Province
& Villages - Cadiz - Puerto Real
Puerto Real information
Puerto Real
A
city with a strong maritime past, it has an important naval
industry. Its foundation is owed to the Catholic Monarchs
and it reaches the peak of its splendour in the 18th century.
These days it is a city with a great artistic life, with film
and theatre festivals, photography and art competitons, poetry
recitals, etc.

The churches of San Sebastián (c.16th), Victoria (c.17th)
and of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, figure among many religious
monuments.

This town lies within the Bay of Cádiz Nature Reserve, rest
and refreshment stop for flocks of migrating birds.
On the outskirts, it iw worth visiting the Canteras Park,
where there is a grotto housing an image of the Virgin of
Lourdes.
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