Malaga car hire malaga airport, Malaga car hire spain, car rental Malaga airport spain
We have our own fleet of brand new cars, Best Price Guarantee!!

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.