Province
& Villages - Cadiz - San Lucar de Barrameda
San Lucar information
San lúcar de Barrameda
The town is situated at the mouth of the River Guadalquivir,
which has functioned as a source of influence of many important
cultures and civilisations which have left behind them their
indelible mark on the area. The privileged situation of the
town across the river from Doñana National Park makes
it an ideal starting point from which to visit the Reserve.
Although archaeological remains suggest in the area in the
earliest of ages, it is not until the 13th century that the
town was consituted, becoming in the 15th and 16th centuries
on of the most important ports of the trade which connected
the Atlantic with the Mediterranean.
The port served as a boarding point for Columbus on the Voyage
of Discovery of America. This was the port's most glorious
period, due in part to the patronage of the Dukes of Medina
Sidonia, to whose Duchy it belonged. A silent witness of this
former splendour is the legacy of monuments formed by convents,
churches, fortresses and government buildings, of which the
most note-worthy are the Castillo de Santiago (15th century),
las Covachas (15th century), La Iglesia de la O, the Palacio
Ducal de Medina Sidonia (The Palace of the Dukes of Medina
Sidonia), with its important archives, and finally, from a
later period in history, the Palacio de los Duques de Montpensier
(Regionalist),...
In the popular beach known as the Bajo de guía horse races
are held each year in summertime.
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