Province
and Villages - cadiz - Alameda
The bay and the coast
Cádiz is located on a well populated bay which boasts
a collection of attractive towns, each with its own particular
character, such as El Puerto de Santa María at the
mouth of the Guadalete, with beautiful beaches, the Castle
of San Marcos in the town centre, the most famous Bullring
in the district and numerous monuments, of which the most
notable is the main Priory Church. San Fernando, closely linked
to the history of the Spanish Navy, with Baroque churches,
is located in the vicinity of saltmarshes and swamps. There
are also Puerto Real and Chiclana, the latter with its impressive
Neoclassical Parish Church of San Juan Bautista.
Further west, towards the mouth of the Guadaliquivir, first
we see Rota and Chipiona, both with excellent beaches and
then comes Sanlúcar de Barrameda, opposite to the Doñana
Nature Reserve. This is a town which is famous for many reasons,
from its wine called manzanilla to its prawns, its
summer races over the extensive sandy beaches and wealth of
fine buildings, from the Castle of Santiago to Mudéjar
churches, such as the Church of La O, and not forgetting palaces
such as the Ducal Palace of Medina Sidonia.
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