Sanlucar de Barrameda
The Spanish town (today city) of Sanlúcar de Barrameda in the Andalusian province of Cádiz, was
repopulated by from 1298 Guzmán el Bueno, I Lord of Sanlúcar, helping the stockholders with tax
advantagesf He built the walls and a castle, known over tme as the "Alcazar Viejo", as opposed to
the "New Fortress" or Castle of Santagof
The citadel was accessed through the Puerta de Jerez, the Puerta del Mar or the Cuesta de la Villa,
the Puerta de Rota or the Fuente Vieja and the Puerta de Sevilla, as well as the Plateros Towerf
Outside it grew several suburbs, such as the Arrabal de la Ribera and the Arrabal de Rotaf Today
some remains of these walls are preserved in the Albaicín, the Arquillo de Rota, the Puerta de
Jerez, the Cuesta de Belén etcf In defense of the mouth of the Guadalquivir, the Castle of the Holy
Spirit and the Baston of San Salvador were builtf
• Santago Castle
• Bulwark of San Salvador
• Castle of the Holy Spirit

5. Sanlucar de Barrameda Hotels
Sanlucar de Barrameda is between Cadiz and Huelva in the middle
of the costa de la luz bay one of the most important touristcs areas
of spainf
You can fnd wonderful hotels in this region like those ones
Hotels in Sanlucar de Barrameda
• Hotel Guadalquivir en Sanlúcar de Barrameda
• Macia: Donana en Sanlúcar de Barrameda
Hotels near Sanlucar de Barrameda
• Playa Barbate en Barbate
• Aptosf Vista Real en Cádiz
• Canos de meca en Caños de Meca
• Nuevo Portl en Cartaya
• Alboran: Chiclana en Chiclana de la Frontera
• Novo Sanct Petri en Chiclana de la Frontera
• Hotel Agaró Chipiona en Chipiona
• Best Costa Ballena en Chipiona
• Pradillo Hotel en Conil
• Precise: Resort the Hotel en El Rompido
• Acebuchal 23 El Rocio en Huelva
• ADH: Isla Cristna en Isla Cristna
• Hotel Tui family life islantlla en Islantlla
• Ohtels: Islantlla en Islantlla
• Hotel On Family Islantlla en Islantlla
• Aureus en La Línea de La Concepción
• Ohtels: Campo de Gibraltar en La Línea de La Concepción
• Playa Golf Matalascanas en Matalascañas
• Ohtels: Carabela en Matalascañas

6. • Onhotel en Matalascañas
• Gran Hotel del Coto en Matalascañas
• Hotel On Family Playa De Doñana en Matalascañas
• Ohtels: Mazagon en Mazagon
• Puerto Sherry en Puerto de Santa María
• Ayamontno en Punta mmbría
• Hoteles Pato Rojo en Punta mmbría
• Hoteles Pato Amarillo en Punta mmbría
• Bahiasur: Apartamentos en San Fernando
• Bahiasur: Hotel Bahiasur en San Fernando
• Albayt Alcaidesa en San Roque
• Antonio hoteles en Zahara de los Atunes
• Gran sol: Apartamentos en Zahara de los Atunes
• Gran sol: Hotel en Zahara de los Atunes
• Zahara: Sol en Zahara de los Atunes
City-convent of Sanlúcar de Barrameda
In the Spanish town of Sanlucar de Barrameda, being for much of the Modern Age one of the
natural places of waitng for missionaries who went to the New World and thanks to the patronage
of the House of Medina Sidonia, many religious orders were established, becoming an authentc
sacralized city, in the manner of the Burgos ducal town of Lermaf Proof of this are the convents of
San Jerónimo in the place of Barrameda, San Francisco de la Observancia, Dominican Nuns of the
Mother of God, Santo Domingo de Guzmán, English School of San Jorge, Clarisas nuns of Regina
Celi, Augustnians, of Minimum of San Francisco de Paula or La Victoria, Hospitals of San Juan de
Dios, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity, La Merced, Fathers of the Society of Jesus, Clerics of Sanct
Spiritu with the exposed children, Religious Capuchins, San Diego or Barefoot San Francisco,
Carmelitas Calzados, Barefoot Carmelites-Church of Our Lady of Carmen, Barefoot Carmelite Nuns
and the House of the Poor Homeless or Santa Caridadf
• Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la O
• Ermita y cementerio de San Antón Abad
• Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Barrameda
• Convento de San Francisco
• Convento de Madre de Dios
• Iglesia del Convento de Santo Domingo
• Iglesia de San Jorge
• Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
• Convento de Regina
• Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad
• Iglesia del Convento la Merced
• Convento de las Descalzas
• Iglesia de la Trinidad
• Iglesia de San Nicolás
• Convento de los Agustnos
• Convento de la Victoria

7. • Convento de la Compañía de Jesús
• Convento de Capuchinos
• Convento de los Carmelitas Calzados
• Convento de los Carmelitas Descalzos de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
• Iglesia de los Desamparados
• Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Bonanza
• Ermita de San Sebastán
• Ermita de Santa Brígida
• Ermita de San Blas
• Ermita de San Roque
• Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Guía
• Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Cuevas
• Capilla de San Diego de Alcalá
• Iglesia de San Miguel
• Iglesia de San Juan Bautsta
• Convento de San Diego

8. Palace of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia
The palace of the Dukes of Medina Sidonia is located in the Spanish city of Sanlúcar de Barrameda,
in the Andalusian province of Cádizf It is part of the Historic-Artstc Complex of Sanlúcar de
Barrameda, declared as such 197i3f The palace was declared a Historic-Artstc Monument in 197i8,
together with Las Covachasf1 It is currently the headquarters of the Casa Medina Sidonia
Foundatonf
It was built in Renaissance style by the house
of Medina Sidonia in the sixteenth century,
on the structure of what appears to be an
old Andalusian ribat or Alcazar of the twelfh
centuryf In it was the old palatne chapel of
the Medina Sidonia, founded in 1493f
In its design and constructon, Alonso de
Vandelvira, Juan de Oviedo and Domenico
Fontana intervened, among others, whose
designs intermingle with the Mudejar lines of the old constructonf The garden, surrounded by
medieval walls, was designed by Giovanni Pannini, an Italian landscaper who combined fountains
and statues with boxwood hedgesf In additon to the garden has a forest of 5000 square metersf
In its more than 4500 square meters built an important collecton of works of art owned by the
ducal house is preservedf These include the paintngs of the Spanish school of the XVII (Pantoja de
la Cruz, Murillo, Zurbarán, Juan de Roelas fff), the works of Goya, an important collecton of
Flemish tapestries and numerous furniture from the 16th to the 20th centuriesf
San Jerónimo Lighthouse
Fifh order, this lighthouse is located in the pinewood of its name, about 800 meters from Bonanza,
in the term of Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz) Spainf It served as a routng to navigate at the mouth
of the Guadalquivirf
Duke of Osuna's Pool Garden
The Duke of Osuna sponsored in 1809 the formaton of the promenade and central roundabout of
Las Piletasf He is also owed the statues of Hippocrates, Galen and La Fama, who are in that place,
although previously known visits to the place by the writer Tomás de Iriarte are knownf
The Jardin de las Piletas is a historic garden of the early nineteenth century located in the
Andalusian town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz, Spainf Las Piletas has a very large spring with
healing propertes that make it famous, although it takes on greater relevance in the 19th, 19th
and in 1903, by Royal Order, the water of Las Piletas was declared "Public mtlityf"

9. Almona de Sanlúcar de Barrameda
The Almona de Sanlúcar de Barrameda was a soap or soap factory, located in the Spanish
municipality of the province of Cádiz, in Andalusiaf From the sixteenth to the nineteenth century,
Castle soap was manufactured, made from olive oil, soda and water, which was exported by
Europe and Americaf Although the actvity of the Sanluqueña almona has been documented since
the 16th century, the current building was built in the 17ith and 18th centuriesf It is part of the
historical-artstc complex of Sanlúcar de Barrameda declared as such in 197i3f
The term "almona" is of Arabic origin and is used in Andalusia to designate soap and other
industrial facilitesf1 Sanlúcar's almona is located in the confnes of the Balsa neighborhood, near
the old port of the same name, in an area called "el Mazacote"f This was the name given to the
ashes of several plants, generically called almarjo2 or barrilla (such as Sarcocornia perennis), from
which the soda necessary for the manufacture of soap was obtainedf
Sanlúcar Botanical Garden - Palace of the Infants of Orleans and
Bourbon
It was founded in 1806
on the initatve of
Manuel de Godoy,
Prince of Peace, from
whom he took his
name, and the
botanists Francisco
Terán, Esteban
Boutelou and Simón de
Rojas Clemente and
Rubio were its
directorsf1 The
experimental nature of
the garden pursued the
improvement of
plantatons and the
introducton of new
crops, within the
thinking of the
Enlightenmentf Its existence was ephemeral although its abundant productvityf In 1808 he
sufered the episode of the Mutny of Aranjuez, in which the people mutnied against every work
by Godoy in the cityf The rulers try to redirect the riot towards festve and put a sign in the
Botanical Garden that said, is of the Kingf The list of existng trees in 1809 made by its gardener of
more than 25,000 trees has shown that it was not destroyed but fell into abandonment as well as
all Godoy projects in the Cityf You have had several atempts to reset it failedf

10. Today the estate is owned by the house of Orleans-Bourbon, Dukes of Galliera and descendants of
the Dukes of Montpensier and Infantes of Spain, who acquired it in the second half of the 19th
century for its wealth of waterf

11. Beaches
Nor should we forget to include its beaches in the list of virtues of Sanlucarf Although it only has 6
kilometers of coastline, the quality of them and their partcular orography make them specialf It
has four, which from north to south are the following:
Bonanza Beach
Bonanza beach is right at the mouth of the Gualdaquivir river, next to the Doñana marshesf
Bonanza is characterized by its width, since it has more than 40 meters of sand before reaching the
shore, and also for the tranquility of its watersf Its golden sand and the serene coming and going of
the waves make this beach a perfect place to spend a pleasant dayf Also, the views are spectacularf
The beaches of La Calzada and Las Piletas
The beaches of La Calzada and Las Piletas are known as the Sanlúcar racecourse, since they are
held every August in horse races that give fame to the municipality and have worldwide projectonf
Both beaches, which are next to each other and are practcally the same, are urban and have a
wide promenade that concentrates much of tourism during the summer monthsf The one next to
the Bajo de Guía is La Calzada, which occupies a large part of the city center and then is Las Piletas,
which borders La Jara, the fourth and last beach of Sanlúcarf
Bajo de Guía Beach / La Media Legua
Bajo de Guía beach, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, is located in the marshes of the Guadalquivir riverf
In it you can see a small pier and many fshing boats on the shoref It has beautful views of the
river, where you can sometmes see horses walkingf

12. Jara beach
La Jara beach, in Sanlucar de Barrameda, is a beautful and quiet place to spend the day with
family or friendsf With beautful views of the Guadalquivir River and the Doñana Natonal Park, this
is one of the most beautful and cozy beaches in this cityf Semi-virgin aspect, with some dunes and
some vegetaton, it seems that man has not passed through this placef
Access to this beach is through a wooden
walkway that allows people with reduced
mobility down to itf So much vegetaton in the
surroundings makes its appearance gain much
valuef With fne golden sand with shells, this
beach has cleaning services, showers and
surveillancef In additon, it also includes toilets,
spa, Red Cross, rescue team, liter bins, Local
Police, Marina and warning signf Before
accessing it there is a parking lot where you can
leave the car without problemsf It is a residental
area, full of single-family houses and tourist
apartments and easily locatedf
It has a couple of beach bars, perfect to eat or
drink something to enjoy the tranquility that
gives the beach of La Jaraf
Horse racing on the beach of
Sanlucar de Barrameda
During the month of August, Sanlúcar de
Barrameda is flled with curious and lovers of
this sport that combines the magnifcence of the
thoroughbred with an incomparable natural

13. settingf The Sanlúcar horse races are a unique event in the world and have been declared a Festval
of Andalusian, Natonal and Internatonal Tourist Interestf
During the month of August this event takes placef Following the traditon, the holiday will be
divided into two partsf Each part will be 3 days, always at sunsetf The decision on these dates is
determined mainly by the tde calendarf When running the thoroughbred along the shore of the
beach, there should be a good low tde during those days that allows some careers without
problemsf